Top pick · highest health
Plane
Track issues, epics, and product roadmaps in the simplest way possible (alternative to JIRA, Linear and Height).
Docker
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Open source alternatives to Productboard
We track 4 open-source Productboard alternatives, of which 4 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 4 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, MIT.
updated Oct 2026 4 alternatives best health 99 ★ 79k combined 620 commits / 90d 4 with Docker
Top picks to replace Productboard
Showing 4 of 4 tools
All 4 Productboard alternatives, ranked by health
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Leantime
Lean project management system for small teams and startups helping to manage projects from ideation through delivery.
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Fider
Open platform to collect and prioritize feedback (alternative to UserVoice).
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ClearFlask
Community-feedback tool for managing incoming feedback and prioritizing a public roadmap (alternative to Canny, UserVoice, Upvoty).
Docker
Productboard alternatives compared
Plane edges Leantime 99 to 96, and most of the difference is stars: 62k stars against 12k stars.
The most recent release is Plane v1.4.3, published 2 days ago. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, PHP (1) is the most common. Fider is permissively licensed; Plane, Leantime and ClearFlask are copyleft.
| 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 |
| Leantime Steady at 96 since 11 Sep | 96 | 12k | AGPL-3.0 | today | Yes |
| Fider Steady at 95 since 11 Sep | 95 | 4.6k | MIT | 2 days ago | Yes |
| ClearFlask Steady at 91 since 11 Sep | 91 | 450 | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday | Yes |
Productboard alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to Productboard?
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. It is also the most active by raw commit count.
Which Productboard alternatives use a permissive licence?
1 of 4 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Fider (MIT). 3 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which Productboard alternatives run in Docker?
4 of 4 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Plane, Leantime, Fider, ClearFlask. 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 Leantime the better Productboard alternative?
On measured health Plane leads, 99 to 96. Plane has 199 commits in 90 days, 62k stars and v1.4.3 from 2 days ago; Leantime has 175 commits in 90 days, 12k stars and v3.12.0 from 15 days ago. Plane is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the Productboard alternatives still maintained?
4 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 Productboard alternatives written in?
PHP: Leantime. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
