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Task Master vs Vibe Kanban: catalog facts
Task Master	Vibe Kanban
Free Free to use; the AI model APIs it calls are billed by their providers.	Free Free to download from GitHub; the coding agents you connect may have their own costs.
Command line	Self-hosted, Command line
Turns a PRD into an ordered task list for agents Works as an MCP server in Cursor, Windsurf, Roo and others	Works with Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents Board view for tracking and reviewing several agents' work
Needs API access to an AI model Adds planning overhead that small tasks may not need	Needs separately installed and paid-for coding agents to do any work Aimed at developers comfortable with command-line setup
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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