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Best Kanban board tools

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5
Free option
3
Only listed
2

Disclosure: agathox makes some of the tools listed here. They are labelled and scored by the same method as every other tool.

Ranked by signals we can measure or quote: website health, the facts each tool's own pages state, and community discussion. Nothing here has been hands-on tested yet, so this is not a quality test. How the signals rank works

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  • 1

    Planka

    Free optionSignup unclearFile handling unclearHealth 5
    Open Planka
    Details and sources
    Free tier
    The free Community edition is available for private use, a club, or a homelab. The page says: “Private use, a club or a homelab? The free Community edition is there for that.”
    Paid plan
    Not stated.
    Signup
    An account is required for the Pro and Enterprise services. The page says: “Until the confirmation link in our email is opened, neither an account nor a licence exists.”
    Watermark
    Not stated.
    Where files go
    Not stated.

    From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Home, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.

    Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”

    Full page for Planka

  • 2

    KanbanFlow

    Free optionSignup unclearFile handling unclearHealth 4.8
    Open KanbanFlow
    Details and sources
    Free tier
    A free plan at $0 with no time limit is described, but the page does not state which features or limits apply to it.
    Paid plan
    Premium $5 per user per month, or annual with a 10% discount; 14-day free trial. Country-based pricing not stated.
    Signup
    The Free option links to a sign-up page; the page does not explicitly say an account is required.
    Watermark
    Not applicable.
    Where files go
    Privacy policy says personal data is shared with service providers for storing data and hosting. Server location not stated. Data normally stored no longer than 30 days after you delete your account. For premium file attachments from Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and Box, only a link and metadata are stored.

    From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.

    Full page for KanbanFlow

  • 3

    Trello

    Free optionSignup unclearFile handling unclearHealth 4.6Community 4.3
    Open Trello
    Details and sources
    Free tier
    Free plan: up to 10 boards per Workspace, up to 10 collaborators per Workspace, 250 Workspace command runs per month, 10MB per file.
    Paid plan
    Standard $5 per user/month billed annually ($6 if billed monthly). Premium $10 per user/month annually ($12.50 monthly). Enterprise $17.50 per user/month ($210 per user per year, annual). Prices in USD.
    Signup
    Not stated.
    Watermark
    Not applicable.
    Where files go
    Not stated.

    From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Trello pricing. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.

    Full page for Trello

  • 4

    Jira

    UnclearSignup unclearFile handling unclearHealth 4.2Community 2.8
    Open Jira
    Details and sources
    Free tier
    Not stated.
    Paid plan
    Not stated.
    Signup
    A sign up process is required to use Jira. The page says: “Work email * . Use a work email to find teammates and get access to Rovo AI. . . . Sign up . Or continue with . . Google.”
    Watermark
    Not stated.
    Where files go
    Not stated.

    From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-04. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.

    Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”

    Full page for Jira

  • 5

    Kanboard

    UnclearSignup unclearFile handling unclearHealth 3.5Community 3.7
    Open Kanboard
    Details and sources
    Free tier
    Not stated.
    Paid plan
    Not stated.
    Signup
    Not stated.
    Watermark
    Not stated.
    Where files go
    Kanboard is self-hosted software. The page says: “Self-hosted. Super simple installation.”

    From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.

    Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”

    Full page for Kanboard

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Also listed (2, not yet tested)

Each of these answered when we visited its site. We have not tested them or recorded facts, so they are in alphabetical order, not ranked.

  • Wekan

    Wekan is listed for: kanban board.

    Open
  • Zenhub

    Zenhub brings project management right into GitHub. Plan, update, report, and automate projects and processes without ever leaving GitHub

    Open

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