WeKan
Open-source kanban boards with swimlanes, self-hosted or hosted
What is WeKan?
WeKan is an MIT-licensed kanban board application that most users install on their own server from a Snap, a Docker image or a bundle for Windows, Mac and Linux. Boards hold cards in lists and swimlanes and can also be shown as a table, calendar or Gantt chart. Its maintainer runs a free hosted app and a paid hosted version with the Admin Panel from servers in Finland.
WeKan has a free plan. Paid plans start at €50 per year for hosted WeKan with the Admin Panel. See every plan
Good for
- Organizations that want a kanban board on their own server
- Teams moving from Trello, Jira or Kanboard with boards to import
- Small teams that want low-cost hosting on servers in the EU
Worth knowing
- The free hosted app gives Normal User access only; the Admin Panel needs the €50 per year SaaS or a self-hosted server.
- The Android and Windows store apps are full-screen web browsers with no native functions, and iOS users are pointed to a browser.
- Prices are listed in euros only, and paid services are sold business-to-business as final, non-refundable purchases.
- The install page says only the newest release is supported and asks self-hosters to keep at least daily backups.
Key features
- Boards, lists and swimlanes
- Cards sit in lists that run across swimlanes, with work-in-progress limits, collapsible lists and multi-selection for moving or recoloring many cards at once.
- Board views
- Besides the swimlane and list layouts, a board can be shown as a table, a calendar, a Gantt chart or a statistics view.
- Detailed cards
- Cards carry checklists, subtasks, custom fields, attachments, received, start, due and end dates, card-to-card dependencies and templates.
- Rules and webhooks
- Rules pair a trigger with an action, board buttons run a rule on demand, and outgoing webhooks can be set globally or per board.
- Import and export
- Boards can be imported from Trello, Jira, Kanboard, CSV, TSV and Excel files with imported members mapped to real accounts, and exported as JSON, Excel or CSV.
- Sign-in and roles
- Sign-in works with passwords, LDAP, CAS and OIDC or OAuth2. Each board has nine roles, from admin to read-only, and boards can be limited to an organization or team.
WeKan pricing
- Starts at
- €50 per year for hosted WeKan with the Admin Panel
- Free plan
- The MIT-licensed server is free to install on your own machine. A free hosted WeKan app at boards.wekan.team gives Normal User access with no Admin Panel.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| On-Premise | Free | The MIT-licensed server, installed from a Snap, a Docker image or a Windows, Mac and Linux bundle. The first registered user gets the Admin Panel. |
| WeKan Free App | Free | Hosted on WeKan Cloud in Finland with Normal User permission only and no Admin Panel. |
| Official SaaS with Admin Panel | €50per year | Hosted on WeKan Cloud in Finland with the Admin Panel, a custom domain and what the vendor calls unlimited everything. |
| Yearly Support | €500per year, includes 5 support hours | Prepaid private priority support. Also €1,000 for 10 hours or €2,000 for 20 hours a year, and multi-year plans up to €5,000 for 3 years with 50 hours. |
Read from wekan.fi on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with WeKan before you buy.
Works with
WeKan alternatives
- WeKan vs Trello
Free plan · from $5/mo
- WeKan vs PLANKA
Free plan · from €7.20/mo
- WeKan vs Kan
Free plan · from $8/mo
- WeKan vs Taiga
Free plan · from €5/mo
Common questions
Is WeKan free?
WeKan has a free plan. The MIT-licensed server is free to install on your own machine. A free hosted WeKan app at boards.wekan.team gives Normal User access with no Admin Panel. Paid plans start at €50 per year for hosted WeKan with the Admin Panel.
How much does WeKan cost?
WeKan lists 4 plans. On-Premise: Free. WeKan Free App: Free. Official SaaS with Admin Panel: €50 per year. Yearly Support: €500 per year, includes 5 support hours. Prices were read from wekan.fi on Oct 9, 2026.
What platforms does WeKan work on?
WeKan is available on Web, Windows and Android.
Does WeKan have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. WeKan is listed for Web, Windows and Android.
Does WeKan have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. WeKan is listed for Web, Windows and Android.
Is WeKan open source?
Yes. WeKan is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Does WeKan have an API?
Yes. WeKan offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does WeKan integrate with?
WeKan's listing names Trello, Jira, Kanboard, MinIO, Azure Blob Storage and Google Cloud Storage. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes WeKan?
WeKan is made by WeKan (Lauri Ojansivu).
What are the alternatives to WeKan?
The closest alternatives to WeKan in our directory are Trello, Kanboard, PLANKA, Kan and Taiga. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with WeKan.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026.