Leantime vs Super Productivity
| Tagline | Goal-oriented open-source project management built with neurodiversity in mind | Advanced to-do app with timeboxing, time tracking, and Jira/GitHub integrations |
| Category | Project Management & Kanban | Project Management & Kanban |
| Replaces | Asana, monday.com, Basecamp | Asana, Trello, monday.com |
| GitHub stars | 11k | 21k |
| Language | PHP | Docker |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Self-host difficulty | 3/5 Moderate | 2/5 Easy |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose Manual | Docker Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 2 days ago | 2 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
Leantime
- Some integrations and advanced features are reserved for the paid cloud/enterprise plans
- Reporting and automation are limited versus monday.com
- No native mobile apps
- Smaller plugin ecosystem
Super Productivity
- No multi-user collaboration or team workspace; primarily single-user
- Board/Gantt chart views common in Asana or Monday.com are absent
- Reporting and analytics are limited to personal time logs
- No built-in file attachments or rich document editing on tasks
Bottom line
Choose Super Productivity if you want the lower-effort setup; choose Super Productivity for the larger community and ecosystem. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.
Leantime
Goal-oriented open-source project management built with neurodiversity in mind
Super Productivity
Advanced to-do app with timeboxing, time tracking, and Jira/GitHub integrations