Self-hosted alternatives to Trello
Want kanban boards for tasks and projects without handing your data to Trello? These 15 open-source apps run on your own server. Cheapest estimated hosting starts at about $5/month.
| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planka direct | Actively maintained | 12.7k | ⊘ Proprietary | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Kan direct | Actively maintained | 5.9k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Paca direct | Actively maintained | 2k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Plane | Actively maintained | 61.9k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Wekan | Actively maintained | 21.1k | MIT | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Kanboard | Actively maintained | 9.9k | MIT | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Review Board | Actively maintained | 1.7k | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| 4ga Boards | Actively maintained | 736 | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Ideon | Actively maintained | 670 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Tasks.md | Maintained | 2.2k | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Will Be Done | Actively maintained | 168 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Tellor | Maintained | 16 | MIT | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Nullboard | Possibly unmaintained | 4.1k | BSD-2-Clause | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Kanban Tool | Health unknown | – | ⊘ Proprietary | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Taiga | Health unknown | – | MPL-2.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
The options in detail
1. Planka
Realtime kanban board for workgroups (alternative to Trello).
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Latest release v2.2.1 (2026-08-10). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
2. Kan
Flexible kanban app that helps you organise work, track progress, and deliver results (alternative to Trello).
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-01. Latest release v0.6.0 (2026-06-29). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
3. Paca
AI-native project management platform where AI agents and humans collaborate as Scrum teammates on the same board and sprints. Configurable via config files and WASM plugins (alternative to Jira, Trello, ClickUp).
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-01. Latest release v0.20.0-rc.1 (2026-11-02). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
4. Plane
Track issues, epics, and product roadmaps in the simplest way possible (alternative to JIRA, Linear and Height).
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-03. Latest release v1.4.3 (2026-10-28). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM incl. postgres/redis. How to run it →
5. Wekan
Trello-like kanban.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Latest release v12.87 (2026-11-02). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
6. Kanboard
Simple visual task board.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-31. Latest release v1.2.57 (2026-10-31). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
7. Review Board
Extensible and friendly code review tool for projects and companies of all sizes.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Latest release release-8.0 (2026-06-09). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
8. 4ga Boards
Straightforward realtime kanban boards management for intuitive task tracking. Featuring an elegant dark mode, collapsible todo lists, and multitasking tools to supercharge your team's productivity.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Latest release v3.3.14 (2026-10-24). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
9. Ideon
Project workspace built around an infinite canvas; embed GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, and Forgejo repositories alongside notes, links, and tasks, with real-time collaboration.
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-11-02. Latest release v1.1.0 (2026-11-02). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
10. Tasks.md
File based task management board that and that supports Markdown syntax.
Maintained Last activity 2026-03-08. Latest release 3.3.0 (2026-03-08). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
11. Will Be Done
Offline-first task manager with weekly planning, project boards, real-time sync, Vim keybindings, desktop quick add, and import from popular task managers (alternative to TickTick, Todoist).
Actively maintained Last activity 2026-10-31. Latest release v0.12.0 (2026-10-23). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
12. Tellor
Minimalist single-user kanban todo app. Clean, simplified, and compact UI. Can import boards from Trello.
Maintained Last activity 2026-07-17. Latest release v1.2.2 (2026-05-21). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
13. Nullboard
Single-page minimalist kanban board; compact, highly readable and quick to use.
Possibly unmaintained Last activity 2023-11-05. Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
14. Kanban Tool
Advanced Kanban boards with time tracking.
Health unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
15. Taiga
Agile Project Management Tool based on the Kanban and Scrum methods.
Health unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
Why self-host instead of Trello?
- Own your data — it lives on a server you control, with backups you decide on.
- Predictable cost — a small VPS often replaces per-seat pricing for a whole team or family.
- No lock-in — open-source licenses let you keep running the software even if a vendor disappears.
The trade-off: you are responsible for updates, backups and security. Pick an app marked Actively maintained and with Docker support for the easiest ride.
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