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OpenEMR 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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OP OpenEMR Electronic health records and medical practice management solution VS WE Wekan Open-source kanban board for collaboration
FeatureOpenEMRWekan
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguagePHPJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM50 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentbare-metaldocker, snap
GitHub stars★ 5,352★ 21,021
First released20252015
Replaces—Trello

Why pick each one

Choose OpenEMR if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Mature project with 5.4k GitHub stars
  • Written in PHP
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 50 MB RAM
OpenEMR details

Choose Wekan if…

  • Mature kanban tool
  • Self-hostable
  • Good permissions
Wekan details

Frequently asked questions

Is OpenEMR or Wekan better?

Neither is universally better. Wekan has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are OpenEMR and Wekan free and open-source?

Yes. OpenEMR is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Wekan under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run OpenEMR and Wekan with Docker?

OpenEMR: check the project docs for container support. Wekan: yes.

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