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Super Productivity vs Vikunja

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 VI Vikunja Open-source to-do and project management app
FeatureSuper ProductivityVikunja
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguageTypeScriptGo
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentbinary, sourcedocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 21,181★ 5,003
First released20182019
ReplacesTodoist, ThingsTodoist, Trello, Asana

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 Vikunja if…

  • Flexible task views
  • Lightweight
  • Good API
Vikunja details

Frequently asked questions

Is Super Productivity or Vikunja 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 Vikunja free and open-source?

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

Can I run Super Productivity and Vikunja with Docker?

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

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