marimovsTrilium Notes
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| marimo | Trilium Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #9 of 166 in Developer Tools | #2 of 42 in Knowledge Management |
| GitHub stars | 23 362 | 38 609 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +471 | +634 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 21 | 14 |
| Latest release | 0.25.2 · 19 Oct 2026 | v0.106.1 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Trilium Notes scores 83/100 against 78/100 for marimo, so it is the safer default.
marimo ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for Trilium Notes.
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