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AFFiNE vs HedgeDoc
A side-by-side editorial comparison of AFFiNE and HedgeDoc — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
AFFiNE vs HedgeDoc: at a glance
What is AFFiNE?
The nightly canary keeps shipping, and self-hosting just got a one-click path.
AFFiNE publishes a dated canary build most days alongside a slower beta line, and the two carry the same commits at different points on the maturity curve. The recent stream is maintenance-shaped: dependency security bumps in Mermaid and Electron, a journal lookup fix for trashed docs, retry handling for failed transcription jobs. The last directional move was workspace BYOK profiles with model catalogs and key rotation in early August, which sits on top of the MCP credential work from July.
What is HedgeDoc?
HedgeDoc 1.x releases are now mostly advisories — security in, features rarely.
The 1.x line ships on a roughly six-to-eight-week rhythm, and almost every release leads with security fixes: HTML injection through an email localpart, YAML frontmatter denial-of-service, CSRF in the Gist export, a rate-limit bypass via the CF-Connecting-IP header, SVG upload script execution. Around that, the recent additions are operator controls — an external-link warning page with a whitelist, configurable login and signup rate limits, an option to restrict uploads to registered users or disable them entirely.
AFFiNE vs HedgeDoc: editorial side-by-side
AFFiNE
6.3COLLAB
The nightly canary keeps shipping, and self-hosting just got a one-click path.
◆ Current state
AFFiNE publishes a dated canary build most days alongside a slower beta line, and the two carry the same commits at different points on the maturity curve. The recent stream is maintenance-shaped: dependency security bumps in Mermaid and Electron, a journal lookup fix for trashed docs, retry handling for failed transcription jobs. The last directional move was workspace BYOK profiles with model catalogs and key rotation in early August, which sits on top of the MCP credential work from July.
◆ Where it's heading
Two threads run in parallel. The AI thread is about who supplies and controls the model - BYOK profiles, MCP credentials, access modes - rather than adding model features. The other thread is self-host ergonomics, and the Render blueprint is the clearest recent instance: AFFiNE keeps lowering the cost of running your own instance while keeping the AI layer pluggable. Between those, the canary absorbs a steady flow of upstream security patches with little product change attached.
◆ Prediction
Expect the self-host track to keep collecting deploy targets and the BYOK work to extend to more provider surfaces; on current cadence the next 0.27 beta will consolidate the canary work rather than introduce anything new.
HedgeDoc
2.5COLLAB
HedgeDoc 1.x releases are now mostly advisories — security in, features rarely.
◆ Current state
The 1.x line ships on a roughly six-to-eight-week rhythm, and almost every release leads with security fixes: HTML injection through an email localpart, YAML frontmatter denial-of-service, CSRF in the Gist export, a rate-limit bypass via the CF-Connecting-IP header, SVG upload script execution. Around that, the recent additions are operator controls — an external-link warning page with a whitelist, configurable login and signup rate limits, an option to restrict uploads to registered users or disable them entirely.
◆ Where it's heading
This reads as a mature collaborative editor in hardening mode. New settings appear where an administrator needed a lever, not where a user asked for a feature, and the one substantial correctness fix in the window — data loss when five or more people edited a document at once — was a repair to the existing operational-transform client rather than new ground. Node 24 support and the removal of dead config options point the same direction: keeping a working product current.
◆ Prediction
Expect the next 1.x release to follow the same shape — one or more advisories plus a small configuration option — since every release in this window has done so.
Alternatives to AFFiNE and HedgeDoc
Other Collab products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either AFFiNE or HedgeDoc.
SiYuan
SiYuan stabilises 3.8.1 after a seven-build beta run, all of it widening the agent surface it opened in 3.8.0
Hive
Hive ships in batches, and this one is all planning accuracy and admin control.
Teable
Teable ships daily, and the work has moved from grid features to platform governance.
Simpplr
Simpplr publishes the research that names the gap, then ships the product that closes it.
NetNewsWire
NetNewsWire's 7.1.3 train has moved from rebuilding sync to sweeping up what the rebuild disturbed.
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Recent activity from AFFiNE and HedgeDoc
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 5d agoAFFiNEOne-click self-host deploy via Render blueprint
- 6d agoAFFiNEFailed transcription jobs can be retried without being recreated
- 8d agoAFFiNETrashed journals no longer surface in date lookups
- 9d agoAFFiNEMermaid 11.16.1 patches an XY-chart denial-of-service flaw
- 10d agoAFFiNEElectron 39.8.10 fixes a spoofable code-sign check
- 12d agoAFFiNEAtlaskit drag-and-drop auto-scroll upgraded to v3
- 25d agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.11.1
- 2mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.11.0
- 4mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.10.8
- 5mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.10.7
- 6mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.10.6
- 8mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.10.4
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between AFFiNE and HedgeDoc?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. AFFiNE is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is AFFiNE better than HedgeDoc?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. AFFiNE is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to AFFiNE?
Top AFFiNE alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "AFFiNE alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/affine for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to HedgeDoc?
Top HedgeDoc alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "HedgeDoc alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/hedgedoc for the full list with editorial commentary on each.