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Wekan vs nimbalyst
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars, 3,000 forks, 165 open issues and last shipped yesterday. nimbalyst has 1,731 stars, 254 forks, 642 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Wekan leads on adoption by 1,118% (21,089 vs 1,731 stars). Wekan is written in JavaScript under MIT; nimbalyst is written in TypeScript under MIT. Wekan has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, nimbalyst 15%. nimbalyst 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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| Wekan | nimbalyst | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 1.7K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 254 |
| 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 nimbalyst if
- You want the nimbalyst feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and nimbalyst 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 nimbalyst
Nimbalyst is an open source visual workspace for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and other coding agents. It lives in the agentic coding ecosystem and brings sessions, worktrees, tasks, docs, diagrams, mockups, commits, and code into one desktop application. It is written in TypeScript, uses Electron, and is MIT licensed.
read the full nimbalyst overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wekan or nimbalyst more popular?
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars and nimbalyst has 1,731. Wekan has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wekan and nimbalyst free?
Both are open source. Wekan is licensed under MIT and nimbalyst under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Wekan and nimbalyst?
Wekan is written in JavaScript and nimbalyst 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 nimbalyst?
Choose Wekan if you want the larger community (21,089 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose nimbalyst if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.