Self-Hosted Project Management: Plane, Vikunja, and Focalboard
Replace Jira, Trello, and Asana with self-hosted project management. Compare Plane, Vikunja, and Focalboard for private task tracking and team collaboration.
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Take Back Your Tasks
Jira costs $7.75/user/month. Asana charges $10.99/user/month. Your project data - tasks, deadlines, team discussions - lives on their servers. Self-hosted alternatives give you the same features with full privacy.
Plane (Best Jira Alternative)
Modern, beautiful, and actively developed. Plane is the most promising Jira replacement.
# Clone and run Plane git clone https://github.com/makeplane/plane.git cd plane ./setup.sh # Or use Docker docker compose -f docker-compose-hub.yml up -d
- Issues, sprints, and cycles
- Kanban and list views
- GitHub/GitLab integration
- Beautiful modern UI
Vikunja (Lightweight)
services:
vikunja:
image: vikunja/vikunja:latest
environment:
- VIKUNJA_DATABASE_TYPE=sqlite
volumes:
- ./vikunja:/app/vikunja/files
ports:
- "3456:3456"- Simple and fast
- CalDAV support
- Mobile apps available
Focalboard (Trello Alternative)
services:
focalboard:
image: mattermost/focalboard:latest
ports:
- "8000:8000"
volumes:
- ./focalboard:/opt/focalboard/data- Kanban boards like Trello
- Multiple board views
- Integrates with Mattermost
