Focalboard vs Tegon
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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Compare Focalboard with
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Feature Focalboard Tegon Category Project Management & Tasks Project Management & Tasks License MIT AGPL-3.0 Language TypeScript TypeScript Setup difficulty Easy Medium Min. RAM 512 MB 1,024 MB Deployment docker, bare-metal docker, source GitHub stars ★ 26,376 ★ 1,916 First released 2021 2024 Replaces Trello, Asana, Notion Linear, Jira
Why pick each one
Choose Focalboard if… Clean Trello-like UI Lightweight Mattermost integration Focalboard details Choose Tegon if… Released under the AGPL-3.0 license First-class Docker support for quick deployment Active community (1.9k GitHub stars) Written in TypeScript Tegon details
Frequently asked questions Is Focalboard or Tegon better? Focalboard is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Tegon if its specific feature set fits your needs better.
Are Focalboard and Tegon free and open-source? Yes. Focalboard is licensed under MIT and Tegon under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Focalboard and Tegon with Docker? Focalboard: yes. Tegon: yes.