Alternatives / TickTick
Looking for an open source TickTick alternative? We compared 7 open source task managers by license, self-hosting, views, time tracking, focus tools, and pricing. They range from personal local-first apps to team project platforms.
Written by Maxime DERAME
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| Alternative | Best for | License |
|---|---|---|
| Plane | Project management with issues and docs | AGPL-3.0 |
| Huly | Tasks with docs, chat, and planning | EPL-2.0 |
| Super Productivity | Closest personal TickTick alternative | MIT |
| OpenProject | Gantt charts and multiple projects | GPL-3.0 |
| Leantime | ADHD-friendly goal-driven planning | AGPL-3.0 core |
| Worklenz | Agency resource management | AGPL-3.0 core |
| Donetick | Chores and household tasks | AGPL-3.0 |
We looked for open-source task managers that overlap with TickTick's core: tasks, recurring schedules, views, time tracking, and focus tools. We verified each project's license, recent activity, stars, and self-hosting in its GitHub repository. TickTick is a personal productivity app, while several alternatives here are team project platforms, so we note where each one fits. See our methodology for the full criteria.
Super Productivity is the nearest match: local-first tasks, recurring work, time tracking, Pomodoro focus sessions, CalDAV sync, and apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. Donetick covers shared chores and recurring tasks. Plane, Huly, OpenProject, Leantime, and Worklenz are team project-management platforms, which is more than a personal to-do list needs.
Super Productivity and Leantime include Pomodoro timers, and both add time tracking. OpenProject, Worklenz, and Donetick also offer time tracking. Plane and Huly focus on issues and planning rather than focus sessions.
Super Productivity is MIT, OpenProject is GPL-3.0, Plane, Leantime, Worklenz, and Donetick are AGPL-3.0 (Leantime and Worklenz have open cores with commercial editions), and Huly is EPL-2.0. Check each repository's current license before adopting.
Super Productivity stores data locally and needs no server, while Plane, Huly, OpenProject, Leantime, Worklenz, and Donetick run as servers you host with Docker or similar setups. A server adds team access and sync but also requires maintenance.
TickTick is a proprietary to-do app whose calendar views, advanced filters, habit tracking, and other features sit behind a paid Premium plan, with data stored on its servers. Open-source alternatives let you keep tasks on your own device or server, avoid subscriptions, and integrate with developer tools, at the cost of a less polished all-in-one personal experience.
| Alternative | Type | License | Self-hosted | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plane | Project management | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | Software teams |
| Huly | Work platform | EPL-2.0 | Yes | Product and engineering teams |
| Super Productivity | Personal task manager | MIT | Local-first | Focused solo work |
| OpenProject | Project management | GPL-3.0 | Yes | Gantt and multi-project |
| Leantime | Project management | AGPL-3.0 core | Yes | Goal-driven planning |
| Worklenz | Project management | AGPL-3.0 core | Yes | Agencies |
| Donetick | Chores and tasks | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | Households and families |
Want the closest personal TickTick alternative
Super Productivity combines tasks, time tracking, Pomodoro focus, recurring work, and CalDAV sync with local-first storage and apps on desktop and mobile.
Want to manage household chores
Donetick offers natural-language input, recurring schedules, fair assignment, gamification, and group collaboration for shared chores.
Want a team project platform
Plane combines issues, wikis, multiple views, cycles, and AI workflows, with Docker or Kubernetes self-hosting.
Want structured projects with Gantt charts
OpenProject adds Gantt charts, agile boards, time and cost tracking, and meeting management.
Want ADHD-friendly planning
Leantime centers strategy-focused workflows with Kanban, list, and timeline views, AI task breakdown, and a Pomodoro timer.
Want tasks with docs and chat
Huly combines project management, team chat, virtual office, and collaborative docs with a team planner.