do•doc vs Scratch

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

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Featuredo•docScratch
CategoryLearning & CoursesLearning & Courses
LicenseAGPL-3.0-onlyBSD-3-Clause
LanguageVueJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM512 MB50 MB
Deploymentbare-metalbare-metal
GitHub stars★ 72★ 4,811
First released20242023
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Why pick each one

Choose do•doc if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0-only license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in Vue
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
do•doc details

Choose Scratch if…

  • Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Active community (4.8k GitHub stars)
  • Written in JavaScript
Scratch details

Frequently asked questions

Is do•doc or Scratch better?

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

Are do•doc and Scratch free and open-source?

Yes. do•doc is licensed under AGPL-3.0-only and Scratch under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run do•doc and Scratch with Docker?

do•doc: check the project docs for container support. Scratch: check the project docs for container support.

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