# Donetick vs social_recipes

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Donetick | social_recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 63/100 ✓ | 43/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 34 in Task Management | #16 of 18 in Recipe Management |
| GitHub stars | 2 686 ✓ | 52 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +104 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 15 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.1.83 · 18 Oct 2026 | v1.9.10 · 18 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Donetick scores 63/100 against 43/100 for social_recipes, so it is the safer default.

social_recipes ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Donetick.

If you want the quickest setup, Donetick is easier to run; social_recipes needs more configuration.

Donetick is growing faster right now (+104 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Donetick](https://selfhost.directory/project/donetick) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/donetick.md)
- [social_recipes](https://selfhost.directory/project/socialrecipes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/socialrecipes.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/donetick-vs-socialrecipes