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Wekan vs Taiga
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars, 3,000 forks, 165 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Taiga has 850 stars, 309 forks, 92 open issues and last shipped 9 days ago. Wekan leads on adoption by 2,381% (21,089 vs 850 stars). Wekan is written in JavaScript under MIT; Taiga is written in Python under MPL-2.0. Wekan has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Taiga 36%. 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 | Taiga | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 850 |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 309 |
| 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 Taiga if
- You want the Taiga feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and Taiga 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 Taiga
Taiga is an agile project management platform for cross functional teams, and this repository holds the backend component of that platform — the server side of the application, written in Python. It sits in the open source business software space, specifically the project and work management category, and is positioned as an open alternative to the paid products Jira, Linear, and Basecamp. The codebase is distributed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and the project publishes extensive public documentation covering both the HTTP API and server installation.
read the full Taiga overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wekan or Taiga more popular?
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars and Taiga has 850. Wekan has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wekan and Taiga free?
Both are open source. Wekan is licensed under MIT and Taiga under MPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Wekan and Taiga?
Wekan is written in JavaScript and Taiga in Python. 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 Taiga?
Choose Wekan if you want the larger community (21,089 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Taiga if its feature set, stack or MPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.