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Fizzy vs Alexandrie
Fizzy has 8,282 GitHub stars, 1,211 forks, 67 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Alexandrie has 3,857 stars, 291 forks, 29 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Fizzy leads on adoption by 115% (8,282 vs 3,857 stars). Fizzy is written in Ruby under a custom or non-standard licence; Alexandrie is written in Vue under MIT. Fizzy has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, Alexandrie 8%. Fizzy was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (kanban), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Fizzy | Alexandrie | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 8.3K | ★ 3.9K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Ruby | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.2K | ⑂ 291 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Fizzy if
- You weight community size — 8.3K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Alexandrie if
- You want the Alexandrie feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You evaluated both and Alexandrie fits your workflow better
About Fizzy
Fizzy This is the source code of Fizzy, the Kanban tracking tool for issues and ideas by 37signals. Running your own Fizzy instance If you want to run your own Fizzy instance, but don't need to change its code, you can use our pre built Docker image. You'll need access to a server on which you can run Docker, and you'll need to configure some options to customize your installation. You can find the details of how to do a Docker based deployment in our Docker deployment guide. If you want more flexibility to customize your Fizzy installation by changing its code, and deploy those changes to your server, then we…
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About Alexandrie
Alexandrie A self hosted, open source knowledge base with an extended Markdown editor. Organize, search, share and export your notes from any device, even offline. Why Alexandrie? Alexandrie is an open source self hosted wiki and knowledge management platform built for teams and individuals. It combines a powerful Markdown editor, offline support, collaboration tools, and enterprise grade permissions, making it an alternative to Notion, Confluence and Obsidian. One Command Deployment: Bring up the entire full stack application instantly using Docker. Advanced Markdown Engine: Native support for LaTeX, custom…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fizzy or Alexandrie more popular?
Fizzy has 8,282 GitHub stars and Alexandrie has 3,857. Fizzy has the larger community by that measure.
Are Fizzy and Alexandrie free?
Both are open source. Fizzy has no licence declared in this registry, and Alexandrie is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Fizzy and Alexandrie?
Fizzy is written in Ruby and Alexandrie in Vue. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Fizzy or Alexandrie?
Choose Fizzy if you want the larger community (8,282 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Alexandrie if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.