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Atomic Server

Knowledge graph database with documents (similar to Notion), tables, search, and a powerful linked data API. Lightweight, very fast and no runtime dependencies.

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Still maintained? Yes: 1,113 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.40.4 (Sep 2026).

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Docker #3 of 11 in Knowledge Management Tools

At a glance

Atomic Server quick facts

Health score
93/100 GOOD
Stars
1,631
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v0.40.4, Sep 2026
Licence
MIT
View ontola/atomic-server on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "- atomic.place, the workspace in the browser, on desktop and on mobile. - AtomicServer, the self-hostable server for storage, search, sharing and sync. - docs documentation / specification for Atomic Data (docs.atomicdata.dev). - Atomic Data Browser, the React front-end for atomic.place. - @tomic/lib JS NPM library. - @tomic/react React NPM library. - @tomic/svelte Svelte NPM library. - atomic_lib Rust library. - atomic-cli terminal client. - flutter a Dart / Flutter client (with demo app AtomicCanvas)."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Atomic Server scores 93/100, #3 of 11 in Knowledge Management Tools: 1,113 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.40.4, 1 month ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 1,631 stars add 12.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 7.1 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    1113 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v0.40.4 released 1 month ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 12.9 / 20

    1.6k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

1955 commits over the last 12 months
1113
Last 90 days
1,955
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #3 of 11 tools in Knowledge Management Tools by health , between SiYuan (#2) and TeamMapper (#4) .

Details

LicenceMIT
PlatformsDocker, Rust
Latest releasev0.40.4 · 1 month ago
Stars1,631
Open issues514
DockerYes
Repositoryontola/atomic-server ↗
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Atomic Server vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with Atomic Server (Knowledge Management Tools), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
AFFiNE Community Edition 99 74k MIT 3 days ago
SiYuan 99 47k AGPL-3.0 today
Atomic Server (this tool) 93 1.6k MIT today
LibreKB 62 62 GPL-3.0 3 days ago
memEx 57 2 AGPL-3.0 5 days ago
Aleph 50 2.5k MIT 8 months ago

Atomic Server: common questions

Is Atomic Server still maintained?

Atomic Server had 1,113 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v0.40.4, is from 1 month ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.