Kanban vs Planka
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 Kanban with
choose an app… Plane Focalboard Super Productivity Wekan OpenProject Habitica Self-Hosted Leantime git-bug Kanboard Kaneo Taskwarrior OpenEMR Maybe Tasks Taskcafe Vikunja Kimai2 Octobox Nullboard Godo Worklenz Donetick Tasks.md Restyaboard Tegon Taskell Nextcloud Deck Kanban Lite Taiga
Compare Planka with
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Feature Kanban Planka Category Project Management & Tasks Project Management & Tasks License MIT AGPL-3.0 Language Vue JavaScript Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 128 MB 256 MB Deployment docker, source docker GitHub stars ★ 1,988 ★ 12,330 First released 2022 2019 Replaces Trello Trello
Why pick each one
Choose Kanban if… Released under the MIT license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly First-class Docker support for quick deployment Active community (2k GitHub stars) Kanban details Choose Planka if… Fast real-time updates Familiar interface Lightweight Planka details
Frequently asked questions Is Kanban or Planka better? Neither is universally better. Planka has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Kanban and Planka free and open-source? Yes. Kanban is licensed under MIT and Planka under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Kanban and Planka with Docker? Kanban: yes. Planka: yes.