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Wekan vs Leantime
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars, 3,000 forks, 165 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Leantime has 11,597 stars, 1,128 forks, 328 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. Wekan leads on adoption by 82% (21,089 vs 11,597 stars). Wekan is written in JavaScript under MIT; Leantime is written in PHP under AGPL-3.0. Wekan has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Leantime 10%. 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 | Leantime | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 12K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-07 |
| 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 Leantime if
- You want the Leantime 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 Leantime 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 Leantime
Leantime is an open source project management system in the Business Software / Project & Work Management category, written in PHP and licensed under AGPL 3.0. It is aimed at non project managers and combines strategy, planning, and execution in one place. The project describes itself as built with ADHD, autism, and dyslexia in mind.
read the full Leantime overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wekan or Leantime more popular?
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars and Leantime has 11,597. Wekan has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wekan and Leantime free?
Both are open source. Wekan is licensed under MIT and Leantime under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Wekan and Leantime?
Wekan is written in JavaScript and Leantime 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 Leantime?
Choose Wekan if you want the larger community (21,089 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Leantime if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.