Platform vs WeKan
Platform and WeKan are both project management software. Platform is open source under EPL-2.0, with 28k GitHub stars. WeKan is open source under MIT, with 21k GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick Platform when
- Only for existing installs; new users should look at the Platform-Collective fork.
- Pick WeKan when
- You want a free self-hosted Trello replacement and are comfortable with MongoDB.
Side by side
Huly, an all-in-one workspace combining issue tracking, chat, documents, HR, recruiting and CRM.
A Trello-style kanban board with cards, checklists, swimlanes and real-time collaboration.
This repository is frozen and no longer maintained, per its own notice.
Essentially one maintainer, and the Meteor stack is aging.
Usable
Production-ready
Self-hosted server and cloud service
Self-hosted server
TypeScript and Svelte
JavaScript, Meteor and MongoDB
Open source, EPL-2.0 (weak copyleft)
Open source, MIT (permissive)
You can use it inside a product you sell; changes you make to its own files must be shared.
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.
28k GitHub stars
21k GitHub stars
Established: started 5 years ago, latest release v0.7.426.
Established: started 12 years ago, latest release v12.87.
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from each project's README and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.