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Memos vs Joplin

Memos lands on Depends, and Joplin lands on Worth it.

Memos

usememos.com

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Great free pick if you self-host and want a private Markdown timeline for quick notes and daily logs.

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Memos versus Joplin
CompareMemosJoplin
VerdictDependsWorth it
Best forSelf-hosters comfortable with DockerPrivacy-focused individual note takers
Who it's not forTeams wanting vendor support, SLAs, or compliance guaranteesTeams needing real-time collaboration
PrivacySelf-hosted, so data stays with you . but the project is pre-1.0 with three public CVEs since 2025.⁵Open-source project with several public CVEs, including a 2.8.8 remote command execution and a Joplin Server privilege escalation fixed in 3.3.3; patch promptly if self-hosting.
Support qualityGuess: community support only, no vendor SLAActive community forum; no vendor SLA
Public sentimentSelf-hosters on Reddit and reviewers describe Memos as a fast, simple daily-notes tool that is intentionally minimal.10Users praise Joplin as a reliable free notes workspace, though some find it no-frills and a vocal minority dislikes it.
Biggest gotchaPatch fast: XSS (CVE-2026-30586) and other 2025-2026 CVEs are public⁷Self-hosters must patch fast: server privilege-escalation fix shipped only in version 3.3.3.

Pick Memos when

  • Self-hosters comfortable with Docker
  • Personal daily logs and quick notes
  • Developers stashing snippets and links
  • Privacy-focused Markdown users

When Memos is not a fit

  • Teams wanting vendor support, SLAs, or compliance guarantees
  • Non-technical users who can't run a server
  • Anyone building structured wikis or databases . use Obsidian or Notion
  • Orgs that can't tolerate pre-1.0 software risk

Pick Joplin when

  • Privacy-focused individual note takers
  • Evernote refugees on a budget
  • Self-hosters
  • Cross-device markdown notes

When Joplin is not a fit

  • Teams needing real-time collaboration
  • Web-first users . weak web app
  • Buyers wanting vendor SLAs and support
  • Sensitive-data teams that won't patch promptly

Sources

  1. usememos/memos on GitHubgithub.com
    official
  2. Memos pricing pageusememos.com
    official
  3. Memos security docsusememos.com
    official
  4. Memos Security Policy (0.x status)github.com
    security
  5. CVE-2025-50738 . NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  6. CVE-2025-65796 . Kodem Securitykodemsecurity.com
    security
  7. CVE-2026-30586 XSS . SentinelOnesentinelone.com
    security
  8. Arbitrary account creation vulnerability . GitHubgithub.com
    security
  9. Tenable SCA advisory for usememos/memostenable.com
    security
  10. Memos is the dumbest note app I've ever self-hosted . XDAxda-developers.com
    review
  11. Memos: The EASY Way to Take Notes . DBTechdbtechreviews.com
    review
  12. Memos: A lightweight, self-hosted memo hub . Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.com
    review
  13. Memos app or alternative . r/selfhostedreddit.com
    review
  14. Nice little note taking app . r/selfhostedreddit.com
    review
  15. Memos Review (2026) . IndieRadarindieradar.app
    review
  16. Fully Managed Memos . Elest.ioelest.io
    official