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Planka vs Alexandrie
Planka has 12,668 GitHub stars, 1,397 forks, 425 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Alexandrie has 3,857 stars, 291 forks, 29 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Planka leads on adoption by 228% (12,668 vs 3,857 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 8%. 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 | ★ 3.9K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.4K | ⑂ 291 |
| 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 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 Alexandrie
Alexandrie A self hosted, open source knowledge base with an extended Markdown editor. Organize, search, share and export your notes from any device, even offline. Why Alexandrie? Alexandrie is an open source self hosted wiki and knowledge management platform built for teams and individuals. It combines a powerful Markdown editor, offline support, collaboration tools, and enterprise grade permissions, making it an alternative to Notion, Confluence and Obsidian. One Command Deployment: Bring up the entire full stack application instantly using Docker. Advanced Markdown Engine: Native support for LaTeX, custom…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Planka or Alexandrie more popular?
Planka has 12,668 GitHub stars and Alexandrie has 3,857. 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 (12,668 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Alexandrie if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.