# Planka

> Planka is a source-available app you can self-host in the task management category. Realtime kanban board for workgroups (alternative to Trello). It has 12,602 GitHub stars, is source-available under the PLANKA Community License (Fair Use License 1.1) (not an OSI-approved open-source license) and ships a Docker image. It is a self-hosted alternative to Trello and Asana.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/plankanban/planka |
| Website | https://planka.app/ |
| Demo | https://plankanban.github.io/planka/#/ |
| GitHub stars | 12,602 |
| Forks | 1,380 |
| Open issues | 369 |
| License | PLANKA Community License (Fair Use License 1.1) |
| License type | Source-available |
| License file | https://github.com/plankanban/planka/blob/master/LICENSE.md |
| Language | JavaScript |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Nodejs, Docker, K8S |
| Categories | Task Management |
| Commits, last 12 months | 260 |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Latest release | v2.2.1 (Aug 10, 2026) |
| Created | Aug 30, 2019 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: kanban, collaboration, docker, project-management, self-hosted, task-management, trello-alternative

## Install

Planka ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/plankanban/planka for the image name and environment variables.

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## Planka replaces

- [Trello alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/trello): A kanban-style board tool for organizing tasks into lists and cards.
- [Asana alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/asana): A work management platform for planning projects, tasks and team workloads.

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