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Wekan vs itsaplan
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars, 3,000 forks, 165 open issues and last shipped yesterday. itsaplan has 726 stars, 113 forks, 29 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Wekan leads on adoption by 2,805% (21,089 vs 726 stars). Wekan is written in JavaScript under MIT; itsaplan is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. Wekan has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, itsaplan 16%. Wekan 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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Side by side
| Wekan | itsaplan | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 726 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 113 |
| 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 itsaplan if
- You want the itsaplan feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and itsaplan 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 itsaplan
It's a Plan (itsaplan) is an open source, self hosted project management and issue tracking application written in TypeScript under the AGPL 3.0 licence, built for teams that want Linear style planning on their own servers and for teams that want AI agents working alongside people on the same board.
read the full itsaplan overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wekan or itsaplan more popular?
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars and itsaplan has 726. Wekan has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wekan and itsaplan free?
Both are open source. Wekan is licensed under MIT and itsaplan under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Wekan and itsaplan?
Wekan is written in JavaScript and itsaplan in TypeScript. 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 itsaplan?
Choose Wekan if you want the larger community (21,089 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose itsaplan if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.