Gogs vs PLANKA
| Tagline | Minimal painless self-hosted Git service written in Go | Elegant real-time kanban board built for teams, a clean Trello alternative |
| Category | Project Management & Kanban | Project Management & Kanban |
| Replaces | GitHub, GitLab | Trello |
| GitHub stars | 48k | 12k |
| Language | Go | JavaScript |
| 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 | 10 days ago | 4 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
Gogs
- No built-in CI/CD pipeline; relies on webhooks to external systems
- Code review and pull-request functionality is basic compared to GitHub or Gitea
- Plugin/extension ecosystem is very limited
- Development pace is slower than Gitea; some features lag behind by years
PLANKA
- Newer versions moved to a fair-use license with Pro/Enterprise tiers for some features
- Fewer features than Trello (no power-ups, limited automation)
- No official mobile apps
- No managed cloud offering from the core project
Bottom line
Choose Gogs if you want the lower-effort setup; choose Gogs for the larger community and ecosystem. PLANKA has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.