Outline vs Super Productivity

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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FeatureOutlineSuper Productivity
CategoryNotes & Knowledge BaseProject Management & Tasks
LicenseBSL-1.1MIT
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM1,024 MB256 MB
Deploymentdockerbinary, source
GitHub stars★ 40,034★ 21,181
First released20172018
ReplacesNotion, ConfluenceTodoist, Things

Why pick each one

Choose Outline if…

  • Polished team wiki
  • Great search
  • Strong integrations
Outline details

Choose Super Productivity if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Mature project with 21.2k GitHub stars
  • Written in TypeScript
Super Productivity details

Frequently asked questions

Is Outline or Super Productivity better?

Neither is universally better. Outline has the larger community, while Super Productivity is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Outline and Super Productivity free and open-source?

Yes. Outline is licensed under BSL-1.1 and Super Productivity under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Outline and Super Productivity with Docker?

Outline: yes. Super Productivity: check the project docs for container support.

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