ActualvsTrilium Notes
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Actual | Trilium Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 62 in Personal Finance | #2 of 42 in Knowledge Management |
| GitHub stars | 29 833 | 38 604 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +718 | +648 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 14 |
| Latest release | v26.10.0 · 2 Oct 2026 | v0.106.1 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Trilium Notes scores 83/100 against 81/100 for Actual, so it is the safer default.
Actual ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for Trilium Notes.
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