Kaneo vs Plane

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

Kaneo

MIT

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

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Plane

AGPL-3.0

Open-source project management platform — an alternative to Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Kaneo	Plane
License	MIT	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	9,173	59,823
Forks	807	5,850
Open Issues	97	1,055
Last Commit	Sep 24, 2026	Sep 24, 2026
First Released	Dec 31, 2024	Nov 19, 2022
Categories	Time & Task Management Tools	Time & Task Management Tools Developer Tools Collaboration & Communication Tools
Tags	#kanban #project management #self hosted	#project management #kanban #collaboration #self hosted #docker

GitHub stars over time

Kaneo

Plane59,823

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