Vikunja 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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Compare Vikunja with
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Feature Vikunja Wekan Category Project Management & Tasks Project Management & Tasks License AGPL-3.0 MIT Language Go JavaScript Setup difficulty Easy Medium Min. RAM 256 MB 1,024 MB Deployment docker, binary docker, snap GitHub stars ★ 5,003 ★ 21,021 First released 2019 2015 Replaces Todoist, Trello, Asana Trello
Why pick each one
Choose Wekan if… Mature kanban tool Self-hostable Good permissions Wekan details
Frequently asked questions Is Vikunja or Wekan better? Neither is universally better. Wekan has the larger community, while Vikunja is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.
Are Vikunja and Wekan free and open-source? Yes. Vikunja is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Wekan under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Vikunja and Wekan with Docker? Vikunja: yes. Wekan: yes.