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plankanban/planka Alternatives

project management / Kanban

Planka is a self-hosted, real-time collaborative Kanban board project management tool (Trello alternative).

12.5kJavaScriptNOASSERTIONactive ยท last push 1mo agoGitHub

Drop-in peers

Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.

mattermost-community/focalboardGitHub

choose when you want a lightweight self-hosted board with optional Mattermost integration.

Focalboard is an open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.

26.4k
TypeScript
NOASSERTION
active5mo ago
usekaneo/kaneoGitHub

choose when you want a minimal, modern Kanban with no extra PM complexity.

๐ŸŽฏ All you need. Nothing you don't. Open source project management that works for you, not against you.

8.7k
TypeScript
MIT
active1mo ago
RARgames/4gaBoardsGitHub

choose when you want a straightforward realtime Kanban with a clean UI.

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.

701
JavaScript
MIT
active1mo ago
kanboard/kanboardGitHub

choose when you want a mature PHP Kanban with plugin ecosystem and minimal resources.

Kanban project management software

9.8k
PHP
MIT
active1mo ago

Same job, different approach

Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.

makeplane/planeGitHub

choose when you need a full-featured PM platform with sprints, docs, and issue tracking beyond Kanban.

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ Open-source Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp alternative. Plane is a modern project management platform to manage tasks, sprints, docs, and triage.

58.5k
TypeScript
AGPL-3.0
active1mo ago
opf/openprojectGitHub

choose when you need traditional PM with Gantt, issue tracking, and structured workflows.

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. โญ Star us on GitHub

16.0k
Ruby
GPL-3.0
active1mo ago
Paca-AI/pacaGitHub

choose when you want AI-native collaboration and sprint support in your PM.

AI-native, free, open-source alternative to Jira, Trello, ClickUp & Monday. Built for Scrum teams where humans and AI agents collaborate as equals โ€” on the same board, the same sprints, the same goals. Self-hosted. Fully customizable via config and plugins.

1.9k
Go
Apache-2.0
active5d ago
operately/operatelyGitHub

choose when you want a company-wide operating system with projects and goals.

The open source company operating system.

543
Elixir
NOASSERTION
active1mo ago
croffasia/itsaplanGitHub

choose when you want a linear-style issue tracker with AI agents and self-hosting.

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.

368
TypeScript
AGPL-3.0
active1mo ago
hcengineering/platformGitHub

choose when you need an all-in-one platform combining PM, chat, and docs.

Huly โ€” All-in-One Project Management Platform (alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, Notion, Motion)

27.5k
TypeScript
EPL-2.0
active1mo ago
Leantime/leantimeGitHub

choose when you need a goals-focused, accessible PM for non-project managers.

Leantime is a goals focused project management system for non-project managers. Building with ADHD, Autism, and dyslexia in mind.

11.5k
PHP
AGPL-3.0
active2mo ago
gopeak/dectaskGitHub

choose when you want a Chinese-language agile PM with backlog and sprint features.

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1.3k
JavaScript
AGPL-3.0
slowing1.0y ago

Older generation, or narrower

An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.

BaldissaraMatheus/Tasks.mdGitHub

choose when you want a file-based, self-hosted task board and don't need realtime collaboration.

A self-hosted, Markdown file based task management board

2.2k
JavaScript
MIT
active7mo ago
JordanKnott/taskcafeGitHub

choose when you want an older self-hosted Kanban PM but don't mind lack of updates.

An open source project management tool with Kanban boards

5.2k
TypeScript
MIT
dormant3.2y ago
markusenglund/react-kanbanGitHub

choose when you want a very old but simple Trello-like app, though it's unmaintained.

A Trello-like application built with React and Redux. Take a look at the live website:

1.7k
JavaScript
MIT
archived7.6y ago
hauntedhost/kanbanGitHub

choose when you want a simple old Trello clone from Rails/Backbone era.

Kanban ็œ‹ๆฟ is a Trello clone in Rails and Backbone.js

637
Ruby
MIT
dormant11.0y ago
rrebase/knboardGitHub

choose when you want a React/Django Kanban app, though it's archived and older.

Kanban boards with React & Django.

659
TypeScript
MIT
archived4.3y ago

End-user tools

Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.

smallhadroncollider/taskellGitHub

it's a command-line Kanban client that relies on Trello/GitHub backends.

Command-line Kanban board/task manager with support for Trello boards and GitHub projects

1.8k
Haskell
BSD-3-Clause
archived3.0y ago
greggigon/my-personal-kanbanGitHub

it's a single-page personal Kanban, not a collaborative self-hosted server.

This is a one page HTML/JavaScript application for people who would like to use simple and basic Kanban board for their personal stuff

819
CSS
GPL-3.0
dormant4.6y ago

Listed as an alternative to

These projects were analysed and named planka among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric โ€” how planka rates them is a separate judgement, made when planka is analysed in its own right.

hcengineering/platformGitHub

calls planka โ€œChoose when you want a clean Kanban-only tool with a lightweight JavaScript stack.โ€

Huly โ€” All-in-One Project Management Platform (alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, Notion, Motion)

27.5kTypeScriptactive
usekaneo/kaneoGitHub

calls planka โ€œif you want a kanban board with a Trello-like UI and simple setupโ€

๐ŸŽฏ All you need. Nothing you don't. Open source project management that works for you, not against you.

8.7kTypeScriptactive
Leantime/leantimeGitHub

calls planka โ€œLightweight kanban-centric server; choose it when you need only realtime kanban boards without goals or strategy features.โ€

Leantime is a goals focused project management system for non-project managers. Building with ADHD, Autism, and dyslexia in mind.

11.5kPHPactive
makeplane/planeGitHub

calls planka โ€œChoose this as a lightweight Trello-style kanban board; it does not provide Plane's sprints, docs, or roadmap features.โ€

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ Open-source Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp alternative. Plane is a modern project management platform to manage tasks, sprints, docs, and triage.

58.5kTypeScriptactive
opf/openprojectGitHub

calls planka โ€œChoose only when you need a lightweight, realtime kanban board and not a full PM suite.โ€

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. โญ Star us on GitHub

16.0kRubyactive
Paca-AI/pacaGitHub

calls planka โ€œchoose if you want a lightweight realtime Kanban board only, not AI-native Scrum planning.โ€

AI-native, free, open-source alternative to Jira, Trello, ClickUp & Monday. Built for Scrum teams where humans and AI agents collaborate as equals โ€” on the same board, the same sprints, the same goals. Self-hosted. Fully customizable via config and plugins.

1.9kGoactive