Self-hosted alternatives to Todoist

Personal to-do lists and productivity, hosted by you. Below are 12 open source options you host on your own server — with no monthly per-user fee and full control of your data.

AppFlowy

★ 73,555

AppFlowy is an open source alternative to Notion for notes, wikis and databases, with a focus on privacy. Running on your server (or locally), your documents and tasks stay under your control, with no lock-in.

Task Management & To-do Lists AGPL-3.0

Wekan

★ 20,987

Open-source Trello-like kanban.

Task Management & To-do Lists MIT

Super Productivity

★ 20,526

Advanced todo list app with integrated timeboxing and time tracking capabilities. Integrates with Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Redmine and OpenProject.

Task Management & To-do Lists MIT

Planka

★ 12,195

Realtime kanban board for workgroups (alternative to Trello).

Task Management & To-do Lists ⊘ Proprietary

Kanboard

★ 9,700

Simple visual task board.

Task Management & To-do Lists MIT

Vikunja

★ 4,714

The to-do app to organize your life.

Task Management & To-do Lists AGPL-3.0

Nullboard

★ 4,140

Single-page minimalist kanban board; compact, highly readable and quick to use.

Task Management & To-do Lists BSD-2-Clause

Ever Gauzy

★ 3,768

Open business management platform for collaborative, on-demand and sharing economies (ERP/CRM/HRM/ATS/PM).

Time TrackingInventory Management AGPL-3.0

tududi

★ 3,070

Task management tool with hierarchical structure, smart recurring tasks, and seamless Telegram integration.

Task Management & To-do Lists MIT

Donetick

★ 2,330

Task and chore management tool for personal and family use, with advanced scheduling, flexible assignment, and group sharing capabilities, detailed history, automation via API, simple and modern design.

Task Management & To-do Lists AGPL-3.0

Tasks.md

★ 2,152

A self-hosted, file based task management board that supports Markdown syntax.

Task Management & To-do Lists MIT

Jotty

★ 1,940

Lightweight but powerful alternative for managing your personal, file based, notes and checklists.

Note-taking & EditorsTask Management & To-do Lists AGPL-3.0

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free self-hosted alternative to Todoist?

Yes. We've gathered 12 self-hosted, open source alternatives to Todoist — including AppFlowy, Wekan, Super Productivity. You run all of them on your own server.

What is the best open source alternative to Todoist?

AppFlowy is one of the most popular (73,555 GitHub stars). The "best" depends on your case — compare the options below.

Do I need a server to replace Todoist?

Yes. You can use a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS (from ~€4/mo). See the hosting suggestions on this page.