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Super Productivity vs Kanri
Super Productivity has 22,101 GitHub stars, 2,053 forks, 1,480 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Kanri has 2,029 stars, 171 forks, 140 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Super Productivity leads on adoption by 989% (22,101 vs 2,029 stars). Super Productivity is written in TypeScript under MIT; Kanri is written in Vue under GPL-3.0. Super Productivity has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Kanri 8%. Kanri was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Super Productivity | Kanri | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 22K | ★ 2.0K |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.1K | ⑂ 171 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Super Productivity if
- You weight community size — 22K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Kanri if
- You want the Kanri feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You evaluated both and Kanri fits your workflow better
About Super Productivity
Super Productivity is an open source task manager written in TypeScript and released under the MIT license. It lives in the productivity and utilities ecosystem, specifically within time and task management. The project provides an advanced todo list with timeboxing, time tracking, habit tracking, and integrations with issue trackers and calendars.
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About Kanri
Kanri is a desktop Kanban board application for Windows, macOS, and Linux, built with Tauri, Nuxt 3, Vue, and TypeScript. It is positioned as an offline first productivity tool for task management, and it does not require an internet connection or a user account. The project lives in the open source desktop application ecosystem, where it is distributed as a native application rather than as a hosted web service.
read the full Kanri overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Super Productivity or Kanri more popular?
Super Productivity has 22,101 GitHub stars and Kanri has 2,029. Super Productivity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Super Productivity and Kanri free?
Both are open source. Super Productivity is licensed under MIT and Kanri under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Super Productivity and Kanri?
Super Productivity is written in TypeScript and Kanri in Vue. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Super Productivity or Kanri?
Choose Super Productivity if you want the larger community (22,101 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Kanri if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.