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Last checked October 15, 2026

Best Free Alternatives to Trello (2026)

Trello is lists and cards. Standard adds unlimited boards, custom fields, and more automation. It is often the first paid tool a small team wants to leave.

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What Trello costs

Standard is $5 per user/month billed annually ($6 monthly). Premium is $10 ($12.50 monthly). Enterprise is $17.50 per user/month billed annually.

The free plan limits boards and automation. Figures are from Trello's pricing page.

Trello website·Pricing source

Ranked by Drop-in score

How we rank

#1 is the highest-scoring alternative that is not sponsored. A featured listing, when one is sold, is labeled and sits after #1.

  1. 95
    #1Open source

    Vikunja

    An AGPL task manager with kanban, list, and Gantt views.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · AGPL-3.0

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsMigration guideWebsite
  2. 91
    #2Open source

    Kanboard

    A minimal MIT kanban app with automated actions.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · MIT

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  3. 91
    #3Source-available

    Planka

    A Trello-like board under a source-available community license.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · PLANKA Community License

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  4. 87
    #4Open source

    Wekan

    A MIT-licensed kanban board you host yourself.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · MIT

    WebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsWebsite

Feature by feature

Full is the whole job. Partial is a real version with a gap. Missing means it does not do this. Not checked counts as zero in the score.

FeatureVikunja#1 · 95Kanboard#2 · 91Planka#3 · 91Wekan#4 · 87
Boards, lists, and cardsWeight 10FullFullFullFull
Drag and dropWeight 8FullFullFullFull
Due dates and labelsWeight 7FullFullFullFull
ChecklistsWeight 5FullFullFullFull
Members and assignmentsWeight 7FullFullFullFull
AttachmentsWeight 4FullFullFullFull
AutomationWeight 6PartialPartialAutomated actions are built in and less approachable than Butler.PartialPartial
Self-hostingWeight 7FullFullFullFull
Mobile appsWeight 5FullThe supported mobile client is an installable progressive web app.PartialMobile web only.PartialResponsive web UI.Missing
CommentsWeight 4FullFullFullFull

Real cost

Vikunja

Free tier
Self-hosting is free. A hosted offering exists for people who do not want to run it.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Easy. A single Go binary or Docker image, with SQLite or Postgres. One of the smaller installs in this directory. Approximate server cost: $4–10/mo. Unverified estimate.

Kanboard

Free tier
Free to self-host.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Easy. One PHP app and a database, or Docker. SQLite is enough for a small team. Approximate server cost: $4–8/mo. Unverified estimate.

Planka

Free tier
Internal self-hosting is covered by the community fair-use terms. Confirm the license before you host it for anyone else.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Moderate. Docker Compose with Postgres. Approximate server cost: $6–12/mo. Unverified estimate.

Wekan

Free tier
Free to self-host. There is no official hosted free tier to quote.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Moderate. Docker is the practical install. It expects MongoDB. Approximate server cost: $6–12/mo. Unverified estimate.

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Migrate from Trello to Vikunja

Export each Trello board as JSON and import it with Vikunja's Trello importer. Power-Ups and Butler rules stay behind.

Read the migration guide

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