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Tududi vs Vikunja Frontend Mobile

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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Tududi Simple self-hosted task and project management VS VI Vikunja Frontend Mobile Cross-platform mobile client for self-hosted task lists
FeatureTududiVikunja Frontend Mobile
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupRead-the-docs project
Health score88 · Excellent75 · Good
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
LanguageJavaScriptDart
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM128 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, sourcesource, binary
GitHub stars★ 3,381★ 605
First released20232020
ReplacesTodoist, ThingsTodoist, TickTick

What are Tududi and Vikunja Frontend Mobile?

Tududi

Tududi is a self-hosted task management application that organizes tasks into projects and areas with due dates, tags, and notes. It has a lightweight web interface and deploys easily with Docker.

  • Projects and areas
  • Task due dates and tags
  • Lightweight SQLite backend
  • Clean simple interface

Vikunja Frontend Mobile

This open-source mobile client connects to a self-hosted to-do server, providing offline-capable task lists, reminders, and labels. It syncs changes back when a connection is available.

  • Offline task lists
  • Reminders and labels
  • Server sync
  • Cross-platform mobile

Tududi vs Vikunja Frontend Mobile: key differences

Tududi is written in JavaScript, while Vikunja Frontend Mobile is built with Dart. Licensing differs — MIT for Tududi versus GPL-3.0 for Vikunja Frontend Mobile. Vikunja Frontend Mobile is the more established project (first released 2020), while Tududi arrived in 2023. Tududi has the considerably larger community, at 3,381 GitHub stars versus 605. Tududi lists first-class Docker deployment; Vikunja Frontend Mobile does not.

Why pick each one

Choose Tududi if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (3.4k GitHub stars)
Tududi details

Choose Vikunja Frontend Mobile if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in Dart
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM
Vikunja Frontend Mobile details

Frequently asked questions

Is Tududi or Vikunja Frontend Mobile better?

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

Are Tududi and Vikunja Frontend Mobile free and open-source?

Yes. Tududi is licensed under MIT and Vikunja Frontend Mobile under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Tududi and Vikunja Frontend Mobile with Docker?

Tududi: yes. Vikunja Frontend Mobile: check the project docs for container support.

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