Alternatives to WeKan
Open source Trello-style kanban
WeKan ranks #21 of 24 in Project management, with an Alt Score of 45. It is licensed under MIT, open source with paid hosting from €50/year and available on the web. 6 of 14 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Teams and individuals who want a Trello-style kanban board but need to self-host their data for privacy, compliance, or cost reasons, including developers and organizations avoiding SaaS vendor lock-in.
A free, open-source (MIT-licensed) kanban board with boards, lists, and drag-and-drop cards, plus labels, due dates, checklists, comments, attachments, and swimlanes. It supports multiple users with board- and card-level permissions, custom fields, and activity notifications. Being self-hosted, you control the server, data, and integrations rather than relying on a third-party SaaS.
You create a board per project, add lists for workflow stages (e.g., To Do, Doing, Done), and add cards for individual tasks. Cards are dragged between lists as work progresses, and can carry details like assignees, labels, due dates, and checklists.
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
How WeKan compares with its alternatives, feature by feature.
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Every fact and feature listed for WeKan is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Starts at €50/year verified 2026-07-12
WeKan with admin access and unlimited everything for 50 euro/year
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License MIT verified 2026-07-12
The MIT License (MIT)
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Pricing model OSS + paid hosting verified 2026-07-12
WeKan with admin access and unlimited everything for 50 euro/year
https://wekan.fi/saas/ -
Platforms Web verified 2026-07-12
you don’t have to trust us with your data and can install Wekan on your own computer or server
https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/main/README.md -
Status active verified 2026-07-12
This new Gantt feature was added to MIT WeKan 2025-12-22
https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/main/docs/Features/Gantt.md -
Kanban boards Yes verified 2026-07-12
Kanban boards are an unbeatable tool to keep your things organized
https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/main/README.md -
Gantt / timeline Yes verified 2026-07-12
Gantt is at top dropdown menu Swimlanes/Lists/Calendar/Gantt.
https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/main/docs/Features/Gantt.md -
Calendar view Yes verified 2026-07-12
Gantt is at top dropdown menu Swimlanes/Lists/Calendar/Gantt.
https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/main/docs/Features/Gantt.md -
Custom fields Yes verified 2026-07-12
Click: Board hamburger menu / Custom Fields
https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/main/docs/Features/CustomFields/CustomFields.md -
Automations / rules Yes verified 2026-07-12
This is WeKan's equivalent of Trello's Butler.
https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/main/docs/Features/Rules/Rules.md -
Free tier user limit Partial verified 2026-07-12
WeKan ® is a completely Open Source and Free software collaborative kanban board application with MIT license.
https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/main/README.md
FAQ
Yes. ClickUp, Monday.com and YouTrack have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Plane, OpenProject and Leantime — every license claim links its source.