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- Best for
- Teams and organisations that want a Trello-style board on their own server, with the data kept in-house
- Starting price
- €7.20 per user per month, billed yearly
- Free plan
- ✓ Yes
- Free trial
- ✓ Yes
Planka is a Kanban board you host yourself. It looks and works much like Trello, with boards, lists and cards, but runs on your own server so your project data stays in-house. The Community edition is free; the Pro edition costs from €7.20 per user per month on yearly billing and can also be hosted for you in Germany.
Who is Planka for?
Planka suits organisations that want a simple Kanban tool but prefer to keep project data on their own server rather than in a third-party cloud. Planka aims its paid offer at businesses, associations and public authorities, and its free Community edition also suits IT teams that already run their own servers. Small teams with no one to manage a server will find a hosted tool easier, although Planka's Pro Hosted plan covers that case for a fee.
What are Planka's main features?
Boards, lists and cards
Projects contain boards, boards contain lists, and lists contain cards. Cards hold comments, attachments, due dates and a stopwatch, and descriptions support rich Markdown. Changes sync in real time for everyone on the board.
Self-hosting and data control
You install the Community edition on your own server, for example with Docker, and the data never leaves it. Pro Hosted is the managed alternative: a dedicated instance with an isolated database, hosted in Germany, with a data processing agreement under the GDPR.
Pro features
Pro adds calendar, timeline, map and media views, worker and guest roles for external collaborators, board and card templates, recurring cards, advanced search, PDF and HTML export, custom logo and colours, full phone and tablet support and single sign-on over OIDC. Pro customers also get support from the developers, with a first answer within 24 hours on business days in German or English.
Languages and notifications
The interface is available in more than 35 languages, translated by the community. Notifications can go out through more than 100 providers.
How much does Planka cost?
Prices checked on 31 October 2026 on Planka's pricing page, in euros and excluding VAT:
| Edition | Billed yearly | Billed monthly | Minimum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community (self-hosted) | Free | Free | |
| Pro Self-Hosted | €7.20 per user/month | €7.90 per user/month | 1 user |
| Pro Hosted | €8.50 per user/month | €9.40 per user/month | 5 users |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Contact sales | 500 hosted or 1,000 self-hosted |
Guests do not count as users; each Pro user includes 5 guests. Pro can be tried free for 30 days without a credit card. Planka also sells an installation service from €469 plus VAT.
What do users say about Planka?
Planka has no reviews on G2 at the time of checking, so there is no public review summary to quote. Its GitHub repository had about 12,700 stars at the time of checking. Before choosing it, try the free demo, whose data resets every hour, or install the Community edition.
When should you choose an alternative?
- You don't want to run a server. A hosted tool such as Trello or MeisterTask is simpler.
- You need goals, portfolios and reporting across teams. Look at Asana.
- You want docs and tasks together. See Notion.
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Key features
- Kanban boards. Projects with boards, lists and cards, plus comments, attachments, due dates and a stopwatch on cards.
- Real-time collaboration. Changes appear for everyone on the board straight away.
- Markdown and notifications. Rich Markdown in card descriptions and notifications through more than 100 providers.
- Self-hosting. Runs on your own server, for example with Docker, so the data stays in-house.
- Pro views and roles. Pro adds calendar, timeline, map and media views, worker and guest roles, templates, recurring cards and PDF or HTML export.
- Single sign-on. Pro supports single sign-on over OIDC.
Planka pricing
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Community | Free | Self-hosted on your own server; boards, lists, cards, comments, attachments, due dates and real-time sync; community support through GitHub |
| Pro Self-Hosted | €7.20 per user per month billed yearly, or €7.90 billed monthly | Priced in euros. Minimum 1 user, 5 guests per user; adds worker and guest roles, single sign-on (OIDC), templates, calendar and map views, recurring cards, custom branding and vendor support |
| Pro Hosted | €8.50 per user per month billed yearly, or €9.40 billed monthly | Priced in euros. Minimum 5 users; a dedicated instance with an isolated database hosted in Germany, 5 GB average storage, a GDPR data processing agreement and the Pro features |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | From 500 users hosted or 1,000 self-hosted; custom licensing, possible source code access, SLAs and dedicated servers |
Planka FAQ
Is Planka free?
Yes. The Community edition is free to self-host, with no expiring trial. Planka says companies may use it too. Pro adds more features and vendor support for a per-user fee.
How much does Planka Pro cost?
On 31 October 2026 Planka listed Pro Self-Hosted at €7.20 per user per month billed yearly or €7.90 monthly, and Pro Hosted at €8.50 yearly or €9.40 monthly, with a minimum of 5 users. Prices exclude VAT.
Is Planka open source?
Planka publishes its source code on GitHub under what it calls a Fair Use License, following a fair-code model, with a separate licence for Pro and Enterprise. It describes itself as source available rather than open source.
Can Planka replace Trello?
For basic Kanban boards, yes. Planka offers boards, lists, cards, attachments and real-time updates on your own server. Features such as calendar views, templates and single sign-on need the paid Pro edition.