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Habitica Self-Hosted vs Pollaris

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 PO Pollaris Polling tool to plan, organise and make decisions quickly
FeatureHabitica Self-HostedPollaris
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-3.0-only
LanguageJavaScript
Setup difficultyHardMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB50 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metalbare-metal
GitHub stars★ 14,044—
First released20132025
ReplacesTodoist, HabiticaDoodle, OpenSondage

Why pick each one

Choose Habitica Self-Hosted if…

  • Motivating gameplay
  • Active community
Habitica Self-Hosted details

Choose Pollaris if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0-only license
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 50 MB RAM
Pollaris details

Frequently asked questions

Is Habitica Self-Hosted or Pollaris better?

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

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

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

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

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

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