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phpCollab vs Super Productivity

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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PH phpCollab Lightweight project collaboration for teams and clients VS SU Super Productivity To-do list and time tracker with focus modes
FeaturephpCollabSuper Productivity
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseGPL-2.0MIT
LanguagePHPTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentbare-metal, sourcebinary, source
GitHub stars★ 56★ 21,181
First released20022018
ReplacesBasecampTodoist, Things

Why pick each one

Choose phpCollab if…

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in PHP
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM
phpCollab 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 phpCollab or Super Productivity better?

Neither is universally better. Super Productivity has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are phpCollab and Super Productivity free and open-source?

Yes. phpCollab is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Super Productivity under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run phpCollab and Super Productivity with Docker?

phpCollab: check the project docs for container support. Super Productivity: check the project docs for container support.

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