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DonetickvsUVdesk Helpdesk

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

DonetickUVdesk Helpdesk
Score63/10069/100
Rank in category#6 of 34 in Task Management#2 of 14 in Customer Support
GitHub stars2 68819 638
Stars, last 30 days+104+26
Stable releases, 12 months50
Latest releasev0.1.83 · 18 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0OSL-3.0
Main languageGoCSS

Which one should you pick?

UVdesk Helpdesk scores 69/100 against 63/100 for Donetick, so it is the safer default.

Donetick ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for UVdesk Helpdesk.

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

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

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