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Self-hosted project management boards (Trello/Notion alternative)

22k TypeScript MIT 2 years ago
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Overview

Focalboard is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana for project and task management with kanban, table, and calendar views. It was developed by Mattermost as both a standalone app and a Mattermost plugin. The standalone repository is now archived as development moved into Mattermost Boards.

Where it falls short of Trello

  • The standalone project is archived; active development moved into Mattermost Boards.
  • Fewer power-ups/automations than Trello.
  • No relational databases like Notion.
  • Limited integrations.

We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.

Tags

trello-alternative
kanban
project-management
mattermost
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