Kanboard by kanboard
Kanban project management software
About Kanboard
From the project's README at github.com/kanboard/kanboard. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Kanboard is project management software that focuses on the Kanban methodology.
> In the world of software development, maintenance mode refers to a point in a computer program's life when it has reached all of its goals and is generally considered to be "complete" and bug-free. The term can also refer to the point in a software product's evolution when it is no longer competitive with other products or current with regard to the technology environment it operates within. The author of this application is not actively developing any new major features (only small fixes) New releases are published regularly depending on the contributions made by the community Pull requests for new features and bug fixes are accepted as long as the guidelines are followed
Table of Contents Official website: List of features Change Log Forum Official documentation: Requirements Installation instructions [Upgrade to a new version](https://docs.kanboard.org/v1/ad
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 9.6k | github.com/kanboard/kanboard |
| GitHub forks | 1.9k | github.com/kanboard/kanboard |
| Docker Hub pulls | 23266k | hub.docker.com / kanboard |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 12.3 years | since Jan 2014 |
| Last commit | 14 days ago | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 104 | last: 1 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2026-33058. What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Kanboard?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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