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FossBilling vs Habitica Self-Hosted

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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FO FossBilling Solution for efficient billing and client management for hosting VS HA Habitica Self-Hosted Gamified task and habit manager for personal productivity
FeatureFossBillingHabitica Self-Hosted
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
LanguagePHPJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumHard
Min. RAM50 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentbare-metaldocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 1,667★ 14,044
First released20262013
ReplacesWHMCSTodoist, Habitica

Why pick each one

Choose FossBilling if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Active community (1.7k GitHub stars)
  • Written in PHP
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 50 MB RAM
FossBilling details

Choose Habitica Self-Hosted if…

  • Motivating gameplay
  • Active community
Habitica Self-Hosted details

Frequently asked questions

Is FossBilling or Habitica Self-Hosted better?

Neither is universally better. Habitica Self-Hosted has the larger community, while FossBilling is simpler to set up (medium difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are FossBilling and Habitica Self-Hosted free and open-source?

Yes. FossBilling is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Habitica Self-Hosted under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run FossBilling and Habitica Self-Hosted with Docker?

FossBilling: check the project docs for container support. Habitica Self-Hosted: yes.

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