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Looking for a Project Management Alternative?
Meet focalboard

Focalboard is an open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.

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25 users
1 user500 users
$

Average Project Management pricing is ~$15/user/month

Project Management Annual
$0
Self-Hosted Annual
$0
Your Annual Savings
$0
Save 99% annually

5-Year Projected Savings

$0

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Project Management vs focalboard: Feature Comparison

Feature
Project Management
Paid SaaS
focalboard
Open Source
Monthly CostPer-user pricingFree (hosting only)
Data Ownership
Privacy Control
Self-Hosted Option
No Vendor Lock-in
Source Code Access
CustomizableLimitedFully
Automatic UpdatesManual
Managed Infrastructure
Official SupportCommunity
Repository Insights

Community activity and technical details from the focalboard repository

License

Other

Open source license for commercial use

Forks

2.5k

Community-maintained copies

Primary Languages

TypeScript
54%
Go
40%
SCSS
4%

Top Contributors

#1

chenilim

886 commits

#2

jespino

596 commits

#3

sbishel

363 commits

View full repository details on GitHub

Why Switch from Project Management to focalboard?

Complete Data Ownership

Your data stays on your servers. No third-party access, no data mining, and full compliance with privacy regulations like GDPR and HIPAA.

No Per-User Pricing

Pay only for hosting (~$5-20/month), regardless of team size. Add unlimited users without increasing your costs.

Full Customization

Access the source code and customize focalboard to fit your exact workflow. No feature limitations or paywalls.

No Vendor Lock-in

Export your data anytime. Move between hosting providers freely. Your business isn't dependent on a single vendor.

Technical Specs
GitHub Stars25.7k
7mo ago
Docker ReadyManual Setup
CategoryTrello Notion And Asana
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