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calcurse vs Scheduling poll nono Nuages

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted calendar & contacts options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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CA calcurse Text-based calendar and scheduling application VS SC Scheduling poll nono Nuages Self-hosted meeting poll and availability finder
FeaturecalcurseScheduling poll nono Nuages
CategoryCalendar & ContactsCalendar & Contacts
LicenseBSD-2-ClauseMIT
LanguageCTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM16 MB256 MB
Deploymentbinary, sourcedocker
GitHub stars★ 1,301★ 509
First released20042020
ReplacesGoogle CalendarWhen2meet, Doodle

Why pick each one

Choose calcurse if…

  • Released under the BSD-2-Clause license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Active community (1.3k GitHub stars)
  • Written in C
calcurse details

Choose Scheduling poll nono Nuages if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in TypeScript
Scheduling poll nono Nuages details

Frequently asked questions

Is calcurse or Scheduling poll nono Nuages better?

Neither is universally better. calcurse has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are calcurse and Scheduling poll nono Nuages free and open-source?

Yes. calcurse is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and Scheduling poll nono Nuages under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run calcurse and Scheduling poll nono Nuages with Docker?

calcurse: check the project docs for container support. Scheduling poll nono Nuages: yes.

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