11 self-hosted Todoist alternatives

Todoist is a commercial task management and to-do list application with projects, labels, and reminders. It offers apps across all platforms. These open-source apps let you replace Todoist with software you host and control yourself.

Best self-hosted Todoist alternatives

Super Productivity

Project Management & Tasks

To-do list and time tracker with focus modes

Replaces Todoist, Things

★ 21.2k Easy setup MIT

Habitica Self-Hosted

Project Management & Tasks

Gamified task and habit manager for personal productivity

Replaces Todoist, Habitica

★ 14k Hard setup GPL-3.0

Taskwarrior

Project Management & Tasks

Command-line task management done right

Replaces Todoist, Things

★ 6k Easy setup MIT

Vikunja

Project Management & Tasks

Open-source to-do and project management app

Replaces Todoist, Trello

★ 5k Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Godo

Project Management & Tasks

Lightweight self-hosted task and goal tracker

Replaces Todoist, Things

★ 3.2k Easy setup MIT

Donetick

Project Management & Tasks

Shared chore and task management for households and teams

Replaces Todoist, Tody

★ 2.4k Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Tracks

Project Management & Tasks

GTD-style to-do list and personal organizer

Replaces Todoist, OmniFocus

★ 1.2k Medium setup GPL-2.0

Nextcloud Tasks

Calendar & Contacts

CalDAV task list app for Nextcloud

Replaces Google Tasks, Todoist

★ 701 Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Todoman Web

Project Management & Tasks

CalDAV-based task and to-do management you can self-host

Replaces Todoist, Microsoft To Do

★ 588 Medium setup ISC

Vikunja Frontend Mobile

Project Management & Tasks

Cross-platform mobile client for self-hosted task lists

Replaces Todoist, TickTick

★ 581 Easy setup GPL-3.0

TaskLite

Project Management & Tasks

Productivity tool and CLI to manage tasks and projects

Replaces Todoist, Things

★ 286 Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Compare Todoist alternatives

Switching from Todoist

Moving off Todoist means trading a managed subscription for a service you run yourself. The payoff is ownership: no per-seat pricing, no vendor lock-in, and full control of your data. Start with the option above that matches your setup-difficulty comfort level — every app links to a detailed specs page and head-to-head comparisons.