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Super Productivity vs Tasks.md

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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SU Super Productivity To-do list and time tracker with focus modes VS TA Tasks.md Self-hosted Markdown file-based task management board
FeatureSuper ProductivityTasks.md
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseMITMIT
LanguageTypeScriptJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB128 MB
Deploymentbinary, sourcedocker
GitHub stars★ 21,181★ 2,175
First released20182023
ReplacesTodoist, ThingsTrello

Why pick each one

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

Choose Tasks.md if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.2k GitHub stars)
Tasks.md details

Frequently asked questions

Is Super Productivity or Tasks.md 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 Super Productivity and Tasks.md free and open-source?

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

Can I run Super Productivity and Tasks.md with Docker?

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

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