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Habitica Self-Hosted vs Task Keeper

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 TA Task Keeper List editor for power users, backed by a self-hosted server
FeatureHabitica Self-HostedTask Keeper
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
LanguageJavaScriptScala
Setup difficultyHardMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metalbare-metal
GitHub stars★ 14,044★ 108
First released20132026
ReplacesTodoist, Habitica—

Why pick each one

Choose Habitica Self-Hosted if…

  • Motivating gameplay
  • Active community
Habitica Self-Hosted details

Choose Task Keeper if…

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Written in Scala
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Task Keeper details

Frequently asked questions

Is Habitica Self-Hosted or Task Keeper better?

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

Are Habitica Self-Hosted and Task Keeper free and open-source?

Yes. Habitica Self-Hosted is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Task Keeper under Apache-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Habitica Self-Hosted and Task Keeper with Docker?

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

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