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Last Updated: 07-11-2026 07:24 PM (UTC)

Kanboard

"Less is more" is Kanboard's stated philosophy, and the free, MIT-licensed PHP application lives it: drag tasks between customizable columns, enforce work-in-progress limits per column, and slice boards horizontally with swimlanes for releases, teams, or priorities. Tasks carry what matters - colors, categories, subtasks with time estimates, Markdown descriptions, comments, attachments, internal links, and due dates - and move or duplicate across projects in one click. A concise query language filters any board dynamically (assignee, category, due date, description), and saved filters become custom views. The automatic-actions engine kills repetitive triage: on events like column moves or task creation, Kanboard reassigns, recolors, recategorizes, or closes tasks by rule. Around the board sit a calendar, per-project analytics (cumulative flow, lead and cycle time), Gantt view, and time tracking. Authentication spans LDAP/Active Directory, Google, GitHub, GitLab, and reverse-proxy headers; a JSON-RPC API, webhooks for creating tasks from external systems, and a CLI cover integration. A large community plugin catalog adds what core deliberately omits. With no external dependencies, it runs happily on anything from a Raspberry Pi up - translated into 30+ languages.

Kanboard

Benefits

  • Nothing to Learn
  • A visual board with drag-and-drop is self-explanatory - no training sessions, no onboarding docs, no feature maze.
  • WIP Limits That Enforce Focus
  • Per-column limits implement real Kanban discipline instead of letting boards become unbounded backlogs.
  • Automation Kills Busywork
  • Event-driven rules reassign, recolor, and close tasks automatically - the repetitive triage does itself.
  • Runs on Anything, Costs Nothing
  • No external dependencies and per-user pricing that doesn't exist: shared hosting, a VPS, or a Raspberry Pi will do.

Features

  • Customizable Boards
  • Rename, add, and remove columns; set WIP limits; organize with swimlanes.
  • Rich Tasks
  • Subtasks with estimates, Markdown, comments, attachments, colors, categories, and cross-project moves.
  • Query-Language Filtering
  • Search by assignee, category, due date, and more; save filters as dynamic views.
  • Automatic Actions
  • Event-triggered rules change assignees, colors, categories, and status without manual edits.
  • Analytics and Views
  • Cumulative flow diagrams, lead/cycle time, calendar, Gantt, and time tracking per project.
  • Integrations
  • JSON-RPC API, webhooks, CLI, LDAP/OAuth2 auth, and a broad community plugin catalog.