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Planka vs agentrq
Planka has 12,567 GitHub stars, 1,378 forks, 425 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. agentrq has 1,123 stars, 80 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped today. Planka leads on adoption by 1,019% (12,567 vs 1,123 stars). Planka is written in JavaScript under a custom or non-standard licence; agentrq is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Planka has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, agentrq 7%. agentrq was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Planka | agentrq | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 13K | ★ 1.1K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.4K | ⑂ 80 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Planka if
- You weight community size — 13K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick agentrq if
- You want the agentrq feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and agentrq fits your workflow better
About Planka
Planka is a self hosted Kanban board for project and task management. It lives in the open source project and work management ecosystem, with JavaScript as its implementation language, and it positions itself as an open alternative to Trello and Monday.com. The project provides a free Community edition for self hosting, while PLANKA Pro adds organization features and developer support.
read the full Planka overview →
About agentrq
AgentRQ is a self hosted, Apache 2.0 human in the loop task manager that gives human operators and AI agents one shared workspace over the Model Context Protocol, aimed at people who run their own Claude subscriptions or any agent harness with ACP support.
read the full agentrq overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Planka or agentrq more popular?
Planka has 12,567 GitHub stars and agentrq has 1,123. Planka has the larger community by that measure.
Are Planka and agentrq free?
Both are open source. Planka has no licence declared in this registry, and agentrq is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Planka and agentrq?
Planka is written in JavaScript and agentrq in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Planka or agentrq?
Choose Planka if you want the larger community (12,567 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose agentrq if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.