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	26,337	1,658
Forks	2,567	119
Open Issues	783	13
Last Commit	May 18, 2026	Jul 28, 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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