Comparisons
How Kaneo compares
Kaneo Cloud is managed, EU-hosted project management from $4 a month, and it is open source if you would rather run it yourself. Here is how it sits next to the tools people usually weigh it against, and where each of them is the better answer.
Hosted, closed-source tools
None of these can be run on your own infrastructure. The comparison is mostly about pricing, data ownership, and how much tool you have to administer.
Kaneo vs Jira
Same planning, none of the admin console. MIT licensed and free to self-host.
Kaneo vs Trello
Keeps the simple board, adds a backlog and workflows, and runs on your server.
Kaneo vs Linear
A fast, focused tracker you can actually host yourself.
Kaneo vs Asana
No two-user free tier and no Enterprise gate on single sign-on.
Kaneo vs ClickUp
The planning part, without the docs, whiteboards, and chat you turn off anyway.
Kaneo vs monday.com
No seat blocks, no three-board free tier, no Enterprise-only SSO.
Kaneo vs Notion
A real tracker instead of a task database somebody has to maintain.
Kaneo vs Basecamp
Boards and a backlog for shipping software, hosted by you rather than 37signals.
Kaneo vs Wrike
One feature set instead of user bands and tier maths.
Kaneo vs Shortcut
The same lightness for software teams, free past ten people.
Kaneo vs YouTrack
No annual server licence and no ten-user ceiling.
Kaneo vs Azure DevOps Boards
Work tracking without a Microsoft tenant or an Azure DevOps org.
Kaneo vs GitHub Projects
A tracker for the work that does not belong in a repository.
Open-source and self-hosted tools
These are peers. The differences are licence, how much you have to run, and which features sit behind a paid edition.
Kaneo vs PLANKA
MIT licensed, with OIDC single sign-on free and a PLANKA importer.
Kaneo vs Plane
Smaller to run, MIT rather than AGPL, with SSO in the free build.
Kaneo vs OpenProject
One container instead of a platform, with nothing held back for Enterprise.
Kaneo vs Redmine
The same self-hosted freedom with an interface from this decade.
Kaneo vs Vikunja
Built for teams, with time tracking and roles in the free build.
Kaneo vs Taiga
A board and backlog without adopting Scrum first.
Kaneo vs Huly
Project tracking only, in one container, under MIT.
Kaneo vs Leantime
The tracker underneath, without the goals and strategy layer.
Kaneo vs Focalboard
An actively maintained board, independent of Mattermost.
Kaneo vs WeKan
The same MIT freedom on PostgreSQL, with a backlog and roles.
Kaneo vs Kanboard
The same small footprint, with an interface people will open.
Guides worth reading first
All guidesWhat is the best open-source project management software?
Ten self-hostable tools compared by licence, footprint, and what each one keeps behind a paid tier.
What are the best open-source Jira alternatives?
Five self-hostable trackers that replace Jira, and the Jira features none of them have.
What is the best self-hosted Trello alternative?
Trello has no on-premise edition. Here are the boards that do, and their catches.
Round-ups from the blog
All posts11 Best Jira Alternatives in 2026 (Free and Self-Hosted Options)
Jira can run a 500-person organisation. Most teams do not need that, and pay for it anyway. Here are 11 alternatives that actually replace it, what each one costs, and which of them you can host yourself for free.
10 Best Asana Alternatives in 2026 (Free, Cheaper, and Self-Hosted)
Asana starts at $10.99 per user a month and keeps SAML single sign-on for its Enterprise tier. Here are 10 alternatives that cost less, do more of what you actually use, or run on your own server for free.
10 Best monday.com Alternatives in 2026 (Including Free and Self-Hosted)
monday.com sells seats in blocks, caps its free plan at three boards, and keeps SSO on Enterprise. Here are 10 alternatives, including the open-source ones you can run yourself for the price of a server.