Taiga vs IBM Engineering Workflow Management

Taiga9.0Visit IBM Engineering Workflow Management8.8Visit

Higher score Taiga #4 in Issue Tracking Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Taiga

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IBM Engineering Workflow Management #6 in Issue Tracking Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit IBM

• Taiga fits best

  Open-source Scrum and Kanban teams

• IBM Engineering Workflow Management fits best

  Enterprise teams using formal engineering processes

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Side by side

Feature	Taiga 9.0/10 Visit ↗	IBM Engineering Workflow Management 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#4 in Issue Tracking Software	#6 in Issue Tracking Software
Best for	Open-source Scrum and Kanban teams	Enterprise teams using formal engineering processes
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	€50/yr	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Taiga 0/5 · IBM Engineering Workflow Management 4/5
Custom workflows	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Workflow automation	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Roadmaps	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Time tracking	—	✓ (best)
Single sign-on	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Both
Our review
Pros	Customizable Kanban and Scrum workflows with sprint planning and reporting Self-hosting, REST API, webhooks, and project import tools Unlimited users across paid plans, with a free plan available	Combines work-item, defect, release and dependency tracking Supports agile, SAFe and custom process planning Includes automation, traceability, reporting, AI and SSO
Cons	No built-in time tracking Free plan is limited to one public and one private project Storage remains limited on paid plans, from 100MB to 3GB	Pricing requires contacting IBM sales The listed platform is web-only Its broad engineering scope may exceed simpler tracking needs
Our verdict	Taiga is an open-source project management platform for startups, agile developers, designers, and cross-functional teams. Its core workspaces cover Kanban boards, Scrum backlogs, sprint planning, issue and bug tracking, project timelines,… Read the review →	IBM Engineering Workflow Management brings work-item and defect tracking together with planning, configurable workflows and process rules, source control, build automation, dashboards and reporting. It is aimed at software and systems… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Taiga — where it wins

  • Customizable Kanban and Scrum workflows with sprint planning and reporting
  • Self-hosting, REST API, webhooks, and project import tools
  • Unlimited users across paid plans, with a free plan available

  Where it doesn't

  • No built-in time tracking
  • Free plan is limited to one public and one private project
  • Storage remains limited on paid plans, from 100MB to 3GB

• IBM Engineering Workflow Management — where it wins

  • Combines work-item, defect, release and dependency tracking
  • Supports agile, SAFe and custom process planning
  • Includes automation, traceability, reporting, AI and SSO

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting IBM sales
  • The listed platform is web-only
  • Its broad engineering scope may exceed simpler tracking needs

• Taiga9.0/10 · Free plan

  A flexible Scrum and Kanban tracker with free use, self-hosting, and low-cost paid tiers.

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• IBM Engineering Workflow Management8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A process-focused engineering suite for structured planning, tracking and traceability.

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