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Wekan vs Windshift
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars, 3,000 forks, 165 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Windshift has 176 stars, 20 forks, 42 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Wekan leads on adoption by 11,882% (21,089 vs 176 stars). Wekan is written in JavaScript under MIT; Windshift is written in Go under AGPL-3.0. Wekan has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Windshift 11%. Windshift 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 | Windshift | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 176 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 20 |
| 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 Windshift if
- You want the Windshift feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and Windshift 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 Windshift
Windshift is a self hosted, open source work management platform written in Go that gives teams kanban boards, custom workflows, and optional test, time, and asset management while keeping project data on infrastructure they control.
read the full Windshift overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wekan or Windshift more popular?
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars and Windshift has 176. Wekan has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wekan and Windshift free?
Both are open source. Wekan is licensed under MIT and Windshift under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Wekan and Windshift?
Wekan is written in JavaScript and Windshift in Go. 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 Windshift?
Choose Wekan if you want the larger community (21,089 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Windshift if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.