Borg App Hub replaces Notion
Write team docs and a shared wiki, and turn a draft into a decision everyone can find later.
Early access for Search Atlas Mastermind and Enterprise.
The Borg collective Team productivity
Workflows to explore
One flexible tool for notes, wikis, and lightweight databases instead of three separate apps
Nested pages and templates make it fast to start a new doc without reinventing structure
Widely used already, so new hires rarely need onboarding
Databases with table, board, and calendar views cover simple project tracking too
Notion AI can draft, summarize, and search across the workspace
Feature by feature
Review AFFiNE's covered, partly covered and planned features below.
A block-based editor where pages can live inside other pages.
Why it matters. Teams build a wiki hierarchy without a separate site builder.
On Borg. AFFiNE's block editor supports nested pages and the same drag-and-drop structure.
Tables, boards, and calendars built from the same page blocks.
Why it matters. Light project tracking lives next to the docs that explain it.
On Borg. AFFiNE ships table and kanban views; calendar and timeline views are newer and less complete.
Reusable page layouts for meeting notes, specs, and trackers.
Why it matters. Saves time recreating the same structure for recurring docs.
On Borg. AFFiNE includes a template gallery, smaller than Notion's community template library.
Real-time co-editing, inline comments, and mentions.
Why it matters. Decisions get made in the doc instead of in a separate chat thread.
On Borg. AFFiNE supports real-time editing and inline comments on self-hosted workspaces.
Full-text search across every page and database in the workspace.
Why it matters. A wiki is only useful if people can find what's in it.
On Borg. AFFiNE includes workspace-wide full-text search.
An assistant that can draft, summarize, translate, and query the workspace.
Why it matters. Cuts the time spent writing status updates and meeting recaps.
On Borg. AFFiNE AI exists but is still rolling out; self-hosted parity with Notion's AI is not complete.
Public page links, guest access, and granular page permissions.
Why it matters. Teams need to share some pages externally without exposing the whole workspace.
On Borg. AFFiNE supports shared links and workspace-level permissions; page-by-page permission granularity is more limited than Notion's.
Some upstream apps gate certain features behind their own licenses; the coverage chips above say where.
The math
Notion per member per month
| Plan | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 5 MB per file upload, 10 guests, 7-day page history, limited AI trial |
| Plus | $10/member/mo (annual) or $12 (monthly) | Unlimited file uploads up to ~5 GB per file, unlimited version history, unlimited guests |
| Business | $20/member/mo (annual) or $24 (monthly) | Adds SAML SSO, advanced permissions, audit logs, and full Notion AI |
| Enterprise | Custom | Advanced security and enterprise search controls |
Public pricing checked 2026-10-07. Source
AFFiNE on Borg App Hub
$0 per seat
For comparison: Business at $20/member/mo is $4,800/yr for a 20-person team before any add-ons.
Questions
Yes. AFFiNE's community edition is open source under MIT and AGPL-3.0, and you can self-host it at no license cost.
Partly. AFFiNE AI exists but is still being built out, so it doesn't yet match Notion's full AI feature set, especially on a self-hosted install.
Yes, that's the main appeal: you run the server yourself instead of paying a per-seat SaaS fee.
Yes, it has table and kanban-style database views built from the same page blocks, with calendar and timeline views still maturing.
The community edition uses a mix of MIT and AGPL-3.0, which keeps the self-hosted version free and requires derivative network services to stay open.
Yes, since it's open source and self-hosted, your data stays in your own database rather than locked inside a vendor's cloud.
Weighing options? See the full Notion alternatives comparison.
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