Focalboard
Project Management & TasksOpen-source project and task management boards
Replaces Trello, Asana
Best Single-User Project Management & Tasks for self-hosting
The 7 best Single-User project management & tasks you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Super Productivity
Project Management & TasksTo-do list and time tracker with focus modes
Replaces Todoist, Things
Taskwarrior
Project Management & TasksCommand-line task management done right
Replaces Todoist, Things
Tududi
Project Management & TasksSimple self-hosted task and project management
Replaces Todoist, Things
TaskBoard
Project Management & TasksSimple self-hosted kanban board in PHP with SQLite
Replaces Trello, Kanboard
Tracks
Project Management & TasksGTD-style to-do list and personal organizer
Replaces Todoist, OmniFocus
GanttProject
Project Management & TasksDesktop project scheduling with Gantt charts
Replaces Microsoft Project
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focalboard | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | MIT | 26,501 |
| Super Productivity | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 22,812 |
| Taskwarrior | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | MIT | 6,113 |
| Tududi | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 3,433 |
| TaskBoard | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 1,401 |
| Tracks | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | GPL-2.0 | 1,240 |
| GanttProject | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 1,108 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Focalboard (26,501 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Taskwarrior (from 64 MB RAM, against 512 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 5 of 7 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Single-User within the project management & tasks category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.