Alternatives to
9 Best Vikunja Alternatives in 2026
The best Vikunja alternatives depend on whether you prioritize cost, control, or a different workflow.
- Reviewed
- Sep 2026
- Open source
- 4
- Self-hosted
- 5
What you are leaving
Vikunja at a glance
- Pricing model
- Self-hosted free forever under AGPLv3; Vikunja Cloud from 4 EUR/month
- Deployment
- Self-hosted on your own server, or managed Vikunja Cloud hosted in the EU
- Licensing
- Open source under AGPLv3
- Views
- Four views of the same tasks: List, Kanban, Gantt and Table
- Cloud pricing
- Personal 4 EUR/mo, Family 10 EUR/mo for 5 users, Organization 5 EUR/user/mo
- Imports
- Import tasks from Todoist, Trello and Microsoft To-Do
- Pro add-on
- Self-hosted Pro adds admin panel, audit logs and time tracking; in private beta
- Main gripe
- Cloud has no free tier, and the self-hosted Pro add-on is still in private beta
- Best for
- Individuals and teams that want an open source task manager they own, with a paid managed option if they do not want to run a server
Compare at a glance
Vikunja alternatives compared
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| # | Product | Overlap | Substitutability | Free? | Starting price | Self-host | Open source | Migration | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Todoist | Task lists, due dates, reminders and labels | Partial replacement | Yes | — | No | No | Easy | |
| 02 | Trello | Kanban boards, cards and labels | Mostly replaces | Yes | $5/user/mo | No | No | Easy | |
| 03 | Notion | Task lists, databases and project views | Narrow overlap | Yes | — | No | No | Hard | |
| 04 | ClickUp | Tasks, Kanban boards, lists and time tracking | Partial replacement | Yes | — | No | No | Hard | |
| 05 | WeKan | Kanban boards, cards and task tracking | Partial replacement | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Moderate | |
| 06 | PLANKA | Kanban boards, cards and collaboration | Partial replacement | Yes | 7.20 EUR/user/mo | Yes | No | Moderate | |
| 07 | Kanboard | Kanban boards and task tracking | Partial replacement | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Moderate | |
| 08 | OpenProject | Tasks, Gantt charts, Kanban boards and time tracking | Partial replacement | Yes | $7.25/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Hard | |
| 09 | Plane | Tasks, Kanban boards, cycles and project views | Partial replacement | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Hard |
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Frequently asked
Vikunja alternatives FAQ
- Is Vikunja free and open source?
- Yes. Vikunja is open source under the AGPLv3 licence and you can self-host it for free, forever, with no feature limits on the self-hosted edition. The project sells Vikunja Cloud as a managed service to fund development, and a Pro add-on for self-hosted instances that adds an admin panel, audit logs and time tracking.
- How much does Vikunja Cloud cost?
- Vikunja Cloud Personal is 4 euros per month, or 40 euros billed yearly with a 20% discount. Family is 10 euros per month for up to 5 users, or 99 euros yearly. Organization is 5 euros per user per month, or 50 euros per user billed yearly. All plans include a free 14-day trial.
- Can I import my tasks into Vikunja?
- Yes. Vikunja supports importing tasks from Todoist, Trello and Microsoft To-Do, so switching from those tools takes minutes rather than a manual rebuild. There is no general-purpose importer for arbitrary task formats, so other tools usually need a CSV export and manual cleanup.
- What is the best free alternative to Vikunja?
- Wekan and Planka are both free open source Kanban tools you can self-host, and Kanboard is the most minimal of the three with an MIT licence. OpenProject Community and Plane are broader open source project management suites if you need Gantt charts, wikis and time tracking rather than just task lists. Trello and ClickUp have free hosted tiers if you would rather not run a server.
- Does Vikunja have a Kanban board and Gantt chart?
- Yes. Vikunja offers four views of the same tasks: List, Kanban, Gantt and Table. You can switch between views at any time and use whichever fits the way you plan. It also supports sharing projects, assigning tasks and collaborating with a team, so it scales from a personal to-do list to shared team projects.
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