Height
A weekend of work, and real gaps remain.
A project tracker with a chat thread attached to every task, so the discussion and the record live in one place instead of two.
Build a tracker whose comments are the discussion. STACK - Astro with a Node adapter, Postgres, server-sent events TASKS - State, assignee, estimate, an optional parent - Every field change appends a row to a history table; nothing is overwritten THE THREAD - Comments and field changes in one timeline, ordered by time - A state change reads as a message, which is what makes the thread worth reading LIVE - SSE for new comments and changes; polling as a fallback - Presence is not needed here; delivery is NOTIFYING - Mentions and assignment only, batched over five minutes - Notifying on every change is why people mute these tools SEARCH - Postgres full-text across task titles and comment bodies in one query Include the schema, the unified timeline and the notification batching.
What you lose
- A chat thread per task that people actually use, which needs real-time delivery and notifications
- Views over the same tasks — list, board, calendar, spreadsheet
- Search across tasks and their conversations together
If you would rather not build
- GitHub Issues, where the thread already works this way
The escape hatch
open source · no votes, no paid placement
Vikunja
$0A lighter self-hosted tracker with several views over one list.
go-vikunja/vikunjafree · open source
Why this verdict
our own opinion · changed only by a person
58/100
Verdict kinda at 58. Merging field changes and comments into one timeline is the good idea and is easy; live delivery and restrained notifications are the weekend.
History
tracked since 10 Aug 2026 · nothing is ever overwritten
Nothing recorded yet. This chart fills in once the page has visitors, votes or prompt copies — it will not draw a flat line to look busy.
Questions about Height
answered from the record above
Is Height free?
No — the plan we track is $9.99 a month. Around $9.99 per member per month billed monthly, cheaper annually.
Can you replace Height by building your own?
ALMOST. A weekend of work, and real gaps remain. Replacement score 58 out of 100, build time a weekend. Read what you lose before you decide.
How much does Height cost?
$9.99 a month on Team — $119.88 a year. Recorded 10 Aug 2026.
What do you lose by replacing Height?
A chat thread per task that people actually use, which needs real-time delivery and notifications; Views over the same tasks — list, board, calendar, spreadsheet; Search across tasks and their conversations together. If any of those carry weight for you, keep paying.
Is there an open-source alternative to Height?
Yes: Plane, Vikunja. The prompt on this page is for when you want it your way instead.
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