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Wekan: the best Open Source alternative to Trello in 2026

Wekan is an open source Kanban board with lists, cards, labels and checklists, very similar in experience to Trello and with active community support.

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Technical profile

License
MIT
Category
Productivity
Replaces
Trello
Tech stack
MeteorMongoDB

Key features

  • Kanban boards with labels and checklists
  • Swimlanes and multiple views
  • Webhook integrations

Wekan vs. Trello

Pros

  • Very permissive MIT license
  • Minimal adoption curve

Things to consider

  • Somewhat less polished interface than Trello

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
  wekan:
    image: wekanteam/wekan:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    environment:
      - MONGO_URL=mongodb://wekan-db:27017/wekan
      - ROOT_URL=http://localhost:8080
    depends_on:
      - wekan-db
  wekan-db:
    image: mongo:7
    restart: unless-stopped
    volumes:
      - wekan_mongo_data:/data/db
volumes:
  wekan_mongo_data: