Super Productivity vs Trilium Notes

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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FeatureSuper ProductivityTrilium Notes
CategoryProject Management & TasksNotes & Knowledge Base
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentbinary, sourcedocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 21,181★ 37,298
First released20182017
ReplacesTodoist, ThingsEvernote, Notion

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 Trilium Notes if…

  • Powerful for big knowledge bases
  • Flexible structure
  • Scriptable
Trilium Notes details

Frequently asked questions

Is Super Productivity or Trilium Notes better?

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

Are Super Productivity and Trilium Notes free and open-source?

Yes. Super Productivity is licensed under MIT and Trilium Notes under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Super Productivity and Trilium Notes with Docker?

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

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