SHSelfHostIndex

Habitica Self-Hosted vs Tasks.md

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted project management & tasks options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

Not the right match-up?
HA Habitica Self-Hosted Gamified task and habit manager for personal productivity VS TA Tasks.md Self-hosted Markdown file-based task management board
FeatureHabitica Self-HostedTasks.md
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScript
Setup difficultyHardEasy
Min. RAM1,024 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker
GitHub stars★ 14,044★ 2,175
First released20132023
ReplacesTodoist, HabiticaTrello

Why pick each one

Choose Habitica Self-Hosted if…

  • Motivating gameplay
  • Active community
Habitica Self-Hosted details

Choose Tasks.md if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.2k GitHub stars)
Tasks.md details

Frequently asked questions

Is Habitica Self-Hosted or Tasks.md better?

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

Are Habitica Self-Hosted and Tasks.md free and open-source?

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

Can I run Habitica Self-Hosted and Tasks.md with Docker?

Habitica Self-Hosted: yes. Tasks.md: yes.

Related comparisons