eLabFTW vs Kanboard
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted project management & tasks options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Feature eLabFTW Kanboard Category Project Management & Tasks Project Management & Tasks License AGPL-3.0-only MIT Language PHP PHP Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 300 MB 256 MB Deployment bare-metal docker, bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 1,390 ★ 9,776 First released 2023 2014 Replaces — Trello
Why pick each one
Choose eLabFTW if… Released under the AGPL-3.0-only license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Active community (1.4k GitHub stars) Written in PHP eLabFTW details
Frequently asked questions Is eLabFTW or Kanboard better? Neither is universally better. Kanboard has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are eLabFTW and Kanboard free and open-source? Yes. eLabFTW is licensed under AGPL-3.0-only and Kanboard under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run eLabFTW and Kanboard with Docker? eLabFTW: check the project docs for container support. Kanboard: yes.