Our verdict
Wekan and Planka are both kanban tools for restaurants. On our independent rubric, Wekan scores 3.9/5 versus 3.8/5 for Planka. Choose Wekan if you're Privacy-focused teams wanting a self-hosted Trello alternative or Self-hosters who prefer a permissive MIT license with no limits; choose Planka if you're Teams wanting a modern, real-time self-hosted Trello alternative or Self-hosters who like a single-Docker-image deployment.
Side-by-side comparison
| Metric | Wekan | Planka |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | 3.9/5 | 3.8/5 |
| G2 rating | — | — |
| Capterra rating | — | — |
| Starting price | Free (self-hosted, MIT license) | Free (self-hosted Community tier) |
| Free tier | ||
| Free trial | ||
| Integrations | 5 · Webhooks, REST API, LDAP… | 4 · OIDC / SSO providers, 100+ notification providers (Apprise-style), Webhooks… |
| Best for | Privacy-focused teams wanting a self-hosted Trello alternative, Self-hosters who prefer a permissive MIT license with no limits, Boards needing swimlanes, custom fields, and fine-grained permissions | Teams wanting a modern, real-time self-hosted Trello alternative, Self-hosters who like a single-Docker-image deployment, Organizations needing OIDC SSO on a Kanban board |
| Category | kanban | kanban |
| Founded | 2016 | 2019 |
| HQ | Finland | Germany |
A teal check marks the stronger option on each measurable row. Ratings are sourced from G2/Capterra with attribution on each listing.
Wekan
- Completely free and unlimited under MIT license
- Swimlanes, custom fields, and granular permissions
- Real-time collaborative board with webhooks and API
- Multiple self-host options (Docker, Snap, source)
- Kanban-only: no Gantt, sprints, or reporting suite
- Built on Meteor, which adds resource overhead
- Support is community/commercial; not enterprise-backed
Planka
- Modern UI with real-time multi-user sync
- Simple single-Docker-image self-hosting (PostgreSQL)
- OIDC single sign-on supported
- Widely used (12k+ stars, 8M+ Docker pulls); EU/GDPR-aligned vendor
- License is a custom "Fair Use License", not OSI-approved open source
- External collaboration, calendar, and recurring cards require paid Pro
- Kanban-focused; no Gantt or sprint tooling
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