Planka

Self-hosted kanban board for team project tracking.

LicenseRef-PLANKA-CommunitySource-available (not OSI)Open core

Building on it: what may you do?

Short answers based on the licence, for the version in the catalog.

  • B1 Change the code for internal use in your company Yes, with conditions Usually, for internal use. Check the terms.
  • B2 Build your own product or service on top and offer it to customers as SaaS No Usually no for a service that competes with the vendor, without an agreement.
  • B3 Make a closed-source derivative and sell or distribute it No No, not without an agreement with the vendor.
  • B4 Use the project's name and trademark No No, not without permission. The licence covers the code, not the name or logo.

Keep in mind

  • Open core: parts of the project (often an ee/ or enterprise folder) are under a separate commercial licence and may not be changed or used freely.
  • Dual licensing: the vendor also sells a commercial licence if the terms above don't suit you.

This is guidance, not legal advice. Check with a lawyer before deciding.

The licence in brief

PLANKA Community License 1.1 (Fair Use License) (LicenseRef-PLANKA-Community)

Source-available licence. Allows personal use, internal use within your own organisation and free hosting for non-profits. Operating PLANKA as a hosted service for others for commercial gain is prohibited. Pro/Enterprise files have a separate commercial licence. Not open source.

What does LicenseRef-PLANKA-Community mean?

This is guidance, not legal advice (inte juridisk rådgivning). Check with a lawyer before deciding.

Facts

Licence
LicenseRef-PLANKA-Community
Licence type
Source-available (not OSI)
Open core
Yes – some features need a paid edition
GitHub stars
12.6k
Latest activity
Deployment
Docker
Login/SSO
OIDC
API
Unknown
Multi-tenant
Unknown
EU vendor
Unknown
Source
GitHub API, fetched 2026-10-03

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