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WeKan vs Planka
Pick WeKan if you want MIT OSI kanban. Pick Planka if you want that polished board and will accept the PLANKA Community License (catalog openSource is false).
Facts checked 24 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
WeKan in the catalog Planka in the catalog Start on Railway
How they compare
| WeKan | Planka | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT (catalog) source | PLANKA Community License (Fair Use; catalog openSource false) source |
| Language | JavaScript (catalog) | JavaScript (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | 21,125 stars in the catalog source | 12,624 stars in the catalog source |
| Self-host | Meteor kanban. Named on /best/kanban-boards. | Community edition plus a commercial Pro. |
| Best for | An OSI Trello-shaped board. | A polished board if you accept fair-use. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
Neither is the published Trello lander — that is It's a Plan on /stacks/plane-tracker. WeKan is wekan/wekan. Planka is plankanban/planka (Community License / Fair Use; Pro is commercial). Vikunja is the list sibling. Focalboard is quieter (last push May 2026).
FAQ
- Where is It's a Plan?
- The published Trello path — /stacks/plane-tracker and /best/project-management.
- Is Planka OSI open source?
- No. The catalog row is PLANKA Community License (Fair Use). WeKan is MIT.
- Are these free?
- WeKan is MIT. Planka Community is fair-use, not OSI. You pay hosting.
- How do I deploy a board?
- Open /stacks/plane-tracker for the published Trello path, or follow WeKan's docs for a board-only box.
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