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Planka vs Leantime
Planka has 12,666 GitHub stars, 1,397 forks, 425 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Leantime has 11,958 stars, 1,169 forks, 328 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Planka leads on adoption by 6% (12,666 vs 11,958 stars). Planka is written in JavaScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Leantime is written in PHP under AGPL-3.0. Planka has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Leantime 10%. Planka 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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| Planka | Leantime | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 13K | ★ 12K |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.4K | ⑂ 1.2K |
| 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 Leantime if
- You want the Leantime feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Leantime fits your workflow better
About Planka
PLANKA Project mastering driven by fun Install · Demo · Docs · API · Cloud · Pro version PLANKA Pro When the whole team runs on PLANKA. Phones and tablets · five themes · a dashboard across every project · calendar, timeline and map views · cards on more than one board · templates · guest roles · SSO · PDF export. Self hosted exactly as you host it now, supported by the people who build it. Pro upgrades an existing Community installation in place — your database, your volume, your data. It is a real migration rather than a new image: Pro adds a Valkey service and a one off schema promote. The promote accepts…
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About Leantime
Leantime® ⭐ If you find Leantime useful, please star us on GitHub! ⭐ Leantime is an open source project management system for non project managers. We combine strategy, planning and execution while making it easy for everyone on the team to use. Built with ADHD, dyslexia and autism in mind. 🧠 💪 As simple as Trello but as feature rich as Jira 🔄 A perfect alternative to ClickUp, Monday, or Asana 🌐 🚀 Features yes, all of these features are included in the OSS version 📸 Screenshots ❗System Requirements PHP 8.2+ MySQL 8.0+ or MariaDB 10.6+ Apache or Nginx (IIS works with some modifications) PHP Extensions…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Planka or Leantime more popular?
Planka has 12,666 GitHub stars and Leantime has 11,958. Planka has the larger community by that measure.
Are Planka and Leantime free?
Both are open source. Planka has no licence declared in this registry, and Leantime is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Planka and Leantime?
Planka is written in JavaScript and Leantime in PHP. 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 Leantime?
Choose Planka if you want the larger community (12,666 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Leantime if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.