# Memos / TriliumNext

Notes you host. Memos is MIT capture; TriliumNext is AGPL-3.0 notebooks. Joplin Server is personal-use — not the open-source path.

**Replaces:** Evernote

**Tier:** Easy

## Problem

Evernote is a notebook in someone else's building. Memos (MIT) is a self-hosted timeline for Markdown notes. TriliumNext Notes is AGPL-3.0 if you need a hierarchical notebook. Joplin's apps are open source; Joplin Server is a personal-use license, not OSI open source — do not deploy it as the team vault.

## Stack

- [Memos](https://www.usememos.com) — MIT self-hosted Markdown notes
- [Trilium Notes](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium) — AGPL-3.0 hierarchical notebook (TriliumNext)

## Estimated SaaS cost saved

| You stop paying | Typical / year | Self-host instead |
|---|---:|---|
| Evernote paid plan (small team) | $1,200 | Memos or TriliumNext + a volume |

**About $1,200 / year** on a small team, before you count lock-in.

## Deploy on Railway

Placeholder: Memos (one Go binary + a volume) or TriliumNext + a volume. Do not deploy Joplin Server for a company. Wikis stay on /stacks/docmost-wiki.

[Start on Railway](https://c17.io/go/railway/memos-notes?from=%2Fstacks%2Fmemos-notes.md)

[Docmost / BookStack if this is a team wiki, not notes](https://c17.io/stacks/docmost-wiki)

## AGENT_PROMPT

```
Replace Evernote with Memos (MIT, preferred) or TriliumNext (AGPL notebook).

Do not install Joplin Server as the company sync — that license is personal-use, not open source.
- Persist data on a volume. Bind HTTP to 0.0.0.0:$PORT. Import an Evernote export (ENEX) only if the project documents it.
- Write AGENT_PROMPT.md.
```

## FAQ

### Why not Joplin?

Joplin apps are open source. Joplin Server is a personal-use license: non-commercial notes only. A studio should not run it. Memos or TriliumNext is the self-host path.

### Notes or a wiki?

This page is capture and notebooks. /replace/notion and /replace/gitbook are the team wiki on Docmost / BookStack.

Source: https://c17.io/stacks/memos-notes