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PLANKA

A self-hosted Kanban board with a free Community edition.

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  • Rating

    4.4 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    Web

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What is PLANKA?

PLANKA is a Kanban board for teams who want their work visible and organised, built to be self-hosted. The free Community edition is aimed at private use, clubs and homelabs, and the source is available on GitHub. It supports themes, works on mobile and is translated into more than 35 languages. The paid Pro edition, offered self-hosted or as a managed cloud, adds roles and guest access, single sign-on, templates, advanced search and reporting, and Enterprise plans cover large organisations.

Pros: what PLANKA does well

  • Free Community edition for private use
  • You host it, so your data stays with you
  • Available in more than 35 languages

Cons: where it falls short

  • Needs a server to self-host
  • Single sign-on and roles need the Pro edition

Who PLANKA is for

Homelab users and small groups who want their own Kanban board.

Who can skip it

People who want a ready-made hosted board with no setup.

PLANKA alternatives

Not sold on PLANKA? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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WeKan

Focus: open source and trello alternative. Shares kanban and boards with PLANKA. Free (PLANKA: Freemium). Rated 4.2 (PLANKA: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.2Visit

Trello

Focus: visual and teams. Shares kanban and boards with PLANKA. Adds iOS, Android and macOS. Same 4.4 rating.

Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.4Visit

TaskView

Focus: task management, project management and open source. Shares self-hosted with PLANKA. Free (PLANKA: Freemium). Rated 4.3 (PLANKA: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.3Visit

Leantime

Focus: project management, goals and adhd friendly. Shares kanban and self-hosted with PLANKA. Free (PLANKA: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (PLANKA: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Vikunja

Focus: gantt, open source and trello alternative. Shares kanban and self-hosted with PLANKA. Free (PLANKA: Freemium). Same 4.4 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.4Visit

Kanboard

Focus: wip limits, open source and trello alternative. Shares kanban and self-hosted with PLANKA. Free (PLANKA: Freemium). Rated 4.2 (PLANKA: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.2Visit

Free alternatives to PLANKA

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Kanban for Obsidian

Focus: obsidian, project management and markdown. Shares kanban and boards with PLANKA. Free (PLANKA: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (PLANKA: 4.4).

OtherFreeCross-Platform
4.5Visit

Gitea

Focus: git hosting, code review and issues. Shares self-hosted with PLANKA. Free (PLANKA: Freemium). Adds Linux, macOS and Windows. Rated 4.6 (PLANKA: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.6Visit

tududi

Focus: to-do list, gtd and recurring tasks. Shares self-hosted with PLANKA. Free (PLANKA: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (PLANKA: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Donetick

Focus: chores, recurring tasks and open source. Shares self-hosted with PLANKA. Free (PLANKA: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (PLANKA: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

Projektor

Focus: issue tracker, wiki and cloudflare workers. Shares self-hosted with PLANKA. Free (PLANKA: Freemium). Rated 4.3 (PLANKA: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.3Visit

Kanri

Focus: offline, task boards and open source. Shares kanban with PLANKA. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (PLANKA: Freemium). Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.5 (PLANKA: 4.4).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit
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