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SystemsKanboard  Xexclude from comparisonTaiga  Xexclude from comparisonTrello  Xexclude from comparisonZarafa  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionKanboard is an open source visual task board software based on the Kanban methodology.Taiga is an open source tool for agile project management.Trello is a web-based project management and collaboration tool based on Kanban-like lists.Zarafa is a web-based groupware platform.
CategoryProject PlanningProject Planning
Issue Management
Project Planning
Project Collaboration
Project Collaboration
Project Management Zone Rankinginfomeasures the popularity of Project Management SystemsScore 2.96
Rank #167
Score 13.97
Rank #55
Score 836.30
Rank #5
Score 4.65
Rank #134
DeveloperFrédéric GuillotTaiga AgileTrelloinfoowned by Atlassian, originally by Fog Creek SoftwareZarafa
Websitekanboard.orgtaiga.iotrello.comzarafa.com
Technical documentationdocs.kanboard.orgtree.taiga.io/­supporthelp.trello.comdoc.zarafa.com
Social network pages
Twitter878followers
LinkedIn32followers
Twitter3,511followers
Facebook133,422followers
LinkedIn64,679followers
Twitter188,911followers
Facebook367followers
LinkedIn582followers
Twitter1,133followers
Initial release201420142011
LicenseOpen SourceinfoMIT LicenseOpen SourceinfoGnu Affero General Public License (AGPL) v3
Web-based service (SaaS)infoSoftware-as-a-Service model
Web-based service (SaaS)infoSoftware-as-a-Service modelCommercial
Web-based architectureyesyesyesyes
Programming languagePHPPythonPHP
Operating systemsFreeBSD
Linux
Windows
LinuxLinux
Windows
Mobile appsnonoAndroid
iOS
Android
BlackBerry
iOS
Windows Phone
APIinfoApplication Programming InterfaceyesyesinfoRESTyesinfoRESTyes
Multi-useryesyesyesyes
Authentication mechanismPassword
LDAPinfoLightweight Directory Access Protocol
GitHub sign-on
Google sign-on
Password
GitHub sign-on
Password
Google sign-on
Password
LDAPinfoLightweight Directory Access Protocol
NTLMinfoNT LAN Manager
Kerberos
Active Directory
eDirectory
NotificationsEmail
RSS feeds
Email
Mobile push
Email
Mobile push
Project Planning Properties
Hierarchical tasksinfoSupport for parent-child relationships of tasksyesnono
Recurring tasksinfoSupport for definition of tasks that occur repeatedlynonono
Milestone trackinginfoMilestones indicate the completion of major deliverables, normally by completing a set of tasksyesinfotasks can be defined to be milestonesyesno
Task dependenciesinfoDependencies between tasks are logical relationships that restrict the sequence of task executions, e.g. one task must be completed before another task can startyesnono
Critical path managementinfoThe critical path method calculates the set of tasks that cannot be delayed without increasing the project's duration, taking into account task dependenciesnonono
Critical chain managementinfoThe critical chain method expands the critical path method by additionally taking resource constraints into accountnonono
Gantt chartsinfoBar chart to visualize a project's tasks and milestones schedulenononoinfoavailable via 3rd party tools
PERT chartsinfoNetwork diagrams according to Program Evaluation Review Techniquenonono
BaselinesinfoSupport for creating and using snapshots of a project's plan in terms of cost, scope and schedule nonono
Resource managementinfoSupport for managing a project's human and/or non-human resourcesnonono
Resource levelinginfoSupport for optimizing the allocation of a project's resourcesnonono
Time trackinginfoSupport for estimating and monitoring the time spent on a project's tasksyesnono
Cost trackinginfoSupport for monitoring a project's expensesyesnono
Earned value managementinfoSupport for tracking a project's performance and progress via earned value measurementsnonono
Risk managementinfoSupport for identifying and keeping track of project risks and risk-related activitiesnonono
Scrum supportinfoSupport for typical Scrum techniques such as sprints, backlogs and burn-down chartsnoyesno
Kanban supportinfoSupport for typical Kanban techniques such as visualization of tasks on boards using cardsyesyesyes
Project portfolio management infoSupport for collectively managing a set of current or proposed projects, e.g. by evaluation and prioritization of projectsnonono
Issue Management Properties
Hierarchical issuesno
Custom fieldsyes
Custom workflowsno
Project Collaboration Properties
Project wikinono
Discussion forumyesinfoconversationsno
Online chatnoyes
Audio conferencingnoyes
Video conferencingnoyes
Screen sharingnoyes
Calendar sharingnoinfointegration with external calendar tools is possibleyes
Contact sharingnoyes
Document sharingyesinfocard attachmentsyes
File versioningnono

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