A 
AFFiNE
An open-source workspace merging docs, whiteboard and database.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep it — OpenAI has not replaced it
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the notes & knowledge job, so this one is still worth keeping open.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Notion AI and hosted workspaces dominate the category. OpenAI, January 1, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Notion and Anytype.
- What the call is worth nothing to cancel
- No paid entry tier tracked, so there is no subscription to cancel.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- January 1, 2025
- List price
- free
- Per year
- —
The backstory
AFFiNE is the local-first, open-source answer to Notion: your data in a file on your machine, an edgeless canvas alongside the docs, and AI features you opt into. The trade is polish for ownership, which is a trade a growing number of people are choosing.
Escape hatches
N 
Notion More mature, cloud-hosted.
notion.com open_in_new A 
Anytype Local-first and encrypted.
anytype.io open_in_new2 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.