Joplin vs Super Productivity
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Super Productivity with
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Feature Joplin Super Productivity Category Notes & Knowledge Base Project Management & Tasks License AGPL-3.0 MIT Language TypeScript TypeScript Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 256 MB 256 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal binary, source GitHub stars ★ 55,856 ★ 21,181 First released 2017 2018 Replaces Evernote, OneNote Todoist, Things
Why pick each one
Choose Joplin if… Strong privacy with E2EE Flexible sync options Active development Joplin details Choose Super Productivity if… Released under the MIT license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Mature project with 21.2k GitHub stars Written in TypeScript Super Productivity details
Frequently asked questions Is Joplin or Super Productivity better? Neither is universally better. Joplin has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Joplin and Super Productivity free and open-source? Yes. Joplin is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Super Productivity under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Joplin and Super Productivity with Docker? Joplin: yes. Super Productivity: check the project docs for container support.