Chatwoot 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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FeatureChatwootSuper Productivity
CategoryChat & CommunicationProject Management & Tasks
LicenseMITMIT
LanguageRubyTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM2,048 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, bare-metalbinary, source
GitHub stars★ 35,596★ 21,181
First released20192018
ReplacesIntercom, Zendesk, DriftTodoist, Things

Why pick each one

Choose Chatwoot if…

  • Polished customer support workflow
  • Active development
Chatwoot 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 Chatwoot or Super Productivity better?

Neither is universally better. Chatwoot 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 Chatwoot and Super Productivity free and open-source?

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

Can I run Chatwoot and Super Productivity with Docker?

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

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