Memos 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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FeatureMemosSuper Productivity
CategoryNotes & Knowledge BaseProject Management & Tasks
LicenseMITMIT
LanguageGoTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM64 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarybinary, source
GitHub stars★ 62,093★ 21,181
First released20222018
ReplacesNotion, Google KeepTodoist, Things

Why pick each one

Choose Memos if…

  • Extremely lightweight
  • Quick capture workflow
  • Simple deployment
Memos 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 Memos or Super Productivity better?

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

Are Memos and Super Productivity free and open-source?

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

Can I run Memos and Super Productivity with Docker?

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

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