Kaneo review
A lightweight Kanban tool with self-hosting, automation, and developer-focused integrations.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Kaneo is an open-source project management tool for individuals and teams that want Kanban-style work management without the breadth of a full project suite. It combines backlogs, board and list task views, configurable workflow columns, labels, priorities, due dates, assignees, comments, and time tracking. Developers and technical teams can also connect repository workflows through GitHub or Gitea, while workspace roles and permissions support team administration.
Pricing is flexible across self-hosted and managed options. The Self-hosted plan costs USD 0 as a one-time price, is MIT licensed, supports unlimited users and projects, and includes all features, including SSO. It keeps data self-hosted and is available free forever. Cloud Personal costs USD 3.33 per month with annual billing for a single user, with unlimited projects and tasks, automatic backups and updates, and email support. Cloud Team costs USD 4.17 per user per month with annual billing and adds unlimited team members, workspace roles and permissions, automatic backups and updates, and priority email support.
Kaneo’s strongest fit is a developer-led team that values control over deployment, a focused workflow, and low-cost access to core project tracking. Its workflow automation rules and filtering by status, priority, assignee, due date, and labels add useful structure, while the API and MCP server extend workspace, project, task, comment, and label management. The trade-off is planning depth: Kaneo offers boards and a backlog but no Gantt view. Teams needing detailed timeline planning or a broader project-suite feature set should choose an alternative; teams prioritizing self-hosting and focused Kanban work should consider Kaneo.
Kaneo pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free MIT-licensed self-hosting with unlimited users and projects
- Board, list, backlog, automation, and time-tracking features
- GitHub, Gitea, Discord, Slack, and Telegram integrations
- Where it doesn't
- Planning does not include a Gantt view
- Cloud Personal is limited to a single user
- Self-hosting requires Docker and PostgreSQL
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