Pad vs Tale

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

Pad

Apache-2.0

Local-first project management for developers and AI agents, with a CLI, web UI, SQLite backend, and native skills for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and more.

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Tale

MIT

Open-source workspace where teams and AI agents plan tasks, run them in sandboxes, and review results together.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Pad	Tale
License	Apache-2.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	185	32
Forks	24	5
Open Issues	7	258
Last Commit	Oct 7, 2026	Oct 9, 2026
First Released	Mar 26, 2026	Nov 30, 2025
Categories	Project Management	AI Agent Builders Task Management
Tags	#local-first #cli #ai-agents #agent-tools #mcp-server	#ai #ai-agents #LLM #automation #collaboration

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