Doska vs PLANKA
Doska
doska.sh
PLANKA
planka.appSide by side
| Figure | Doska | PLANKA |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | €36/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Kanban Software | 8.3 (#13) | 8.5 (#10) |
| Integrations | Self-hosted single sign-on supports any OpenID Connect provider, including Authentik, Keycloak, Pocket ID and Google. | PLANKA offers a REST API, personal API keys, webhooks with 50+ events, WebSocket updates and SMTP email notifications. |
| Platforms | Doska runs in a browser or as a phone PWA; desktop builds are available for macOS, Windows beta and Linux beta. | PLANKA Notes, a community-built companion app, lists Windows 10/11 and Android 6.0+ platforms; iOS 12.0+ is listed as a TestFlight beta, while macOS and Linux are marked coming soon. |
| Product | Doska is a local-first Kanban board whose cards are Markdown files. | PLANKA is a Kanban tool for teams to organize work visually, available self-hosted or fully hosted. |
| Security | MCP access is protected by OAuth, and the agent only sees boards belonging to the signed-in account. | The security page describes TLS-encrypted transmission, TOTP two-factor authentication, OIDC single sign-on, SSH-key server access, firewalls, fail2ban and regular backups. |
Plans
PLANKA
- CommunityFree
- Pro Self-Hosted€36 a month
- Pro Hosted€42.50 a month
- CommunityFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Doska
Doska is a local-first Kanban board that stores cards as Markdown files. Boards remain on the device and work offline, with synchronization available when configured. Card content supports GitHub-flavored Markdown, task lists, links between cards, deadlines and priorities. Board tools include a row view, sortable deadlines and priorities, search, sidebar folders and undo for deleted cards. The desktop app can sync boards both ways with a local folder, representing columns as folders and cards as Markdown files. Cross-device sync and shared boards require a self-hosted server running with Docker and Docker Compose. On that server, admins create accounts, while board owners can share boards or publish read-only links. Doska is free, MIT licensed and has no features behind a paywall. It supports Android, API, iOS, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web and Windows. The project is in active development; its maker directs users to GitHub for bug reports and feature requests.
PLANKA
PLANKA is a Kanban tool for teams organizing work visually, available self-hosted or as a hosted service. Its free Community edition includes boards, lists, cards, comments, attachments, real-time sync, and Docker deployment. Pro and Enterprise add six board views, calendar and map views, card inboxes, recurring cards, and advanced global search. Those plans also provide scoped worker and guest roles, live presence, collaborative description editing, and card sharing. Integration and developer options include a REST API, personal API keys, webhooks with 50+ events, WebSocket updates, and SMTP notifications. Pro and Enterprise support OpenID Connect single sign-on and identity-provider role assignment. For self-hosting, PLANKA says application data and attachments stay on customer systems; its hosted service operates in Germany and offers a GDPR Article 28 DPA. The maker describes Community for home, homelab, and club use, and paid plans for organizations. Pro Hosted costs €42.50 a month billed annually, with a five-user minimum and shared storage allocation. Pro Self-Hosted costs €36 a month billed annually, with a one-user minimum and updates included. Enterprise is directed to hosted deployments from 500 users or self-hosted deployments from 1,000 users.