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Kaneo vs Fizzy
Kaneo has 9,134 GitHub stars, 800 forks, 70 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Fizzy has 8,212 stars, 1,194 forks, 67 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Kaneo leads on adoption by 11% (9,134 vs 8,212 stars). Kaneo is written in TypeScript under MIT; Fizzy is written in Ruby under a custom or non-standard licence. Kaneo has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Fizzy 15%. 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 | Fizzy | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 9.1K | ★ 8.2K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 800 | ⑂ 1.2K |
| 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 Fizzy if
- You want the Fizzy feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and Fizzy 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 Fizzy
Fizzy is an open source kanban tool for tracking issues and ideas, published by 37signals as a Ruby on Rails application, and it is aimed at teams that want a fast, simple board together with the source code and the option to run that board on their own server.
read the full Fizzy overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kaneo or Fizzy more popular?
Kaneo has 9,134 GitHub stars and Fizzy has 8,212. Kaneo has the larger community by that measure.
Are Kaneo and Fizzy free?
Both are open source. Kaneo is licensed under MIT, and Fizzy has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Kaneo and Fizzy?
Kaneo is written in TypeScript and Fizzy in Ruby. 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 Fizzy?
Choose Kaneo if you want the larger community (9,134 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Fizzy if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.