Focalboard vs Tegon

Comparing two open source alternatives to Jira . 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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Tegon

AGPL-3.0

Dev-first open source alternative to Jira and Linear for issue tracking, sprint planning, and product development.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Focalboard	Tegon
License	AGPL-3.0	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	26,251	1,903
Forks	2,553	124
Open Issues	780	53
Last Commit	May 18, 2026	Mar 30, 2025
First Released	Oct 6, 2020	Jan 23, 2024
Categories	Time & Task Management Tools Knowledge Management Tools Collaboration & Communication Tools	Project Management
Tags	#kanban #project management #collaboration #docker #self hosted	—

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