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Planka vs Alexandrie
Planka has 12,567 GitHub stars, 1,378 forks, 425 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Alexandrie has 2,757 stars, 195 forks, 29 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. Planka leads on adoption by 356% (12,567 vs 2,757 stars). Planka is written in JavaScript under a custom or non-standard licence; Alexandrie is written in Vue under MIT. Planka has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, Alexandrie 7%. Planka was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (docker, 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 | Alexandrie | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 13K | ★ 2.8K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.4K | ⑂ 195 |
| 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 Alexandrie if
- You want the Alexandrie feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You evaluated both and Alexandrie 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.
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About Alexandrie
Alexandrie is an open source, self hosted knowledge base and project & work management tool. It lives in the Vue/Nuxt, Golang, Docker, and offline first web app ecosystem. It provides an extended Markdown editor for organizing, searching, sharing, and exporting notes from desktop or mobile devices.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Planka or Alexandrie more popular?
Planka has 12,567 GitHub stars and Alexandrie has 2,757. Planka has the larger community by that measure.
Are Planka and Alexandrie free?
Both are open source. Planka has no licence declared in this registry, and Alexandrie is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Planka and Alexandrie?
Planka is written in JavaScript and Alexandrie in Vue. 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 Alexandrie?
Choose Planka if you want the larger community (12,567 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Alexandrie if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.