Note-taking & Wikis · United Kingdom (GB)
Outline
Beautiful open-source team wiki — self-host in the EU or use the cloud.
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) — 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
🇪🇺 Outline
🇺🇸 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 — 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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