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Pollaris 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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PO Pollaris Polling tool to plan, organise and make decisions quickly VS WE Wekan Open-source kanban board for collaboration
FeaturePollarisWekan
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseGPL-3.0-onlyMIT
LanguageJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM50 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentbare-metaldocker, snap
GitHub stars—★ 21,021
First released20252015
ReplacesDoodle, OpenSondageTrello

Why pick each one

Choose Pollaris if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0-only license
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 50 MB RAM
Pollaris details

Choose Wekan if…

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Pollaris 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 Pollaris and Wekan free and open-source?

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

Can I run Pollaris and Wekan with Docker?

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

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