Standard Notesvstidb
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Standard Notes | tidb | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 80/100 |
| Rank in category | #8 of 81 in Notes & Editors | #4 of 38 in Databases |
| GitHub stars | 6 685 | 40 685 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +53 | +104 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 2 |
| Latest release | @standardnotes/mobile@3.202.11 · 23 Oct 2026 | v8.5.8 · 27 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
tidb scores 80/100 against 70/100 for Standard Notes, so it is the safer default.
Standard Notes ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for tidb.
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