project management / issue tracking
Kaneo is an open-source, self-hosted project management and issue tracking platform with a clean, minimal interface, positioned as a Jira/Linear alternative.
Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.
if you need a PM with goal/OKR focus and a PHP stack, despite AGPL
Leantime is a goals focused project management system for non-project managers. Building with ADHD, Autism, and dyslexia in mind.
if you want a more widely adopted platform with docs and sprint management, under AGPL
🔥🔥🔥 Open-source Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp alternative. Plane is a modern project management platform to manage tasks, sprints, docs, and triage.
if you need portfolio management and Gantt charts with a GPLv3 Ruby on Rails codebase
OpenProject is the leading open source project management software for product, project and portfolio management. A powerful Jira alternative with agile planning, issue tracking, roadmaps, Gantt charts, time tracking, collaboration features, and more. Available on premises or in the cloud. ⭐ Star us on GitHub
if you want a board-only tool from the Mattermost ecosystem with a lighter footprint
Focalboard is an open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.
if you want an agile-focused PM with a small JavaScript codebase and AGPL license
简单高效、基于敏捷开发的项目管理工具
if you want a realtime kanban board with MIT license and no extra PM modules
Straightforward realtime kanban boards management for intuitive task tracking. 4ga Boards features an elegant dark mode, collapsible todo lists, and multitasking tools to supercharge your team's productivity.
if you want a kanban board with a Trello-like UI and simple setup
PLANKA is the Kanban-style project mastering tool for everyone
if you want a minimal, MIT-licensed PHP kanban that runs on shared hosting
Kanban project management software
if you need built-in agile/scrum workflows and bug tracking in a PHP tool
Zentao is an agile(scrum) project management system/tool, Free Upgrade Forever!
if you need cross-project workload analytics and calendar planning, with a Go backend
Self-hosted project management, featuring customizable project boards, cross-project workload and flow analytics, calendar-aware planning, a sticky-note wall, portable imports/backups, realtime email notifications, and a MCP/Agent automation layer.
if you want a dev-first issue tracker with triage, under AGPL
Tegon is an open-source, dev-first alternative to Jira, Linear
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
if you want an AI-native Scrum board where agents act as equal team members
AI-native, free, open-source alternative to Jira, Trello, ClickUp & Monday. Built for Scrum teams where humans and AI agents collaborate as equals — on the same board, the same sprints, the same goals. Self-hosted. Fully customizable via config and plugins.
if you want a broader company operating system with PM and goal alignment, built on Elixir
The open source company operating system.
if you want AI agents to collaborate on the same board as humans, under AGPL
Open-source, self-hosted alternative to Linear and Plane. Project management and issue tracking where teams and AI agents work side by side to plan and ship products.
if you need chat and docs integrated with PM in one platform
Huly — All-in-One Project Management Platform (alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, Notion, Motion)
if you want an open work platform with PM, chat, and productivity features, under AGPL
Ever® Teams™ - The Workplace for Humans. Open Work & Productivity Platform - https://ever.team
if you need PM as part of an ERP/CRM/HRM suite with AGPL
Ever® Gauzy™ - Open Business Management Platform (ERP/CRM/HRM/ATS/PM) - https://gauzy.co
Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.
if you want a local terminal kanban board, not a server-based system
A keyboard-first Kanban board for your terminal workflows
These projects were analysed and named kaneo among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how kaneo rates them is a separate judgement, made when kaneo is analysed in its own right.
calls kaneo “Choose this if you want a fast, MIT-licensed, self-hosted PM with a minimal feature set and lower overhead than Plane.”
🔥🔥🔥 Open-source Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp alternative. Plane is a modern project management platform to manage tasks, sprints, docs, and triage.
calls kaneo “Choose when you want a minimalist, MIT-licensed PM with a fast, modern UI.”
Huly — All-in-One Project Management Platform (alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, Notion, Motion)
calls kaneo “Choose when you want a modern, MIT-licensed PM that is intentionally leaner than OpenProject.”
OpenProject is the leading open source project management software for product, project and portfolio management. A powerful Jira alternative with agile planning, issue tracking, roadmaps, Gantt charts, time tracking, collaboration features, and more. Available on premises or in the cloud. ⭐ Star us on GitHub
calls kaneo “choose when you want a minimal, modern Kanban with no extra PM complexity.”
PLANKA is the Kanban-style project mastering tool for everyone
calls kaneo “Choose when you want a modern self-hosted PM with a simple UX and MIT license.”
Kanban project management software
calls kaneo “choose if you want a minimal MIT-licensed issue/project tracker without AI-agent teammates.”
AI-native, free, open-source alternative to Jira, Trello, ClickUp & Monday. Built for Scrum teams where humans and AI agents collaborate as equals — on the same board, the same sprints, the same goals. Self-hosted. Fully customizable via config and plugins.