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Vikunja: the best Open Source alternative to Todoist in 2026

Vikunja is an open source task manager with lists, Kanban, Gantt and reminders, designed as a lightweight alternative to Todoist and Asana for small teams.

License AGPL-3.0 5.2k stars liveUpdated hoyWebsite GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License: AGPL-3.0
Category: Productivity
Replaces: Todoist, Asana
Tech stack: GoVue.js

Preview

Public image provided by Vikunja on its own website.

Key features

List, Kanban and Gantt views
Recurring tasks and reminders
REST API and mobile apps

Vikunja vs. Todoist

Pros

Very lightweight, runs fine even on SQLite

Things to consider

Fewer third-party integrations than Asana

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml

version: "3.9"
services:
  vikunja:
    image: vikunja/vikunja:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "3456:3456"
    environment:
      - VIKUNJA_DATABASE_TYPE=sqlite
      - VIKUNJA_SERVICE_JWTSECRET=change-me-super-secret
    volumes:
      - vikunja_data:/app/vikunja/files
volumes:
  vikunja_data: