Focalboard vs Plane
A side-by-side comparison of Focalboard and Plane — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Self-hosted project management boards (Trello/Notion alternative) | Open-source issue tracking, sprints, and roadmaps - a Jira and Linear alternative |
| Category | Project Management & Kanban | Project Management & Kanban |
| Replaces | Trello, Asana, Notion | Jira, Linear, Asana |
| GitHub stars | 22k | 50k |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Easy | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Manual | Docker Docker Compose Kubernetes Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 2 years ago | 14 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
