Top pick · highest health
Plane
Track issues, epics, and product roadmaps in the simplest way possible (alternative to JIRA, Linear and Height).
Docker
Task Management & To-do Lists
Open source alternatives to Linear
We track 4 open-source Linear alternatives, of which 3 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 3 ship a Docker image. Plane leads on health at 99/100 with 199 commits in the last 90 days; across all 4 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, EPL-2.0, GPL-3.0 and 1 other licences.
updated Oct 2026 4 alternatives best health 99 ★ 97k combined 1,900 commits / 90d 3 with Docker
Top picks to replace Linear
Showing 4 of 4 tools
All 4 Linear alternatives, ranked by health
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Huly
All-in-one project management platform (alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, Notion, Motion).
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Vikunja
The to-do app to organize your life.
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Taiga
Agile Project Management Tool based on the Kanban and Scrum methods.
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Linear alternatives compared
Plane edges Huly 99 to 98, and most of the difference is stars: 62k stars against 28k stars.
The most recent release is Plane v1.4.3, published 2 days ago. Taiga publishes no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, Nodejs (2), Go (1) and Python (1) are the most common. Taiga is permissively licensed; Plane, Huly and Vikunja are copyleft.
4 of these 4 also appear among the Jira alternatives, which lists 4 more.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| Plane Steady at 99 since 11 Sep | 99 | 62k | AGPL-3.0 | today | Yes |
| Huly Steady at 98 since 11 Sep, no release for 3 months | 98 | 28k | EPL-2.0 | yesterday | Yes |
| Vikunja Steady at 85 since 11 Sep | 85 | 5.9k | AGPL-3.0 | today | No |
| Taiga Up 7 points since 27 Sep, no tagged release | 67 | 858 | MPL-2.0 | yesterday | Yes |
Linear alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to Linear?
Plane scores highest at 99/100, with 199 commits in the last 90 days, 62k stars on GitHub and its latest release (v1.4.3) published 2 days ago. Vikunja has the most raw commit activity at 1617 commits in 90 days.
Which Linear alternatives use a permissive licence?
1 of 4 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Taiga (MPL-2.0). 3 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which Linear alternatives run in Docker?
3 of 4 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Plane, Huly, Taiga. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.
Is Plane or Huly the better Linear alternative?
On measured health Plane leads, 99 to 98. Plane has 199 commits in 90 days, 62k stars and v1.4.3 from 2 days ago; Huly has 54 commits in 90 days, 28k stars and v0.7.426 from 4 months ago. Plane is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the Linear alternatives still maintained?
3 of the 4 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. None scores under 40.
What languages are the Linear alternatives written in?
Nodejs: Huly and Taiga. Go: Vikunja. Python: Taiga. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
