Planka
Realtime kanban board for workgroups (alternative to Trello).
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 47% of tracked projects; popularity more than 82%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 13k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v2.2.1 · 10 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | ⊘ Proprietary |
| Built with | Nodejs, Docker, K8S |
Is Planka actively maintained?
Planka is under active development: 235 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 10 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 55% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v2.2.1, shipped about two months ago — a current, installable version exists today.
Planka ranks #10 of 26 in Task Management & To-do Lists, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Planka actually does
Planka is a realtime kanban board application designed for collaborative task management within workgroups. It functions as a self-hosted alternative to proprietary services like Trello, allowing teams to organise projects visually. The software is built on Node.js and can be deployed via Docker or Kubernetes.
Best fit: This is a suitable choice if you require a dedicated, self-hosted kanban interface for team collaboration without relying on external cloud services.
Worth knowing: The software uses a proprietary licence, which may impose restrictions on commercial use or modification compared to open-source alternatives. Additionally, project maintenance is steady rather than rapid, meaning support and updates may progress at a moderate pace.
Deployment notes
As a Node.js application packaged for Docker and Kubernetes, you will typically need to provision persistent storage for user data and configure a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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