Run Trello-style boards on your own server, with projects, lists, cards and labels. Checklists, attachments and comments update live for everyone using the board. The free Community edition covers the boards, and a paid Pro licence adds phone layouts, SSO and extra views.
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| Requirement | Planka | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free + Paid | Free | Free | Free + Paid |
| Web UI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Architecture | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM |
| Containers | 2Plus Postgres | 1The app alone | 2Plus Postgres | 2Plus Postgres |
| Database | Postgres | SQLite | Postgres | Postgres |
| Runtime | Node.js | PHP | Node.js | Go |
| Docker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linux package | – | Yes | – | Yes |
| Windows | – | Yes | – | – |
| FreeBSD | – | Yes | – | – |
| Android | – | – | – | Yes |
| Windows | – | – | – | Yes |
| Linux | – | – | – | Yes |
| Full comparison | This app | Kanboard vs Planka | Kan vs Planka | Planka vs Vikunja |
Yes, the Community edition is free and includes boards, cards, markdown, attachments, custom fields, two-factor authentication, webhooks and the REST API. Pro is a paid licence that adds phone and tablet layouts, SSO, calendar and timeline views, templates and PDF export.
Docker with Compose, plus the Postgres 16 container from the project's compose file. Set SECRET_KEY and BASE_URL, then create the first admin user with docker compose run --rm planka npm run db:create-admin-user.
Yes, Pro upgrades the same database and volume in place, but the move is one-way and accepts only certain Community releases, currently 2.1.x and 2.2.x. Back up before you try it.
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