Tracks vs Vikunja

Tracks

• GTD practitioners who want contexts, projects and a tickler
• People comfortable running a Rails app or a Docker container
• Households or small groups wanting private accounts on one server
• Getting task data out through feeds, exports and an API

Vikunja

• People who want their task data on a server they control
• Households and teams sharing projects across list, board and Gantt views
• Moving off Todoist, Trello or Microsoft To Do with a built-in importer

Tracks

• Running Tracks yourself takes a server with Ruby and a MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite database, or a Docker setup.
• The latest stable release, 2.7.1, is dated July 25, 2024 and was primarily a security release.
• There are no native phone apps. Phones use a lightweight mobile web interface, and the only client listed is for SailfishOS.
• A hosted instance, TaskItIn, is run by the principal maintainer's company at €3 a month after a 30-day free trial.

Vikunja

• Vikunja Cloud has no free plan. The free option is self-hosting, where server maintenance, updates and backups are your job.
• The mobile app is an alpha pre-release for Android that the docs say covers only very basic features, and the maker gives no iPhone support.
• The admin panel, audit logs and time tracking belong to Vikunja Pro, a paid add-on for self-hosted instances in private beta with no public prices.
• Cloud prices are listed in euros only, and the vendor describes its CalDAV integration as early alpha with known bugs.

Tracks

Contexts and projects

The home page lists next actions sorted by context, and separate pages show one context or one project. Projects and contexts can be reordered by dragging and hidden from the home page.

Tags and stars

Actions take free-form tags, each with its own page of matching actions, and a star icon marks actions to pull onto a starred page.

Due dates and a tickler

Optional due dates are shown on a traffic-light colored background by how close they are. The tickler schedules an action to appear on the home page only after a future date.

Multiple private users

Each user has their own contexts, projects, actions and preferences behind a login. Only the admin can add or delete accounts, so visitors cannot sign themselves up.

Statistics

A statistics page shows the average time taken to complete actions, how many were completed in the past month or year, and which days of the week are the most productive.

Feeds, exports and API

Next actions are available as text, iCal and RSS feeds, data exports to YAML, CSV or XML, and an API lets scripts read and write tasks. A lightweight mobile web interface is included.

Vikunja

List, kanban, Gantt and table views

Each project can be shown as a list, a kanban board, a table with selectable columns or a Gantt chart, and you can switch between them at any time.

Quick Add Magic

Typing a date, a *label, an @assignee, a +project or a !priority into a task title sets those fields as the task is created. It works in the web UI.

Sharing, teams and link shares

A project can be shared with one user, a team or a link. Link shares let people view or edit tasks without an account, with the same permission levels.

Reminders, repeats and relations

Tasks take due dates, reminders, repeat intervals, priorities, labels, attachments and subtasks, and can be related to tasks in other projects, for example as blockers.

Imports and CalDAV

Built-in importers cover Todoist, Trello, Microsoft To Do, TickTick, WeKan, Planka and CSV files. A CalDAV integration syncs tasks with outside clients such as iOS Reminders.

API, webhooks and MCP

A documented REST API with token authentication, webhooks, a vendor-maintained community node for n8n and, from version 2.7.0, an MCP endpoint for AI assistants.

Tracks

• Free$0

  The complete application, installed from source or with Docker on a machine you run, for as many users as the admin adds.

Vikunja

• Self-Hosted€0

  The open-source version on your own server: unlimited tasks and projects, all four views, teams, sharing and CalDAV.

• Personal€4

  per month, or €40 billed yearly

  One managed Cloud account with unlimited lists, tasks, reminders, share links and filters, and 10GB of attachment storage.

• Organization€5

  per user / month, or €50 per user billed yearly

  Everything in Personal, plus unlimited teams, 50GB of attachment storage, priority email support and central team billing.

• Family€10

  per month for up to 5 users, or €99 billed yearly

  Everything in Personal for up to 5 users, with shared household projects on one subscription and one bill.

Tracks

No public discounts listed.

Vikunja

• Annual discount

  Lower price with yearly billing

  Yearly billing costs €40 for Personal, €99 for Family and €50 per user for Organization, which the pricing page labels as 17.5% to 20% less than paying monthly.