DumbDo vs Focalboard
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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Feature DumbDo Focalboard Category Project Management & Tasks Project Management & Tasks License GPL-3.0 MIT Language JavaScript TypeScript Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 50 MB 512 MB Deployment bare-metal docker, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 180 ★ 26,376 First released 2025 2021 Replaces — Trello, Asana, Notion
Why pick each one
Choose DumbDo if… Released under the GPL-3.0 license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Written in JavaScript Tiny footprint — runs in 50 MB RAM DumbDo details Choose Focalboard if… Clean Trello-like UI Lightweight Mattermost integration Focalboard details
Frequently asked questions Is DumbDo or Focalboard better? Neither is universally better. Focalboard has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are DumbDo and Focalboard free and open-source? Yes. DumbDo is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Focalboard under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run DumbDo and Focalboard with Docker? DumbDo: check the project docs for container support. Focalboard: yes.