Open source alternatives to Trello

4 projects on starwire do the same job. Ranked by how much of what Trello does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Trello does

  1. Kanban boards with cardscore
  2. Drag-and-drop task trackingcore
  3. Team collaboration on boards
  4. Checklists, labels and due dates
  5. Automations
  6. Calendar and timeline views
  7. Integrations

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

ProjectCoversStarsCommits, 12 weeksLast releaseClosed vs openedSetupLicense
pacaOpen source Scrum board where humans and AI agents share sprints and goals Same job, different way61%2.1k+21
912
5 days ago95% Needs a server Apache-2.0
Covers 1 of 2 core jobs. Partly: Drag-and-drop task tracking; Automations. Not shown: Checklists, labels and due dates; Calendar and timeline views.See the evidence
  • Kanban boards with cardscoreYesappear on the Scrumban board alongside human teammates
  • Drag-and-drop task trackingcorePartlyHumans and agents pull tasks from the same board
  • Team collaboration on boardsYesship alongside humans on one real-time board
  • Checklists, labels and due datesNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • AutomationsPartlyJev AI makes the small calls for you
  • Calendar and timeline viewsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • IntegrationsYesPlugin Marketplace
kanriOffline Kanban board for Windows, macOS and Linux built with Tauri and Nuxt Covers one part56%2.1k+3
6
14 months ago20% Install like an app GPL-3.0
Covers all 2 core jobs. Not shown: Team collaboration on boards; Automations; Calendar and timeline views; Integrations.See the evidence
  • Kanban boards with cardscoreYesKanban board layout with customizable columns, cards
  • Drag-and-drop task trackingcoreYesThey contain details and can be easily moved between columns.
  • Team collaboration on boardsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Checklists, labels and due datesYessub-tasks, due-dates and tags
  • AutomationsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Calendar and timeline viewsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • IntegrationsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
kanboardKanban project management software Not checked yet10.0k+4
57
14 days ago100% Needs a server MIT
fizzyKanban board from Basecamp, built with Rails and Hotwire Not checked yet8.3k+2
798
yesterdayToo few Needs a server Custom license

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