Kanboard vs osTicket

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

Kanboard

MIT

Free, open source Kanban project management software focused on simplicity and visual task tracking.

GPL-2.0

Open-source help desk ticketing system. Routes emails, web forms, and phone requests into a unified agent workspace. Self-hosted, PHP, GPL-2.0.

	Kanboard	osTicket
License	MIT	GPL-2.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	9,917	3,988
Forks	2,005	1,851
Open Issues	159	1,216
Last Commit	Oct 19, 2026	Jun 17, 2026
First Released	Jan 25, 2014	Aug 12, 2013
Categories	Time & Task Management Tools	Help Desk & Ticketing Software
Tags	#kanban #agile #boards #self hosted	#help desk #customer support #ticketing #email #open-source

Kanboard

osTicket3,988

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