Kanboard 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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FeatureKanboardSuper Productivity
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseMITMIT
LanguagePHPTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metalbinary, source
GitHub stars★ 9,776★ 21,181
First released20142018
ReplacesTrelloTodoist, Things

Why pick each one

Choose Kanboard if…

  • Very lightweight
  • Easy to learn
  • Stable
Kanboard 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 Kanboard or Super Productivity better?

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

Are Kanboard and Super Productivity free and open-source?

Yes. Kanboard is licensed under MIT and Super Productivity under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Kanboard and Super Productivity with Docker?

Kanboard: yes. Super Productivity: check the project docs for container support.

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