Habitica Self-Hosted vs Satdress

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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FeatureHabitica Self-HostedSatdress
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageJavaScriptGo
Setup difficultyHardMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB50 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metalbare-metal
GitHub stars★ 14,044★ 169
First released20132023
ReplacesTodoist, Habitica

Why pick each one

Choose Habitica Self-Hosted if…

  • Motivating gameplay
  • Active community
Habitica Self-Hosted details

Choose Satdress if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Written in Go
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 50 MB RAM
Satdress details

Frequently asked questions

Is Habitica Self-Hosted or Satdress better?

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

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

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

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

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

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