Kan vs WeKan

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

Kan

AGPL-3.0

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

MIT

Open-source kanban board built with Meteor — a free and self-hosted alternative to Trello.

	Kan	WeKan
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	5,189	20,994
Forks	415	2,988
Open Issues	107	388
Last Commit	Jul 8, 2026	Jul 16, 2026
First Released	Oct 27, 2023	Jan 21, 2014
Categories	Project Management	Time & Task Management Tools Collaboration & Communication Tools
Tags	—	#kanban #project management #collaboration #self hosted #docker

Open-source project management software — an alternative to Jira, Asana, Trello, and Monday.com.

Self-hosted project and task management platform with Kanban boards, sprints, time tracking, and AI/MCP integrations for software teams.

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

Self-hosted Kanban and scrum project management tool with real-time collaboration, sprints, and anonymous shareable boards.

Straightforward realtime kanban boards for intuitive task tracking with dark mode and collaborative features.

Local-first desktop project manager for small dev teams with Kanban workflow and zero cloud dependency.