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Project management · 15 alternatives

Instead of Trello, try one of these 15.

Every alternative is lined up against Trello on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Trello sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
TrelloWhat you have now
Visual boards, lists and cards to organise anything.
PriceFreemium
from $5/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Notion#1
All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis and project tracking.
PriceFreemium
from $10/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Linear#2
Streamlined issue tracking built for fast-moving product teams.
PriceFreemium
from $8/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Mac · Win · iOS
Asana#3
Plan, track and manage team work across projects.
PriceFreemium
from $11/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
ClickUp#4
One app for tasks, docs, goals and chat.
PriceFreemium
from $7/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Focalboard#5
Open-source project boards, an alternative to Trello and Notion.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux
Jira#6
Issue tracking for software teams, with agile boards.
PriceFreemium
from $8/user
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Planka#7Our pick
Real-time, self-hosted Trello-like kanban board.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
WeKan#8
Open-source, self-hosted kanban board.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
TickTick#9
Tasks with a built-in calendar, habit tracker and Pomodoro.
PriceFreemium
premium $3/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Redmine#10
Flexible open-source project management web application.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Super Productivity#11
Free task manager with time tracking and integrations.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android · iOS
OpenProject#12
Open-source project management with Gantt and agile.
PriceFreemium
cloud from €7/user
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Taiga#13
Open-source agile project management for developers.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $/user
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Kanboard#14
Lightweight self-hosted kanban project management software.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Kan.bn#15
Open-source kanban board with self-hosting.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Trello to first. How we compare.

Trello alternatives at a glance

Trello is a freemium project management app (from $5/seat). We compared 15 alternatives: 9 are open source, 6 are completely free, 9 can be self-hosted and 1 works fully offline. The most popular is Notion, with 4.9k likes, while our pick is Planka.

Most liked overallNotion

All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis and project tracking.

Freemium
Best free optionFocalboard

Open-source project boards, an alternative to Trello and Notion.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best open-source optionPlanka

Real-time, self-hosted Trello-like kanban board.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best to self-hostWeKan

Open-source, self-hosted kanban board.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable

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