PLANKA vs Scrumboy
PLANKA
planka.app
Scrumboy
scrumboy.comSide by side
| Figure | PLANKA | Scrumboy |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €36/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 0 |
| Spec score · Kanban Software | 8.5 (#10) | 7.3 (#24) |
| Collaboration | Pro and Enterprise add worker and guest roles with scoped access, live presence, collaborative description editing and card sharing. | Boards support real-time collaboration and instant updates, and can be shared through anonymous links. |
| Integrations | PLANKA offers a REST API, personal API keys, webhooks with 50+ events, WebSocket updates and SMTP email notifications. | Scrumboy supports MCP clients including Cursor and Claude Code, API access tokens, and outbound webhooks in Full mode. |
| Platforms | 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. | The project documents a web app, Windows and macOS executables, and a native Android client that connects to a running server. |
| Security | The security page describes TLS-encrypted transmission, TOTP two-factor authentication, OIDC single sign-on, SSH-key server access, firewalls, fail2ban and regular backups. | The project documents optional TOTP two-factor authentication and OIDC/SSO; TOTP requires an encryption key to be configured. |
| Support | Pro customers can contact support in German or English and receive a first answer within 24 hours on business days; Enterprise offers SLA-backed priority support. | The repository directs bug reports and enhancement requests to GitHub Issues and lists an email address for other feedback and inquiries. |
Plans
PLANKA
- CommunityFree
- Pro Self-Hosted€36 a month
- Pro Hosted€42.50 a month
- CommunityFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
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.