Linear bills per seat at $10 per user per month on Basic and $16 on Business with annual billing, and its Free plan stops at 250 active issues. Guests require the Business tier, while SAML SSO and audit logs require Enterprise—and there is no self-hosted deployment option to fall back on. Plane and Vikunja deploy as Docker Compose stacks backed by your own PostgreSQL, keeping issue history queryable via plain SQL, while Kuayle's GitHub App and Huly's two-way GitHub sync process issue states directly inside your network. KAN restricts OIDC logins to allowed email domains through a single environment variable, eliminating the need for a paid SSO tier.
| Name | Main Category | Sub-Category | Target Alternative | Free Tier Summary | Self-Hostable? | Short Description | Primary Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Huly | Project Management & Developer Workspaces | All-in-One Issue Tracker & Workspace | Jira Software / Linear / Notion | 100% Free - Self-Hosted (EPL-2.0 with no seat limits; managed cloud plan is paid) | Yes - Docker | All-in-one workspace combining a high-speed, Linear-like issue tracker (with sprint milestones and two-way GitHub sync) alongside docs, chat, and video calls. Self-hosts via the huly-selfhost Docker Compose repo under EPL-2.0, though its multi-service stack requires a larger VM than single-app trackers. | |
Kuayle | Project Management & Developer Workspaces | Keyboard-First Issue Tracker | Linear | 100% Free - Self-Hosted (Apache 2.0, no paid tiers) | Yes - Docker | Linear-inspired tracker with cycles, projects, sub-issues, saved views, and a GitHub App that applies status rules from PR activity. Early-stage MVP without SSO/SCIM/LDAP yet, so it suits small teams comfortable running young software. | |
KAN | Project Management & Developer Workspaces | Trello-Style Kanban Boards | Trello / Linear (boards) | 100% Free - Self-Hosted (AGPL-3.0 with no seat limits or automation caps; optional paid cloud hosted at kan.bn) | Yes - Docker | Modern Trello-style kanban built on Next.js, tRPC, and PostgreSQL, deployed via Docker Compose. Features direct Trello board imports, OIDC/GitHub/Google authentication, and a built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) server (@kan/mcp) for natural-language board control by AI coding agents. Provides an unmetered, drop-in visual alternative for teams bypassing Trello automation caps or linear cycle constraints. | |
Vikunja | Project Management & Developer Workspaces | Multi-View Task & Kanban Management | Trello / Todoist / Asana / Linear (boards) | 100% Free - Self-Hosted (AGPL-3.0 with no seat limits or feature gates on community core; optional Pro upgrade for admin panel, time tracking, and audit logs) | Yes - Docker | Go and Vue task manager offering List, Kanban, Gantt, and Table views over the same project data. Ships with native webhooks, REST API, free OIDC/LDAP authentication, and OAuth-based Trello board importer. Deploys via Docker Compose; instance admin panel, time tracking, and audit logs require optional Vikunja Pro. | |
Plane | Project Management & Developer Workspaces | Issue Tracking & Sprint Cycles | Jira Software / Linear | Free - AGPL-3.0 Community Edition with no user limits (SSO, air-gapped builds, and compliance features are Commercial-only) | Yes - Docker | Open-source issue tracker providing a Linear-like workflow with Cycles (sprints), burn-down charts, Modules (epics), and Kanban/list/Gantt views on PostgreSQL. Community Edition runs via Docker Compose or Kubernetes with unmetered users, while enterprise features like SAML/OIDC SSO and audit logs require the Commercial Edition. |
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