Self-hosted alternatives to Todoist
Reminders, labels and filters — the features that make it useful — are all behind the paywall.
Below are 10 open-source projects that cover the same ground, each scored 0–100 on how actively it is actually maintained — commit volume, release cadence and recent trend. 8 of the 10 are currently rated healthy or better. Ordering reflects that score, not sponsorship.
| Project | Health | Activity (11 mo) | Stars | Licence | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nextcloud Access and share your files, calendars, contacts, mail and more from any device, on your terms. | Thriving · 98 | 37k | AGPL-3.0 | 24 Sept 2026 | |
| Wekan Trello-like kanban. | Thriving · 97 | 21k | MIT | 27 Sept 2026 | |
| Ever Gauzy Open business management platform for collaborative, on-demand and sharing economies (ERP/CRM/HRM/ATS/PM). | Thriving · 90 | 8.1k | AGPL-3.0 | 27 Sept 2026 | |
| Super Productivity Advanced todo list app with integrated timeboxing and time tracking capabilities. Integrates with Jira, GitHub | Thriving · 89 | 22k | MIT | 19 Sept 2026 | |
| Vikunja The to-do app to organize your life. | Thriving · 89 | 5.5k | AGPL-3.0 | 31 Aug 2026 | |
| tududi Task management tool with hierarchical structure, smart recurring tasks, and seamless Telegram integration. | Healthy · 76 | 3.4k | MIT | 27 Sept 2026 | |
| dayGLANCE Day planner with drag-and-drop time blocking, inbox, recurring tasks, habits, routines, goals, projects and Po | Healthy · 74 | 159 | MIT | 27 Sept 2026 | |
| Jotty Lightweight but powerful alternative for managing your personal, file based, notes and checklists. | Healthy · 70 | 2k | AGPL-3.0 | 5 Sept 2026 | |
| Kanboard Simple visual task board. | Steady · 65 | 9.9k | MIT | 29 Aug 2026 | |
| Tasks.md A self-hosted, file based task management board that supports Markdown syntax. | At risk · 30 | 2.2k | MIT | 8 Mar 2026 |
How these were picked
Every project listed here is open source and can run entirely on hardware you control. We start from the categories that match Todoist's job — Task Management & To-do Lists — then rank by health score so that a popular-but-abandoned project never appears above a smaller one that is actively shipping. The scoring method is documented in full.
The scores are recomputed from repository data on every rebuild, so this page reflects the state of these projects as of 1 Oct 2026 — not the day it was written.
Nextcloud
Access and share your files, calendars, contacts, mail and more from any device, on your terms.
Best fit: It suits individuals and organisations who want to keep their files and productivity data on their own hardware rather than relying on commercial cloud storage.
Worth knowing: Running a large PHP-based groupware suite requires careful resource tuning and regular updates to maintain security and acceptable performance.
Wekan
Trello-like kanban.
Best fit: It is a practical fit if you need a self-hosted, card-based visual workflow board without relying on proprietary cloud services.
Worth knowing: You should consider that it overlaps heavily with many other kanban tools and project management systems, so migration or feature alignment might require extra effort.
Ever Gauzy
Open business management platform for collaborative, on-demand and sharing economies (ERP/CRM/HRM/ATS/PM).
Best fit: It suits organisations looking to consolidate multiple business operations, such as HR, CRM, and resource planning, into one self-hosted platform under an AGPL-3.0 licence.
Worth knowing: Deploying an all-in-one platform handling multiple business domains introduces a significant operational footprint and high configuration complexity. It also competes with many well-established standalone alternatives for each of its included modules.
Super Productivity
Advanced todo list app with integrated timeboxing and time tracking capabilities. Integrates with Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Redmine and OpenProject.
Best fit: Developers and project managers who want to combine personal task organisation, time tracking, and issue tracker synchronization within a single interface.
Worth knowing: Relying on external issue tracker integrations means you will need to manage API tokens and network access permissions for each connected service.
Vikunja
The to-do app to organize your life.
Best fit: It suits individuals or teams seeking an independent, self-hosted task tracker that avoids third-party cloud services.
Worth knowing: You may find it overlaps significantly with mature, well-known project management alternatives, and its feature set depends on how you choose to configure and maintain the instance.