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Habitica Self-Hosted vs Super Productivity

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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HA Habitica Self-Hosted Gamified task and habit manager for personal productivity VS Super Productivity To-do list and time tracker with focus modes
FeatureHabitica Self-HostedSuper Productivity
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupRead-the-docs project
Health score94 · Excellent96 · Excellent
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageJavaScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyHardEasy
Min. RAM1,024 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metalbinary, source
GitHub stars★ 14,173★ 22,224
First released20132018
ReplacesTodoist, HabiticaTodoist, Things

What are Habitica Self-Hosted and Super Productivity?

Habitica Self-Hosted

A gamified task, habit, and to-do manager that turns personal productivity into a role-playing game with rewards and parties. The full stack can be self-hosted for private use.

  • Gamified habits and tasks
  • Rewards and avatars
  • Parties and challenges
  • Mobile apps

Read the full Habitica Self-Hosted guide →

Super Productivity

Super Productivity is an advanced to-do list app with integrated time tracking and task management. It can sync with issue trackers and works fully offline.

  • Integrated time tracking
  • Pomodoro and focus mode
  • Jira and GitHub integration
  • Offline-first with WebDAV sync

Read the full Super Productivity guide →

Habitica Self-Hosted vs Super Productivity: key differences

Habitica Self-Hosted is written in JavaScript, while Super Productivity is built with TypeScript. Licensing differs — GPL-3.0 for Habitica Self-Hosted versus MIT for Super Productivity. Super Productivity is the lighter option, starting around 256 MB of RAM against 1,024 MB for Habitica Self-Hosted. Habitica Self-Hosted is the more established project (first released 2013), while Super Productivity arrived in 2018. Habitica Self-Hosted lists first-class Docker deployment; Super Productivity does not.

Why pick each one

Choose Habitica Self-Hosted if…

  • Motivating gameplay
  • Active community

Watch out for

  • Heavy to self-host
  • Setup is involved
Habitica Self-Hosted details

Choose Super Productivity if…

  • Time tracking built in
  • Jira and GitHub sync
  • Works fully offline

Watch out for

  • Single-user focus
  • Sync setup manual
Super Productivity details

Frequently asked questions

Is Habitica Self-Hosted or Super Productivity better?

Super Productivity is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Habitica Self-Hosted if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Habitica Self-Hosted and Super Productivity free and open-source?

Yes. Habitica Self-Hosted is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Super Productivity under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Habitica Self-Hosted and Super Productivity with Docker?

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

Which is lighter on resources, Habitica Self-Hosted or Super Productivity?

Super Productivity has the smaller minimum footprint at 256 MB of RAM, compared to about 1,024 MB for Habitica Self-Hosted. Real-world usage depends on library size, user count, and enabled features.

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