Xandikos
Open source CardDAV and CalDAV server with minimal administrative overhead, backed by a Git repository.
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Still maintained? Yes: 83 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.4.10 (Oct 2026).
At a glance
Xandikos quick facts
- Health score
- 81/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 613
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v0.4.10, Oct 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Xandikos is a lightweight yet complete CardDAV/CalDAV server that backs onto a Git repository."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Xandikos scores 81/100, #6 of 10 in Calendar & Contacts: 83 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.4.10, 13 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 613 stars add 11.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
83 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v0.4.10 released 13 days ago
- Stars 11.2 / 20
613 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 83
- Last 90 days
- 505
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #6 of 10 tools in Calendar & Contacts by health , between Davis (#5) and Baïkal (#7) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Python, deb |
| Latest release | v0.4.10 · 13 days ago |
| Stars | 613 |
| Open issues | 23 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | jelmer/xandikos ↗ |
Xandikos vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Xandikos (Calendar & Contacts), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage My Damn Life | 91 | 644 | GPL-3.0 | 2 months ago |
| Radicale | 85 | 5.2k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Xandikos (this tool) | 81 | 613 | GPL-3.0 | today |
| Baïkal | 64 | 3.4k | GPL-3.0 | 11 days ago |
| DavMail | 57 | 774 | GPL-2.0 | yesterday |
| SabreDAV | 50 | 1.7k | MIT | 29 days ago |
Xandikos: common questions
Is Xandikos still maintained?
Xandikos had 83 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v0.4.10, is from 13 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.