Kanbo
Kanbo is an AI-powered project management tool for small teams, available on the web and through an API.
What Kanbo is
Kanbo is an AI-powered project management tool for small teams, available on the web and through an API. Its Kanban boards support real-time drag-and-drop, optimistic updates, LexoRank ordering, and smart views. A built-in assistant can polish titles, draft descriptions, check clarity, and suggest attributes. The rich text editor includes 33 TipTap extensions, 27 slash commands, seven templates, code blocks, tables, inline comments, and @mentions. Teams can set custom statuses, transition rules, and validation through a visual interface, without scripting. Analytics cover velocity, cycle time, burndown charts, team workload, and distribution. Kanbo also provides a REST API with personal API keys, an MCP server with 125 tools across 18 categories, and a listed GitHub integration for commit tracking. The free plan includes three projects, three team members, 500 MB of storage, and AI features, with no time limit. It costs $5/user/mo on annual billing to start; the listed monthly Pro plan is $8 a month.
Good
- Free plan has no time limit.
- Visual workflow configuration needs no scripting.
- Includes analytics for velocity and team workload.
- MCP server offers 125 tools across 18 categories.
- Guest access is available.
Watch out
- Free plan is limited to three projects.
- Free plan is limited to three team members.
- Storage on the free plan is 500 MB.
- Over-limit users cannot create projects or invite members.
Who it suits
Kanbo is designed for teams of 2–20, including freelancers, startups, developers, and entrepreneurs. It suits teams that want configurable workflows, analytics, and AI assistance alongside project boards.
Verdict
Kanbo combines project boards, workflow controls, analytics, and AI assistance for small teams. Check the free-plan limits and the annual or monthly pricing terms against your team’s needs.
Plans and prices
From Kanbo's own pricing page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 projects · 3 team members · 500 MB storage · AI-powered features · no time limit |
| Pro | $8 a month | per-seat pricing · unlimited MCP requests · monthly |
| Pro | $60 a year | per-seat pricing · unlimited MCP requests · $60.00 per year (= $5.00/month, billed annually) |
The facts
Each one read from Kanbo's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI assistant
- Built-in AI polishes titles, generates descriptions, checks clarity, and suggests attributes.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Analytics include velocity, cycle time, burndown charts, team workload, and distribution analysis.checked 2 Oct 2026
- API
- Kanbo provides a REST API with personal API keys for programmatic access to tickets, projects, comments, and more.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Kanbo is designed for small teams of 2–20, including freelancers, startups, developers, and entrepreneurs.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Kanbo uses SOC 2 compliant infrastructure providers and says it is working toward its own SOC 2 Type II certification.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Custom workflows
- Users can configure custom statuses, transition rules, and validation through a visual interface without scripting.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Data policy
- Kanbo says it does not sell, share, or use customer project data to train AI models.checked 2 Oct 2026
- GitHub integration
- The product page lists GitHub integration for commit tracking.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Kanban board
- The board provides real-time drag-and-drop, optimistic updates, LexoRank ordering, and smart views.checked 2 Oct 2026
- MCP integration
- The MCP server exposes 125 tools across 18 categories and works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and other MCP clients.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Product
- Kanbo is an AI-powered project management tool built for small teams.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Rich text editor
- The editor has 33 TipTap extensions, 27 slash commands, 7 templates, code blocks, tables, inline comments, and @mentions.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- Kanbo uses AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, daily backups with point-in-time recovery, and organization data isolation.checked 2 Oct 2026
Money
- Free-plan limit
- When Free-plan limits are exceeded, users cannot create new projects or invite members until they upgrade or remove existing ones.checked 2 Oct 2026
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