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To-do · 13 alternatives

Instead of Todoist, try one of these 13.

Every alternative is lined up against Todoist on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Todoist sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
TodoistWhat you have now
Clean, cross-platform to-do app with natural language.
PriceFreemium
pro $5/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Notion#1
All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis and project tracking.
PriceFreemium
from $10/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Things#2
Beautiful, opinionated task manager for Apple users.
PricePaid
$10-$50
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Mac · iOS
TickTick#3Our pick
Tasks with a built-in calendar, habit tracker and Pomodoro.
PriceFreemium
premium $3/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Microsoft To Do#4
Simple free task list that syncs with Outlook.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · iOS · Android
Habitica#5
Turn habits and tasks into a role-playing game.
PriceFree
subscription $5/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Remember The Milk#6
Classic cross-platform to-do app with smart reminders and sync.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Super Productivity#7
Free task manager with time tracking and integrations.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android · iOS
Any.do#8
Tasks, calendar and reminders in one app.
PriceFreemium
premium $8/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Workflowy#9
Infinitely nestable outline for lists, notes, and task management.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Vikunja#10
Open-source, self-hosted to-do app with lists and kanban.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web
Google Tasks#11
Simple Google to-do lists integrated with Gmail and Calendar.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Tasks.org#12
Free open-source Android to-do app with CalDAV sync.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Android
Todo.txt#13
Plain-text todo list system with a command-line interface.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Todoist to first. How we compare.

Todoist alternatives at a glance

Todoist is a freemium to-do app (pro $5/mo). We compared 13 alternatives: 5 are open source, 6 are completely free, 2 can be self-hosted and 6 work fully offline. The most popular is Notion, with 4.9k likes, while our pick is TickTick.

Most liked overallNotion

All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis and project tracking.

Freemium
Best free optionMicrosoft To Do

Simple free task list that syncs with Outlook.

Free · Works offline
Best open-source optionHabitica

Turn habits and tasks into a role-playing game.

Free · Open source
Best to self-hostSuper Productivity

Free task manager with time tracking and integrations.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable

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