Focalboard vs Kaneo

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

Focalboard

AGPL-3.0

Open-source, self-hosted project management tool — a free alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.

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Kaneo

MIT

Minimal self-hosted project management with kanban boards and issue tracking — no bloat, no subscriptions.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Focalboard	Kaneo
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	26,183	3,551
Forks	2,542	320
Open Issues	781	72
Last Commit	May 18, 2026	May 24, 2026
First Released	Oct 6, 2020	Dec 31, 2024
Categories	Time & Task Management Tools Knowledge Management Tools Collaboration & Communication Tools	Time & Task Management Tools
Tags	#kanban #project management #collaboration #docker #self hosted	#kanban #project management #self hosted

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