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Kaneo vs KaibanJS
Kaneo has 9,134 GitHub stars, 800 forks, 70 open issues and last shipped yesterday. KaibanJS has 1,479 stars, 158 forks, 78 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. Kaneo leads on adoption by 518% (9,134 vs 1,479 stars). Kaneo is written in TypeScript under MIT; KaibanJS is written in TypeScript under MIT. Kaneo has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, KaibanJS 11%. Kaneo was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (kanban), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| Kaneo | KaibanJS | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 9.1K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-05-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 800 | ⑂ 158 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Kaneo if
- You weight community size — 9.1K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick KaibanJS if
- You want the KaibanJS feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and KaibanJS fits your workflow better
About Kaneo
Kaneo is an open source project management tool for development teams, published under the MIT license and written in TypeScript. It describes itself as "all you need, nothing you don't," and its README frames the design goal around restraint: the project's authors argue that the problem with most project management platforms is not a lack of features but an excess of them, where notifications, unnecessary buttons and complex workflows pull teams away from building products. Kaneo belongs to the self hosted project and work management ecosystem, and its topic list places it explicitly alongside issue trackers and…
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About KaibanJS
KaibanJS is an MIT licensed, TypeScript written JavaScript native framework for building and managing multi agent systems with a Kanban inspired approach. It lives in the JavaScript ecosystem and provides a way to create, visualize, and coordinate AI agents, tasks, tools, and teams.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kaneo or KaibanJS more popular?
Kaneo has 9,134 GitHub stars and KaibanJS has 1,479. Kaneo has the larger community by that measure.
Are Kaneo and KaibanJS free?
Both are open source. Kaneo is licensed under MIT and KaibanJS under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Kaneo and KaibanJS?
Kaneo is written in TypeScript and KaibanJS in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Kaneo or KaibanJS?
Choose Kaneo if you want the larger community (9,134 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose KaibanJS if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.