Davis vs Baïkal
A side-by-side comparison of Davis and Baïkal — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.
Davis
github.com
A simple, dockerizable and fully translatable admin interface for sabre/dav based on Symfony 5 and Bootstrap 4, largely inspired by Baïkal.
Baïkal
sabre.io
Lightweight CalDAV and CardDAV server based on sabre/dav.
| Feature | Davis | Baïkal |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Model | Open-source | Open-source |
| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Category | Calendar & Contacts | Calendar & Contacts |
| Self-hosted | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free tier | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
Pick Davis if…
- ✓You prefer Davis's feature set or ecosystem fit.
Pick Baïkal if…
- ✓You prefer Baïkal's feature set or ecosystem fit.
4–16hmedium risk
Plan a sprint — 4-16 engineering hours, run in parallel for a week.
Export from Davis: CSV, JSON
1 things to watch
- ⚠Manual data review recommended