AFFiNE Community EditionvsOpenSearch
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| AFFiNE Community Edition | OpenSearch | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83/100 | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 42 in Knowledge Management | #7 of 41 in Search Engines |
| GitHub stars | 73 964 | 13 932 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 018 | +157 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 | 11 |
| Latest release | v0.27.4 · 17 Aug 2026 | 2.19.7 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Java |
Which one should you pick?
AFFiNE Community Edition scores 83/100 against 76/100 for OpenSearch, so it is the safer default.
OpenSearch ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for AFFiNE Community Edition.
AFFiNE Community Edition is growing faster right now (+1 018 stars in 30 days).
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