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Atomic Place vs Colanode: catalog facts
Atomic Place	Colanode
Free Free and open source to self-host; optional managed sync services are also offered.	Free Open source under Apache 2.0; the hosted cloud can be started for free.
Web, Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Local-first with offline use and later sync Documents and typed tables in one workspace	Chat, pages, databases and files in one app Local-first with offline editing and background sync
Alpha status with breaking changes expected Recently renamed, so documentation may mix old and new names	Younger and less polished than Slack or Notion Self-hosting means running and maintaining the server
Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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