Fab-manager vs Wekan
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 Fab-manager Wekan Category Project Management & Tasks Project Management & Tasks License AGPL-3.0-or-later MIT Language Ruby JavaScript Setup difficulty Easy Medium Min. RAM 50 MB 1,024 MB Deployment bare-metal docker, snap GitHub stars ★ 254 ★ 21,021 First released 2023 2015 Replaces — Trello
Why pick each one
Choose Fab-manager if… Released under the AGPL-3.0-or-later license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Written in Ruby Tiny footprint — runs in 50 MB RAM Fab-manager details Choose Wekan if… Mature kanban tool Self-hostable Good permissions Wekan details
Frequently asked questions Is Fab-manager or Wekan better? Neither is universally better. Wekan has the larger community, while Fab-manager is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Fab-manager and Wekan free and open-source? Yes. Fab-manager is licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later and Wekan under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Fab-manager and Wekan with Docker? Fab-manager: check the project docs for container support. Wekan: yes.