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AppFlowy vs Open WebUI

Technical hardware and popularity breakdown for self-hosting AppFlowy and Open WebUI on cloud VPS servers.

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Candidate A

AppFlowy

AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy
★ 56.8k

Privacy-first open-source alternative to Notion, built with Rust and Flutter for fast desktop and mobile note-taking.

Min RAM
1 GB
Lower RAM
CPU Cores
1 vCPU
Disk Storage
15 GB
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Candidate B

Open WebUI

open-webui/open-webui
★ 72.3k

Feature-rich, self-hosted web interface for Ollama, OpenAI-compatible APIs, and local LLMs.

Min RAM
2 GB
CPU Cores
2 vCPU
Disk Storage
20 GB
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Full Technical Benchmark Breakdown

Specification AppFlowy Open WebUI Advantage
Primary Category productivity ai-llms —
Minimum RAM Required 1 GB 2 GB AppFlowy (1 GB lighter)
GitHub Stars ★ 56,800 ★ 72,300 Open WebUI (+15,500 stars)
GitHub Forks 3,800 8,900 Open WebUI
License AGPL-3.0 MIT Open-Source
Primary Language Rust Python —
Docker Image appflowyio/appflowy_cloud:latest ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main Both Container Ready
Multi-App Server Sizing

Can You Run Both AppFlowy & Open WebUI Together?

Yes! Running both simultaneously requires approximately 5 GB RAM including host OS and Docker daemon buffers. A single standard $6-$10/mo cloud VPS easily hosts both without bottlenecks.

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