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Cosense vs Outline: catalog facts
CosenseOutline
Freemium

Can be tried directly; organisations contact the developer about rollout and pricing.

Freemium

Hosted plans are paid. Self-hosting is possible under the source-available Business Source…

Web Web, Self-hosted
  • Quick page creation with bracket links between pages
  • Notes form a linked network rather than a folder tree
  • Fast collaborative editor with slash commands and nested collections
  • Hosted service only; notes live on the developer's servers
  • Pricing details for organisations require contacting the developer
  • Source-available under the Business Source License, not open source
  • The hosted plan is paid and self-hosting needs Postgres, Redis and object storage
Web application Self-hosted, Web application, Hosted service
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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