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Wekan vs Worklenz
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars, 3,000 forks, 165 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Worklenz has 3,179 stars, 372 forks, 78 open issues and last shipped 15 days ago. Wekan leads on adoption by 563% (21,089 vs 3,179 stars). Wekan is written in JavaScript under MIT; Worklenz is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Wekan has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Worklenz 12%. 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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Side by side
| Wekan | Worklenz | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 3.2K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 372 |
| 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 Worklenz if
- You want the Worklenz feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Worklenz 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 Worklenz
Worklenz is an open source project management tool built for organizations that want to manage projects, tasks, and team collaboration in one place. The repository holds both the frontend and backend code. The frontend is built with React and uses Ant Design as its UI library, while the backend is written in TypeScript on Express.js and stores data in PostgreSQL. The project lives in the JavaScript and TypeScript ecosystem, and the topic list places it alongside Express, React, REST API, and PostgreSQL tooling. Categorized as business software for project and work management, it carries the tagline of an open sou…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wekan or Worklenz more popular?
Wekan has 21,089 GitHub stars and Worklenz has 3,179. Wekan has the larger community by that measure.
Are Wekan and Worklenz free?
Both are open source. Wekan is licensed under MIT, and Worklenz has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Wekan and Worklenz?
Wekan is written in JavaScript and Worklenz 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 Worklenz?
Choose Wekan if you want the larger community (21,089 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Worklenz if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.