Open-source kanban boards
We track 9 open-source kanban boards, each checked for licence, commercial use, hardware, paid services and setup. WeKan, Kanboard, Kaneo and 4ga Boards run on your own machine, allow commercial use and need no paid service. Easiest to set up: WeKan, Kanboard and Vikunja.
Facts checked 28 Oct 2026. Each project’s page shows the source and date for every answer.
A kanban board shows work as cards moving across columns, the way Trello does. The projects below run on your own server or computer, so boards and cards stay with you and there is no per-user plan.
Some are just boards (Planka, Kan, 4ga Boards); others add list, calendar and Gantt views (Vikunja, Kaneo, WeKan) or full Scrum tools (Taiga). Nextcloud Deck lives inside Nextcloud.
Compared
| Compare | Project | Runs on my machine | Allowed at work | Paid services | Setup | Runs on | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WeKanLong-running MIT kanban board app with swimlanes, calendar, Gantt and table views, Trello import, and Windows, Mac and Linux bundles. | Yes | YesMIT | Optional only | Easy | Windows, macOS, Linux | 21k | |
| PLANKASelf-hosted real-time kanban boards with Markdown cards, custom fields, stopwatch and 100+ notification providers; fair-code licence. | Yes | ConditionsPLANKA Community License, not OSI open source | Optional only | Medium | Windows, Linux | 13k | |
| KanboardMinimal self-hosted kanban board in PHP with WIP limits, subtasks, filters and automatic actions; MIT licensed and in maintenance mode. | Yes | YesMIT | None required | Easy | Windows, Linux | 10.0k | |
| KaneoLightweight project management with board, list, calendar and Gantt views, backlog, time tracking and GitHub/Gitea links; MIT licensed. | Yes | YesMIT | Optional only | Medium | Not confirmed | 9.8k | |
| VikunjaSelf-hosted task manager with list, kanban, Gantt and table views, shipped as one binary with bundled SQLite; AGPL-3.0. | Yes | ConditionsAGPL-3.0-or-later | Optional only | Easy | Windows, macOS, Linux | 6.0k | |
| KanTrello-style kanban boards with workspaces, labels, comments, templates and Trello import; Next.js and PostgreSQL, AGPL-3.0. | Yes | ConditionsAGPL-3.0 | Optional only | Medium | Not confirmed | 5.9k | |
| Nextcloud DeckKanban boards app for Nextcloud with cards, labels, Markdown notes, attachments, comments and sharing; requires a Nextcloud server. | Yes | ConditionsAGPL-3.0-or-later | None required | Medium | Linux | 1.4k | |
| 4ga BoardsReal-time kanban boards with projects, boards, lists, cards and tasks, dark mode, Markdown editor, SSO and board import/export; MIT. | Yes | YesMIT | Optional only | Medium | Not confirmed | 738 | |
| TaigaAgile project management with Scrum backlogs and sprints, Kanban boards, epics and issue tracking, self-hosted with Docker or used on taiga.io. | Yes | ConditionsMPL-2.0 and AGPL-3.0 | Optional only | Medium | Linux | 857 |
Tick up to three to compare them side by side. Ordered by our ranking (stars 40%, recent activity 30%, how many facts we could source 30%), so a well-documented, active project can sit above a bigger one. Unknown means we found no source, never a yes. Stars show attention, not quality. How we check and rank.
Where to start, by what matters to you
Each one comes from a sourced fact on the project’s page, not from a sponsor or a test score.
Common questions
Is there a free, open-source Trello?
Yes. Kanboard and Nextcloud Deck need no paid service at all. WeKan, PLANKA, Kaneo, Vikunja, Kan and 4ga Boards (and 1 more) are free to run, with paid services optional or depending on your setup. The software is free; what you may pay for is the server it runs on and any outside service it relies on, which the paid-services column lists.
Which open-source kanban boards run in Docker or on-premise?
All 9 can run on your own server: WeKan, PLANKA, Kanboard, Kaneo, Vikunja and Kan (and 3 more). WeKan, PLANKA, Kanboard and Kaneo (and 4 more) document a Docker setup. Setup is rated easy for WeKan, Kanboard and Vikunja.
Is PLANKA still open source?
Not under the usual definition. PLANKA uses its own PLANKA Community License, a fair-code "Fair Use License" with the source on GitHub. Internal use in your organisation is allowed, but running PLANKA as a hosted service for others for commercial gain is prohibited, and the Pro files are under a commercial licence. Source: github.com.
Which can I use commercially?
Confirmed: WeKan (MIT), Kanboard (MIT), Kaneo (MIT) and 4ga Boards (MIT). With conditions: PLANKA, Vikunja, Kan, Nextcloud Deck and Taiga. This is not legal advice; read each licence.
Which is easiest to set up?
Rated easy from their install docs: WeKan, Kanboard and Vikunja. Each page links the exact install step we checked.
Which run on Windows?
WeKan, PLANKA, Kanboard and Vikunja are documented to run on Windows. The others are web apps, servers or unconfirmed; check each page.
Which run on Linux?
WeKan, PLANKA, Kanboard, Vikunja, Nextcloud Deck and Taiga are documented to run on Linux. The others are web apps, servers or unconfirmed; check each page.
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