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Flexible kanban app that helps you organise work, track progress, and deliver results (alternative to Trello).

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Still maintained? Yes: 97 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.6.0 (Jun 2026).

Also an alternative to Trello.

Docker #4 of 26 in Task Management & To-do Lists

At a glance

Kan quick facts

Health score
95/100 GOOD
Stars
5,851
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v0.6.0, Jun 2026
Licence
AGPL-3.0
View kanbn/kan on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Kan scores 95/100, #4 of 26 in Task Management & To-do Lists: 97 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.6.0, 4 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 5,851 stars add 15.1 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 4.9 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    97 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v0.6.0 released 4 months ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 15.1 / 20

    5.9k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

184 commits over the last 12 months
97
Last 90 days
184
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #4 of 26 tools in Task Management & To-do Lists by health , between Planka (#3) and Donetick (#5) .

Details

LicenceAGPL-3.0
PlatformsDocker
Latest releasev0.6.0 · 4 months ago
Stars5,851
Open issues122
DockerYes
Repositorykanbn/kan ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Kan vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Kan (Task Management & To-do Lists), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Planka 96 13k ⊘ Proprietary 2 days ago
Kan (this tool) 95 5.9k AGPL-3.0 today
Wekan 87 21k MIT today
Kanboard 86 9.9k MIT today
Vikunja 85 5.9k AGPL-3.0 today
Taiga 67 858 MPL-2.0 yesterday

Kan: common questions

What does Kan replace?

Repoly lists Kan as an open-source alternative to Trello. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Kan stands against the others.

Is Kan still maintained?

Kan had 97 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v0.6.0, is from 4 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.