Replacement Guide

How to Build Your Own ProofHub

Replace ProofHub with a custom build. The one place for all your projects, teams and communications

Few Days
78 features3 integrations3-5 days

Estimated Timeline

Based on 78 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.

1
Architecture & setup
Half day
2
Core features
2-3 days
3
Testing & polish
1 day

Recommended Tech Stack

Next.js 14

Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components

Supabase

PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions

Tailwind CSS

Utility-first styling for rapid UI development

Prisma

Type-safe ORM for complex relational data models

Key Features to Replicate

Top features across 8 categories. See all 78 features

Task Management(22 features)

All Calendar

See milestones, tasks, and events from all projects with color coding for easy identification

All Gantt

Track progress of all projects in one place and see how tasks are moving forward

All Tasks

View all tasks in progress, completed, or due across all projects with assignment status

Assignees

Hold someone responsible for every task so everybody knows who is in charge of what

Board View

Kanban-style board view to visualize tasks organized in stages of your workflow

+17 more in this category

Reporting(7 features)

All Project Reports

See each project's information in detail such as manager, status, due date, and task progress

Custom Reports

Create custom reports and get consolidated, precise insights about projects in terms of tasks and time

Overview

Get a clear overview of how team members are working across different projects

Project Reports

See how current projects and team members are performing and where work stands

Reports

Create custom reports to get actionable insights into projects and resources

+2 more in this category

Tracking(7 features)

Activity Logs

Avoid jumping through projects and keep an eye on all activities and updates across projects

Advanced Activity LogsPremium

Get detailed activity logs with comprehensive information about account changes and actions

All Activities

See all team activities, assigned tasks, milestones, comments, notes contributions across all projects

All Time

See time entries across all projects from all team members in one place

My Activities

Keep track of all personal activities, tasks, and updates with a list of all account updates

+2 more in this category

Accessibility(5 features)

Bookmarks

Access projects, task lists, discussions, file folders, notes frequently used with one click

Keyboard Shortcuts

Save time by using keyboard shortcuts to move from one section to another smoothly

Multilingual Support

Set interface language from English, French, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese, Dutch, Turkish, Russian

Quick Add

Add a project, discussion topic, task, or announcement with one click from anywhere

Stickies

Use online personal sticky notes to instantly jot down information and readily access it

Collaboration(5 features)

Approvals

Give feedback and approve files and projects quickly to simplify the process and deliver quality work

Discussions

Keep conversations organized, focused and on topic with threaded discussions

Guests

Collaborate with people without ProofHub accounts using sharing links for files and work

Notes

Capture ideas, jot down important details, action items, and internal wiki in one place

Proofing

Collaborate on creative assets with your team. Add annotations and provide actionable feedback

Communication(5 features)

Announcements

Share updates across teams, celebrate achievements, notify teams of new guidelines

Chat

Speed up communication with one-to-one conversations and group chats with team members and clients

Group Chat

Get connected with all team members in one go and brainstorm ideas in group chats

Mentions

@Mention people to highlight important things and connect with team effortlessly

Notifications

Get updates of all activities through real-time in-app, desktop, email, and mobile notifications

Data Management(4 features)

Data ExportPremium

Export all project data and information for backup or migration purposes

Manage Trash ItemsPremium

Manage and restore deleted items from trash with full control

Project Export

Access files, discussions, projects, tasks and everything. Create backup and take it wherever

Trash

Locate deleted projects and data in trash. Decide to restore or delete forever

Project Management(4 features)

Milestones

Signify checkpoints, changes, or stages of development in projects to measure and share progress

Project Categories

Easily group multiple projects under one heading and search for projects by category

Projects

Plan, track, and manage projects of any size from simple to complex across teams

Templates

Add project templates and reuse them to create similar projects without filling in details again

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying ProofHub

Monthly$50/mo
Yearly$600/yr
5-Year Total$3k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~9 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyEasy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $360
SaaS
$600
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $1.1k
SaaS
$1.8k
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $1.8k
SaaS
$3k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 78 features at easy complexity.

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