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Planka vs Vikunja

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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Planka Realtime kanban board for workgroups VS Vikunja Open-source to-do and project management app
FeaturePlankaVikunja
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score94 · Excellent90 · Excellent
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
LanguageJavaScriptGo
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker, binary
GitHub stars★ 12,576★ 5,494
First released20192019
ReplacesTrelloTodoist, Trello, Asana

What are Planka and Vikunja?

Planka

Planka is an open-source kanban board for workgroups with real-time updates, labels, and a clean Trello-like interface. It targets small teams wanting fast, simple boards. It is deployed via Docker.

  • Real-time collaborative boards
  • Cards, labels and due dates
  • Markdown descriptions
  • Clean Trello-like UI

Read the full Planka guide →

Vikunja

Vikunja is an open-source to-do app and project management tool with lists, kanban, gantt, and calendar views. It targets individuals and teams wanting flexible task management. It is deployed via Docker or a single binary.

  • List, kanban, gantt and calendar views
  • Reminders and recurring tasks
  • REST API
  • Lightweight single binary

Read the full Vikunja guide →

Planka vs Vikunja: key differences

Planka is written in JavaScript, while Vikunja is built with Go. Planka has the considerably larger community, at 12,576 GitHub stars versus 5,494.

Why pick each one

Choose Planka if…

  • Fast real-time updates
  • Familiar interface
  • Lightweight

Watch out for

  • Fewer features than rivals
  • Requires Postgres
Planka details

Choose Vikunja if…

  • Flexible task views
  • Lightweight
  • Good API

Watch out for

  • Smaller ecosystem
  • Fewer integrations than rivals
Vikunja details

Frequently asked questions

Is Planka or Vikunja 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 Planka and Vikunja free and open-source?

Yes. Planka is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Vikunja under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Planka and Vikunja with Docker?

Planka: yes. Vikunja: yes.

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