Compare DAViCal and Manage My Damn Life on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Calendar tools, Free / Open Source vs Open Source (self-hosted)…
At a Glance
DAViCal
Manage My Damn Life
Primary category
Calendar
Calendar
Rating
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Pricing model
Free / Open Source
Open Source (self-hosted)
Starting price
Free
Free
Free plan
Yes
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Free trial
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Platforms
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Web
Team collaboration
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AI features
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Public API
Yes
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Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
DAViCal
Open Source — Free N/A
Manage My Damn Life
Self-hosted — Free N/A
Pros & Cons
DAViCal
Pros
Completely free and open source under the GPLv2 license
Full control and ownership over calendar and contact data via self-hosting
Implements open CalDAV/CardDAV standards, ensuring broad client compatibility
Mature, long-standing project with a stable feature set for group calendaring
Cons
Requires manual setup and maintenance of a PHP and PostgreSQL server stack
Administrative interface is functional but visually dated compared to newer alternatives
No official commercial support channel; relies on community and third-party providers
Less actively developed than some newer self-hosted alternatives like Baikal or Nextcloud
Manage My Damn Life
Pros
Completely free and open source, with no subscription cost
Keeps task and calendar data self-hosted and under user control
Works with existing CalDAV servers rather than locking data into a new format
Actively developed, with visible GitHub releases into 2025
Fits naturally into existing home-lab and Docker-based self-hosting setups
Cons
Requires self-hosting knowledge and infrastructure to run
Still in beta, so bugs and rough edges should be expected
No official managed/cloud-hosted version for non-technical users
Smaller community and support surface than mainstream productivity apps
Feature set is narrower than established commercial to-do and calendar apps
Use Cases
DAViCal
Self-Hosted Organizational Calendaring — Running a private, self-hosted shared calendar and scheduling server for a small business or non-profit.
Privacy-Focused Calendar Hosting — Keeping calendar and contact data fully in-house to meet data-residency or privacy requirements.
Group Meeting Scheduling — Using free/busy lookups and shared calendar delegation to coordinate meetings across a team.
Manage My Damn Life
Self-hosting enthusiasts — Individuals already running services like Nextcloud who want a dedicated, modern task and calendar UI on top of their existing CalDAV data.
Privacy-focused task management — People who prefer to keep personal task and calendar data off commercial cloud platforms while still getting a usable app experience.
Shared household task tracking — Using multiple user and CalDAV accounts from one instance to coordinate tasks and calendars across a household.