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Outline

Beautiful open-source team wiki β€” self-host in the EU or use the cloud.

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The switch

Notion→Outline

About

Modern, Notion-like team wiki and knowledge base. Open source, self-hostable anywhere in the EU. Real-time collaboration, Markdown-first, integrates with Slack/Linear/GitHub.

Why we recommend it

  • Open source (BSL 1.1) β€” full self-host
  • Markdown-first with real-time editing
  • Integrates with Linear, GitHub, Slack
  • SAML/OIDC SSO supported
  • One-click Docker deployment

EU vs USA

Outline vs Notion

Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.

Criteria
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Outline
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Notion
Headquarters
London, UK
San Francisco, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
UK (UK GDPR)
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
Self-hosted (EU) or cloud (US-based hosting β€” self-host recommended)
Global, US-controlled (AWS)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
General Outline Inc. (private)
Notion Labs Inc. (private, US VC-backed)
Founded
2017
2016

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Outline vs the US incumbents

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