Kanboard vs Tegon

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.

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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

	Kanboard	Tegon
License	MIT	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	9,893	1,912
Forks	1,993	124
Open Issues	165	53
Last Commit	Oct 2, 2026	Mar 30, 2025
First Released	Jan 25, 2014	Jan 23, 2024
Categories	Time & Task Management Tools	Project Management
Tags	#kanban #agile #boards #self hosted	—

GitHub stars over time

Kanboard9,893

Tegon

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