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Wekan vs CommunityServer
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars, 3,000 forks, 165 open issues and last shipped yesterday. CommunityServer has 3,166 stars, 672 forks, 206 open issues and last shipped 5 months ago. Wekan leads on adoption by 566% (21,089 vs 3,166 stars). Wekan is written in JavaScript under MIT; CommunityServer is written in C# under Apache-2.0. Wekan has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, CommunityServer 21%. Wekan was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| Wekan | CommunityServer | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 3.2K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-05-05 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 672 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Wekan if
- You weight community size — 21K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick CommunityServer if
- You want the CommunityServer feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and CommunityServer fits your workflow better
About Wekan
Wekan is an open source collaborative kanban board application written in JavaScript and built with Meteor. It is licensed under the MIT license and is positioned as a free and open source alternative to Jira and Monday.com. The project lives in the self hosted business software and project management ecosystem.
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About CommunityServer
CommunityServer, now distributed as ONLYOFFICE Groups from version 11.0, is a free open source collaborative platform written in C and licensed under Apache 2.0. It lives in the ONLYOFFICE Workspace ecosystem and acts as a central hub for documents, projects, clients, and email accounts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wekan or CommunityServer more popular?
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars and CommunityServer has 3,166. Wekan has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wekan and CommunityServer free?
Both are open source. Wekan is licensed under MIT and CommunityServer under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Wekan and CommunityServer?
Wekan is written in JavaScript and CommunityServer in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Wekan or CommunityServer?
Choose Wekan if you want the larger community (21,089 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose CommunityServer if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.