TrelloAbout Wekan
Wekan has been around long enough to build out the features a mature kanban tool needs: swimlanes, automation rules, time tracking and granular per-board permissions, all on top of a stable, well-tested codebase.
It's free and open source under MIT, self-hostable with Docker, and backed by a long-running community of self-hosters — making it a dependable, if less flashy, Trello replacement.
What makes it different
Organize cards into horizontal swimlanes across a board for more structured workflows.
Set up rule-based automations that move cards or trigger actions automatically.
Track time spent on cards without a separate tool.
Control access at the individual board level for larger teams.
MongoDB
DockerThe honest read
- Long track record and stability
- Feature set close to Trello, including automation
- Free and open source under MIT
- Large existing self-hosted community
- Time tracking built in
- Meteor/MongoDB stack feels dated next to newer alternatives
- UI is less modern than Planka
- Upgrades between versions can be bumpy
- Slower development pace than newer projects
Quick answers
Yes — Wekan is free and open source under the MIT license.
Yes — Wekan has an official Docker image and a long-running community of self-hosters.
Yes — Wekan includes rule-based automations that can move cards or trigger actions.
Wekan has a more mature feature set (swimlanes, automation rules, time tracking) but an older tech stack and less modern UI than Planka.
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