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Wekan vs dootask
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars, 3,000 forks, 165 open issues and last shipped yesterday. dootask has 5,577 stars, 1,071 forks, 165 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Wekan leads on adoption by 278% (21,089 vs 5,577 stars). Wekan is written in JavaScript under MIT; dootask is written in PHP under AGPL-3.0. Wekan has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, dootask 19%. 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 | dootask | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 5.6K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 1.1K |
| 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 dootask if
- You want the dootask 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 dootask 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.
read the full Wekan overview →
About dootask
DooTask is an open source online project and task management system for teams that need self hosted tasks, document collaboration, mind maps, flowcharts, instant messaging, and file management in one PHP application under the AGPL 3.0 licence.
read the full dootask overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wekan or dootask more popular?
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars and dootask has 5,577. Wekan has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wekan and dootask free?
Both are open source. Wekan is licensed under MIT and dootask under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Wekan and dootask?
Wekan is written in JavaScript and dootask 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, Wekan or dootask?
Choose Wekan if you want the larger community (21,089 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose dootask if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.