Overview
Kanboard is a lightweight, open-source kanban application focused on simplicity and visual task management with work-in-progress limits. It is written in PHP with minimal dependencies, making it trivial to self-host on cheap shared hosting or a small server. It supports subtasks, automated actions, and a plugin system.
Where it falls short of Trello
- Intentionally minimal; lacks rich card content, comments threading, and modern UI of Trello
- No native mobile apps
- Automation is rule-based and basic
- No official cloud hosting
We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.
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