Kuayle

At a glance

• Editor score
  7.0 / 10
• Pricing
  Free plan
• Best for
  Small teams wanting free, GitHub-linked self-hosted issues
• Free plan
  Yes
• Paid from
  Free
• Bug intake
  Manual
• Facts checked
  24 Sep 2026

• Where it wins

  • GitHub-linked issues can transition status from repository activity.
  • Cycles include burndown, velocity and optional carry-over.
  • No software-enforced limits on users, workspaces, issues, projects or cycles.

• Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosting requires customer-operated infrastructure and Docker Compose.
  • GitHub is the only listed integration.
  • The vendor describes Kuayle as a runnable v0.1.0 MVP.

Our verdict on Kuayle

Kuayle is an open-source issue tracker for software teams managing work through issues, cycles and projects. Its fit is clearest for small teams that want to host the browser-based application on their own infrastructure and connect work to GitHub. Issues support multiple assignees, comments, labels, sub-issues and relations; teams can also define custom statuses, triage incoming work and share filtered views with read-only public links. The vendor describes Kuayle as a runnable v0.1.0 MVP, which is an important consideration for teams assessing how established a tool they need.

The self-hosted plan costs $0 as a one-time software fee, and the vendor says it charges no software license fee. The published plan highlights no software-enforced limits on users, workspaces, issues, projects or cycles, plus role-based access control, saved views, triage, labels, real-time sync and GitHub auto-transitions. Hosting is the team's responsibility: the browser application is deployed on customer-operated infrastructure using Docker Compose. The product is also described as available in cloud deployment, but the listed plan is Self-hosted. Teams that prefer a vendor-managed service should weigh that distinction before choosing it.

Kuayle's strongest functional thread is the link between issue management and GitHub activity. Teams can match issue IDs in branches, commits and pull requests, then configure GitHub-triggered status changes. Cycles add burndown and velocity, while projects group cross-team issues with progress tracking and a due-date Gantt view. These features make it more than a basic issue list, but its documented integration is focused on GitHub, and the product is web-based without official mobile apps. Choose Kuayle if self-hosting, GitHub-linked workflows and cycle tracking are priorities; teams seeking a wider integration ecosystem or a more mature product may prefer an alternative.

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Kuayle integrations

Kuayle lists 1 integrations on its own site.

• GitHub

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