PulsevsTrilium Notes
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Pulse | Trilium Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #2 of 42 in Knowledge Management |
| GitHub stars | 6 973 | 38 604 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +232 | +648 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 43 | 14 |
| Latest release | helm-chart-6.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026 | v0.106.1 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Trilium Notes scores 83/100 against 71/100 for Pulse, so it is the safer default.
Pulse ships more often: 43 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for Trilium Notes.
If you want the quickest setup, Pulse is easier to run; Trilium Notes needs more configuration.
Trilium Notes is growing faster right now (+648 stars in 30 days).
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