Your infrastructureBoards that never share a model
Wekan organizes independent boards rather than a shared cross-board schema, so each board's setup is maintained on its own.
A modern Wekan alternative
Powerful project management, built to work as one.
Kanera is a modern Wekan alternative with connected workspace structure, Table reporting, Global Work, nested notes, automation, webhooks, and MCP.
Why teams look for a Wekan alternative.
Reporting stays on the board
The project centers on kanban operations, not table calculations, cross-board views, or completion reporting.
Gantt needs a separate build
A Gantt view exists in a separate build that uses a GPL-licensed chart component; the MIT build does not include it.
What changes when you move from Wekan.
Comes with you
- Self-hosting on your own infrastructure
- Boards, lists, cards, and custom fields
- Rules-based automation and an API
- Card data that fits a CSV export
Kanera adds
- Shared lists, labels, fields, and templates across a workspace
- Table reporting, Global Work, and Work Done
- Gantt Timeline with dependencies and critical paths, built in
- Nested notes, managed webhooks, and MCP
Stays with Wekan
- An MIT license; Kanera is source-available under Elastic License 2.0
- Translations into 154 languages, to Kanera's 11
- LDAP, OAuth2, and SAML sign-in
Wekan vs Kanera, feature by feature.
All 28 rows of the full comparison, reduced to marks. The comparison explains every one, with sources checked August 11, 2026.
- Included
- Partial or plan-gated
- Not available
Views & Planning
| Feature | Wekan | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Timeline, Gantt, and dependencies | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
| Board view | Included | Included |
| Table view | Not available | Included |
| Calendar view | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
| Overview, health, and cross-project visibility | Not available | Included |
| Personal and team priority queues | Not available | Included |
Cards & Work
| Feature | Wekan | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Work item detail | Included | Included |
| Custom fields | Included | Included |
| Checklists | Included | Included |
| Bulk editing | Not available | Included |
Structure & Workflow
| Feature | Wekan | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Independent projects | Included | Included |
| Shared structure | Not available | Included |
| Automation | Included | Included |
| Reporting | Not available | Included |
| One-way board syncing | Not available | Included |
Collaboration & Access
| Feature | Wekan | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Collaboration | Included | Included |
| External access | Partial or plan-gated | Partial or plan-gated |
| Notes and context | Not available | Included |
| Notifications | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
Data & Migration
| Feature | Wekan | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| API and webhooks | Included | Included |
| AI integration | Not available | Partial or plan-gated |
| Deployment | Included | Included |
| Import and export | Partial or plan-gated | Partial or plan-gated |
Where each tool draws the line
| Feature | Wekan | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Time tracking and workload | Partial or plan-gated | Partial or plan-gated |
| Request forms | Not available | Not available |
| Sign-in and provisioning | Included | Partial or plan-gated |
| Apps and offline use | Not available | Partial or plan-gated |
| Interface languages | Included | Included |
Moving from Wekan.
Start with CSV when the export covers the card data you need. Use a planned migration for board history, files, and structures outside that export.
- Upload and analyzeKanera reads the export and previews every column before anything is created.
- Map the structureCreate, reuse, or skip each list, label, and custom field.
- Match the peopleMap each source assignee to someone with access, or leave them unmapped.
- Review, then confirmA summary shows every mapping and skipped card. Only confirming creates data.
Choose Kanera for powerful, connected project execution.
Competitor details are dated and sourced. Review the official sources in the direct comparison.
- Cross-board work and reporting matter
- Teams need notes, automation, API access, webhooks, and MCP together
- A polished modern experience matters to daily adoption
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