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Taiga vs Tasks.md

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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TA Taiga Agile project management for cross-functional teams VS TA Tasks.md Self-hosted Markdown file-based task management board
FeatureTaigaTasks.md
CategoryProject Management & TasksProject Management & Tasks
LicenseMPL-2.0MIT
LanguagePythonJavaScript
Setup difficultyHardEasy
Min. RAM2,048 MB128 MB
Deploymentdockerdocker
GitHub stars★ 844★ 2,175
First released20142023
ReplacesJira, TrelloTrello

Why pick each one

Choose Taiga if…

  • Strong agile features
  • Mature platform
  • Good API
Taiga details

Choose Tasks.md if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.2k GitHub stars)
Tasks.md details

Frequently asked questions

Is Taiga or Tasks.md better?

Tasks.md 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 Taiga and Tasks.md free and open-source?

Yes. Taiga is licensed under MPL-2.0 and Tasks.md under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Taiga and Tasks.md with Docker?

Taiga: yes. Tasks.md: yes.

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