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4ga Boards vs Kan: catalog facts
4ga BoardsKan
Freemium

Free and open source to self-host under the MIT licence; paid professional hosting is…

Freemium

Free to self-host under AGPL-3.0; the cloud service has a free start with paid plans.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Real-time updates and multitasking on cards
  • Multi-level hierarchy down to tasks within cards
  • Imports boards from Trello
  • Workspace members and per-board visibility
  • GitHub two-way sync is not available yet
  • Hosted option is paid
  • Integrations are still listed as coming soon
  • Self-hosting needs a PostgreSQL database
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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