Planka vs Taiga
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 Taiga with
choose an app… Plane Huly Focalboard Super Productivity Wekan OpenProject Habitica Self-Hosted Phabricator Leantime git-bug Kanboard Redmine Maybe Tasks Taskcafe Vikunja Tasks.md Restyaboard Kanban Tegon MantisBT Taskell ZenTao Nextcloud Deck Kanban Lite Bugzilla Phorge Trac The Bug Genie Traq FlowInquiry Rukovoditel eTraxis
Feature Planka Taiga Category Project Management & Tasks Project Management & Tasks License AGPL-3.0 MPL-2.0 Language JavaScript Python Setup difficulty Easy Hard Min. RAM 256 MB 2,048 MB Deployment docker docker GitHub stars ★ 12,330 ★ 844 First released 2019 2014 Replaces Trello Jira, Trello
Why pick each one
Choose Planka if… Fast real-time updates Familiar interface Lightweight Planka details Choose Taiga if… Strong agile features Mature platform Good API Taiga details
Frequently asked questions Is Planka or Taiga better? Planka is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Taiga if its specific feature set fits your needs better.
Are Planka and Taiga free and open-source? Yes. Planka is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Taiga under MPL-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Planka and Taiga with Docker? Planka: yes. Taiga: yes.