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Wekan vs Planka
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars, 3,000 forks, 165 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Planka has 12,557 stars, 1,378 forks, 425 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Wekan leads on adoption by 68% (21,089 vs 12,557 stars). Wekan is written in JavaScript under MIT; Planka is written in JavaScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Wekan has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Planka 11%. 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 | Planka | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 13K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 1.4K |
| 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 Planka if
- You want the Planka feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and Planka 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 Planka
Planka is a self hosted Kanban board for project and task management. It lives in the open source project and work management ecosystem, with JavaScript as its implementation language, and it positions itself as an open alternative to Trello and Monday.com. The project provides a free Community edition for self hosting, while PLANKA Pro adds organization features and developer support.
read the full Planka overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wekan or Planka more popular?
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars and Planka has 12,557. Wekan has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wekan and Planka free?
Both are open source. Wekan is licensed under MIT, and Planka has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Wekan and Planka?
Wekan is written in JavaScript and Planka in JavaScript. 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 Planka?
Choose Wekan if you want the larger community (21,089 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Planka if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.