Our verdict
Wekan and Kan are both kanban tools for restaurants. On our independent rubric, Wekan scores 3.9/5 versus 3.8/5 for Kan. Choose Wekan if you're Privacy-focused teams wanting a self-hosted Trello alternative or Self-hosters who prefer a permissive MIT license with no limits; choose Kan if you're Teams replacing Trello with a self-hosted board they fully own or Small teams wanting a modern UI with minimal server admin.
Side-by-side comparison
| Metric | Wekan | Kan |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | 3.9/5 | 3.8/5 |
| G2 rating | — | — |
| Capterra rating | — | — |
| Starting price | Free (self-hosted, MIT license) | Free (self-hosted, AGPL-3.0) |
| Free tier | ||
| Free trial | ||
| Integrations | 5 · Webhooks, REST API, LDAP… | 2 · Trello (board import), MCP clients (Claude Desktop, GitHub Copilot, Cursor)… |
| Best for | Privacy-focused teams wanting a self-hosted Trello alternative, Self-hosters who prefer a permissive MIT license with no limits, Boards needing swimlanes, custom fields, and fine-grained permissions | Teams replacing Trello with a self-hosted board they fully own, Small teams wanting a modern UI with minimal server admin, AI-forward teams that want an MCP server driving their kanban |
| Category | kanban | kanban |
| Founded | 2016 | — |
| HQ | Finland | — |
A teal check marks the stronger option on each measurable row. Ratings are sourced from G2/Capterra with attribution on each listing.
Wekan
- Completely free and unlimited under MIT license
- Swimlanes, custom fields, and granular permissions
- Real-time collaborative board with webhooks and API
- Multiple self-host options (Docker, Snap, source)
- Kanban-only: no Gantt, sprints, or reporting suite
- Built on Meteor, which adds resource overhead
- Support is community/commercial; not enterprise-backed
Kan
- Modern, fast UI closest to Trello among self-hosted boards
- Simple Docker Compose deployment with automatic migrations
- One-click Trello import eases migration
- MCP server enables AI-assistant workflows
- Young project with a small ecosystem
- Kanban-only — no Gantt, time tracking, or reporting
- Deeper third-party integrations still on the roadmap
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