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Donetick vs Tududi

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

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Donetick Shared chore and task management for households and teams VS Tududi Simple self-hosted task and project management
FeatureDonetickTududi
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score86 · Excellent88 · Excellent
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageGoJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM128 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarydocker, source
GitHub stars★ 2,582★ 3,381
First released20242023
ReplacesTodoist, TodyTodoist, Things

What are Donetick and Tududi?

Donetick

Donetick is an open-source app for managing tasks and chores with assignment rotations and reminders. It is ideal for households and small teams sharing responsibilities.

  • Chore assignment rotations
  • Recurring task scheduling
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Single lightweight binary

Tududi

Tududi is a self-hosted task management application that organizes tasks into projects and areas with due dates, tags, and notes. It has a lightweight web interface and deploys easily with Docker.

  • Projects and areas
  • Task due dates and tags
  • Lightweight SQLite backend
  • Clean simple interface

Donetick vs Tududi: key differences

Donetick is written in Go, while Tududi is built with JavaScript. Licensing differs — AGPL-3.0 for Donetick versus MIT for Tududi.

Why pick each one

Choose Donetick if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.6k GitHub stars)
Donetick details

Choose Tududi if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (3.4k GitHub stars)
Tududi details

Frequently asked questions

Is Donetick or Tududi better?

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

Are Donetick and Tududi free and open-source?

Yes. Donetick is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Tududi under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Donetick and Tududi with Docker?

Donetick: yes. Tududi: yes.

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