Last checked October 15, 2026
Best Free Alternatives to Todoist (2026)
Todoist is a task list with dates and a board view. Reminders and the natural-language date box are the parts people notice are gone.
What Todoist costs
Paid plans exist. A current dollar figure is not copied into this listing.
Ranked by Drop-in score
How we rank#1 is the highest-scoring alternative that is not sponsored. A featured listing, when one is sold, is labeled and sits after #1.
- 92#1Open sourceReview notes
Vikunja
An AGPL task manager with kanban, list, and Gantt views.
Last checked October 15, 2026 · AGPL-3.0
WebSelf-host - 83#2Open sourceReview notes
Super Productivity
Tasks and a time tracker on the desktop.
Last checked October 15, 2026 · MIT
MacWindowsLinuxWeb - 83#3Open sourceReview notes
Tasks.org
An Android task app that speaks CalDAV.
Last checked October 15, 2026 · GPL-3.0
Android - 61#4Open sourceReview notes
Wekan
A MIT-licensed kanban board you host yourself.
Last checked October 15, 2026 · MIT
WebSelf-host - 53#5Open sourceReview notes
Kanboard
A minimal MIT kanban app with automated actions.
Last checked October 15, 2026 · MIT
WebSelf-host
Feature by feature
Full is the whole job. Partial is a real version with a gap. Missing means it does not do this. Not checked counts as zero in the score.
| Feature | Vikunja#1 · 92 | Super Productivity#2 · 83 | Tasks.org#3 · 83 | Wekan#4 · 61 | Kanboard#5 · 53 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tasks and projectsWeight 10 | Full | Full | Full | Partial | Partial |
| Due dates and recurrenceWeight 8 | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| A board viewWeight 6 | Full | Partial | Missing | Full | Full |
| Labels or prioritiesWeight 6 | Full | Full | Full | Partial | Missing |
| RemindersWeight 6 | Partial | Partial | Full | Missing | Missing |
Real cost
Vikunja
- Free tier
- Self-hosting is free. A hosted offering exists for people who do not want to run it.
- Hosted plan
- No hosted price recorded.
- Self-hosting
- Easy. A single Go binary or Docker image, with SQLite or Postgres. One of the smaller installs in this directory. Approximate server cost: $4–10/mo. Unverified estimate.
Super Productivity
- Free tier
- Free app.
- Hosted plan
- No hosted price recorded.
- Self-hosting
- Easy. The desktop app works alone. Sync is optional.
Tasks.org
- Free tier
- The app is free. Some convenience features have been paid add-ons; confirm the current build. Unverified.
- Hosted plan
- No hosted price recorded.
- Self-hosting
- Not a self-hosted product. The app syncs to a CalDAV server you already have.
Wekan
- Free tier
- Free to self-host. There is no official hosted free tier to quote.
- Hosted plan
- No hosted price recorded.
- Self-hosting
- Moderate. Docker is the practical install. It expects MongoDB. Approximate server cost: $6–12/mo. Unverified estimate.
Kanboard
- Free tier
- Free to self-host.
- Hosted plan
- No hosted price recorded.
- Self-hosting
- Easy. One PHP app and a database, or Docker. SQLite is enough for a small team. Approximate server cost: $4–8/mo. Unverified estimate.
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