Capacities vs Plainpad

A side-by-side comparison built from both listings. Blank cells mean the company has not given that detail; we never guess.

Capacities compared with Plainpad
Detail	Capacities	Plainpad
What it does	A studio for your mind	Open Source Self-Hosted Note-Taking App
Stage	Growing	Established
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	DE	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Free
Pricing	Free forever plan with unlimited spaces, objects, and blocks. Capacities Pro at $9.99/month includes AI assistant, task management, calendar integrations, and smart queries. Capacities Believer from $12.49/month adds beta access to major new features.	Free and open source forever. Optional managed hosting at €20/month billed annually, white label licensing from €50 one-time, technical support sessions at €60 each, and custom development and data migration available on quote.
Key features	Custom object types Properties with dates, ratings, tags, links, numbers, checkboxes Templates for object types Multiple views (lists, galleries, tables, cards) Bi-directional links Graph view of knowledge network Daily notes with automatic threading Quick capture via WhatsApp, Telegram, email AI assistant and analysis Full export in standard formats	Self-hosted deployment with full data control Database encryption per user Markdown support with live preview Multi-user support with admin and user roles REST API for integrations Instant search by title and content Responsive design for desktop, tablet, and phone Auto-save as you write Progressive Web App with offline support Admin panel for updates and migrations
What makes it different	Objects instead of files and folders Structure built in, not customizable Bi-directional links and automatic connection discovery Funded by users, not venture capital GDPR compliant with EU data centers	100% free and open source forever with GPL-3.0 license GDPR compliant with full data residency control Lightweight with minimal server requirements Zero data collection with no analytics or tracking
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	62 +2 (up) since last check	15 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	25	24
Citation Flow (Majestic)	44	24
Referring domains (Majestic)	1445	62

5 details filled in for both companies.

More alternatives to Capacities More alternatives to Plainpad