Habitica Self-Hosted vs The Lounge

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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FeatureHabitica Self-HostedThe Lounge
CategoryProject Management & TasksChat & Communication
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageJavaScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyHardEasy
Min. RAM1,024 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, binary, source
GitHub stars★ 14,044★ 6,309
First released20132014
ReplacesTodoist, HabiticaIRCCloud, Slack

Why pick each one

Choose Habitica Self-Hosted if…

  • Motivating gameplay
  • Active community
Habitica Self-Hosted details

Choose The Lounge if…

  • Great IRC experience in the browser
  • Multi-user support
The Lounge details

Frequently asked questions

Is Habitica Self-Hosted or The Lounge better?

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

Are Habitica Self-Hosted and The Lounge free and open-source?

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

Can I run Habitica Self-Hosted and The Lounge with Docker?

Habitica Self-Hosted: yes. The Lounge: yes.

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