Focalboard vs Paca

Comparing two open source alternatives to Trello and Jira and Monday.com and ClickUp . 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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Paca

Apache-2.0

AI-native open-source project management platform for Scrum and Kanban teams.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Focalboard	Paca
License	AGPL-3.0	Apache-2.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	26,238	611
Forks	2,546	27
Open Issues	780	1
Last Commit	May 18, 2026	Jun 14, 2026
First Released	Oct 6, 2020	Mar 20, 2026
Categories	Time & Task Management Tools Knowledge Management Tools Collaboration & Communication Tools	Project Management
Tags	#kanban #project management #collaboration #docker #self hosted	#self hosted #project management #scrum #agile #ai

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