Doska vs Kan

Comparing two open source alternatives to Trello and Asana. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Doska

MIT

Local-first kanban app with Markdown cards, offline support, and an optional self-hosted sync server with SSO and MCP.

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Kan

AGPL-3.0

Modern, open source Trello alternative with kanban boards, lists, cards, and collaborative project tracking.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Doska	Kan
License	MIT	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	162	5,779
Forks	5	512
Open Issues	—	158
Last Commit	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 2, 2026
First Released	Jun 16, 2026	Oct 27, 2023
Categories	Task Management	Project Management
Tags	#kanban #markdown #task management #local-first #offline	—

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