PLANKA
Self-hosted kanban boards with a free Community edition
What is PLANKA?
PLANKA is a kanban board tool from PLANKA Software GmbH in Germany, designed to run on your own server. The free Community edition covers projects, boards, lists and cards with real-time sync, and its source code is published under a Fair Use License. The paid Pro edition, self-hosted or hosted in Germany, adds worker and guest roles, single sign-on, templates, and calendar, timeline and map views.
PLANKA has a free plan. Paid plans start at €7.20 per user / month, billed yearly (self-hosted Pro). See every plan
Good for
- Teams that must keep project data on their own servers
- Organizations that want a kanban tool hosted in Germany
- Home labs and clubs, which the free Community edition is aimed at
Worth knowing
- The Community edition is source-available under a Fair Use License and has no single sign-on, guest roles, templates or calendar view.
- Hosted Pro has a 5-user minimum. Prices are in euros, exclude VAT, and are offered to organizations rather than private individuals.
- Moving a Community installation to Pro is one-way: the vendor says the only route back is a backup made before the upgrade.
- The apps page lists only a community-built quick-add app. PLANKA runs in the browser, and full phone and tablet support is a Pro feature.
Key features
- Projects, boards, lists and cards
- Cards are dragged between lists and hold Markdown descriptions, checklists with assignable tasks, labels, custom fields, due dates, attachments and a stopwatch.
- Real-time sync
- Changes reach every connected user over WebSockets without a page refresh. Pro adds live presence and collaborative editing of card descriptions.
- Board views
- The Community edition has 3 board views and Pro has 6, adding calendar, timeline and map views plus views across every board of a project.
- Worker and guest roles
- Pro adds workers, who can edit only the cards they are assigned, and read-only guests who see what is shared with them. Each Pro user includes a quota of 5 guests.
- Templates and recurring cards
- Board templates, card templates and recurring cards are part of Pro. The comparison table marks automated workflows as coming soon.
- REST API and webhooks
- Both editions include a documented REST API, personal API keys, webhooks for more than 50 events, and notifications through more than 100 providers.
PLANKA pricing
- Starts at
- €7.20 per user / month, billed yearly (self-hosted Pro)
- Free plan
- Community edition: free to self-host under a Fair Use License, with boards, lists, cards, comments, attachments, real-time sync and 3 board views. There is no free hosted plan.
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial of self-hosted Pro with 10 users and 50 guests, no credit card
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Community | €0 | Free self-hosted edition under a Fair Use License: boards, lists, cards, custom fields, a stopwatch, webhooks, a REST API and two-factor authentication. |
| Pro Self-Hosted | €7.20per user / month, billed yearly (€7.90 billed monthly) | Minimum 1 user, 5 guests per user. Adds worker and guest roles, OIDC single sign-on, templates, calendar and map views, and support replies within 24 hours on business days. |
| Pro Hosted | €8.50per user / month, billed yearly (€9.40 billed monthly) | Minimum 5 users. A dedicated instance hosted in Germany with 5 GB of pooled storage and 5 guests per user; 10 GB per user costs €1.60 more. |
| Enterprise | Custom | From 500 users hosted or 1,000 self-hosted. Custom licensing, SLA agreements, dedicated servers, custom development and an included installation service. |
Read from planka.app on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PLANKA before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountLower per-user price with yearly billing
Self-hosted Pro is €7.20 per user / month billed yearly against €7.90 billed monthly, and hosted Pro is €8.50 against €9.40: about 9% to 10% less.
Stated on planka.app - Other savingsLower per-user price from 250 users
The pricing calculator charges €5.80 per user / month billed yearly from 250 self-hosted users and €5.10 from 500. Hosted Pro drops to €7.60 from 250 users.
Stated on planka.app
Works with
- Trello
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Okta
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Common questions
Is PLANKA free?
PLANKA has a free plan. Community edition: free to self-host under a Fair Use License, with boards, lists, cards, comments, attachments, real-time sync and 3 board views. There is no free hosted plan. Paid plans start at €7.20 per user / month, billed yearly (self-hosted Pro).
How much does PLANKA cost?
PLANKA lists 4 plans. Community: €0. Pro Self-Hosted: €7.20 per user / month, billed yearly (€7.90 billed monthly). Pro Hosted: €8.50 per user / month, billed yearly (€9.40 billed monthly). Enterprise: custom pricing. Prices were read from planka.app on Oct 9, 2026.
What platforms does PLANKA work on?
PLANKA is available on Web.
Does PLANKA offer any discounts?
PLANKA publicly lists the following: Lower per-user price with yearly billing; Lower per-user price from 250 users.
Does PLANKA have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. PLANKA is listed for Web.
Does PLANKA have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. PLANKA is listed for Web.
Is PLANKA open source?
PLANKA is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
Can PLANKA be self-hosted?
Yes. PLANKA's own site says it can be run on a server of your own.
Does PLANKA have an API?
Yes. PLANKA offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does PLANKA integrate with?
PLANKA's listing names Trello, Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID and Okta. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does PLANKA have a free trial?
Yes. 30-day free trial of self-hosted Pro with 10 users and 50 guests, no credit card.
Who makes PLANKA?
PLANKA is made by PLANKA Software GmbH. It dates from 2019.
What are the alternatives to PLANKA?
The closest alternatives to PLANKA in our directory are Trello, WeKan, Kanboard, Kan and Fizzy. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with PLANKA.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026.