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Habitica Self-Hosted vs Trilium Notes

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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HA Habitica Self-Hosted Gamified task and habit manager for personal productivity VS TR Trilium Notes Hierarchical note-taking for building knowledge bases
FeatureHabitica Self-HostedTrilium Notes
CategoryProject Management & TasksNotes & Knowledge Base
LicenseGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
LanguageJavaScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyHardEasy
Min. RAM1,024 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 14,044★ 37,298
First released20132017
ReplacesTodoist, HabiticaEvernote, Notion

Why pick each one

Choose Habitica Self-Hosted if…

  • Motivating gameplay
  • Active community
Habitica Self-Hosted details

Choose Trilium Notes if…

  • Powerful for big knowledge bases
  • Flexible structure
  • Scriptable
Trilium Notes details

Frequently asked questions

Is Habitica Self-Hosted or Trilium Notes better?

Trilium Notes is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Habitica Self-Hosted if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Habitica Self-Hosted and Trilium Notes free and open-source?

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

Can I run Habitica Self-Hosted and Trilium Notes with Docker?

Habitica Self-Hosted: yes. Trilium Notes: yes.

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