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Super Productivity vs Tracks

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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Super Productivity To-do list and time tracker with focus modes VS TR Tracks GTD-style to-do list and personal organizer
FeatureSuper ProductivityTracks
Deploy effortRead-the-docs projectUnder-an-hour setup
Health score96 · Excellent62 · Good
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseMITGPL-2.0
LanguageTypeScriptRuby
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentbinary, sourcedocker, bare-metal, source
GitHub stars★ 22,224★ 1,239
First released20182004
ReplacesTodoist, ThingsTodoist, OmniFocus

What are Super Productivity and Tracks?

Super Productivity

Super Productivity is an advanced to-do list app with integrated time tracking and task management. It can sync with issue trackers and works fully offline.

  • Integrated time tracking
  • Pomodoro and focus mode
  • Jira and GitHub integration
  • Offline-first with WebDAV sync

Read the full Super Productivity guide →

Tracks

Tracks is a web-based application designed to help you implement the Getting Things Done methodology. It organizes tasks into projects and contexts with a focus on personal productivity.

  • GTD contexts and projects
  • Next-action tracking
  • Recurring todos
  • Mobile-friendly interface

Super Productivity vs Tracks: key differences

Super Productivity is written in TypeScript, while Tracks is built with Ruby. Licensing differs — MIT for Super Productivity versus GPL-2.0 for Tracks. Tracks is the more established project (first released 2004), while Super Productivity arrived in 2018. Super Productivity has the considerably larger community, at 22,224 GitHub stars versus 1,239. Tracks lists first-class Docker deployment; Super Productivity does not.

Why pick each one

Choose Super Productivity if…

  • Time tracking built in
  • Jira and GitHub sync
  • Works fully offline

Watch out for

  • Single-user focus
  • Sync setup manual
Super Productivity details

Choose Tracks if…

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.2k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Ruby
Tracks details

Frequently asked questions

Is Super Productivity or Tracks better?

Super Productivity is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Tracks if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Super Productivity and Tracks free and open-source?

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

Can I run Super Productivity and Tracks with Docker?

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

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