Kaneo
Kaneo is open-source project management software with boards, lists, backlog planning, Gantt charts, and calendar views.
What Kaneo is
Kaneo is open-source project management software with boards, lists, backlog planning, Gantt charts, and calendar views. Tasks can include subtasks, with their details and context kept alongside the work. Its GitHub integration syncs issues and labels both ways; linked pull requests can move tasks through review to done as code is opened and merged. Kaneo also offers automation rules and time tracking. Compatible AI clients can read and update tasks through its MCP server and HTTP endpoint, using a user-tied API key limited by workspace permissions. The free, MIT-licensed self-hosted edition includes all features, SSO, and unlimited users and projects, with data stored on your servers. It can run with PostgreSQL using Docker Compose or the official Helm chart. Cloud support is by email, and its terms provide no formal uptime guarantee or SLA.
Good
- GitHub issues and labels sync in both directions.
- Includes boards, Gantt, calendar, lists, and backlog views.
- Self-hosted edition includes every feature and SSO.
- Cloud trial lasts 14 days without a credit card.
- Automation rules and time tracking are included.
Watch out
- Budgeting is outside its current scope.
- Baseline comparisons and sprint burndown reports are not included.
- Cloud has no formal uptime guarantee or SLA.
- Cloud support is provided by email.
Who it suits
Kaneo suits teams that want project planning linked to GitHub work, or operators who prefer to host their own project data. Cloud users should weigh the lack of a formal uptime guarantee or SLA.
Verdict
Kaneo offers several planning views and a two-way GitHub workflow, with a free self-hosted option that includes SSO. Cloud buyers should note its support terms and the planning features that remain out of scope.
Plans and prices
From Kaneo's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted | Free | Unlimited users and projects · Every feature, including SSO · Your data on your servers · Community support on Discord · forever |
| Cloud Personal | $40 a year | Single user · Unlimited projects and tasks · Automatic backups and updates · Email support · $40/ year; $3.33 / month, billed yearly |
| Cloud Team | $50 a year | Unlimited team members · Unlimited projects and tasks · Workspace roles and permissions · Automatic backups and updates · Priority email support · $50/ user / year; $4.17 / user / month, billed yearly |
The facts
Each one read from Kaneo's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI and API
- Kaneo provides an MCP server and HTTP endpoint that compatible AI clients can use to read and update tasks with a user-tied API key subject to workspace permissions.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Automation rules
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Cloud data location
- Kaneo Cloud runs on servers in the European Union, in Germany and Finland, and encrypted backups are stored with Cloudflare R2.checked 5 Oct 2026
- GitHub integration
- GitHub issues and labels sync both ways, and linked pull requests can move tasks through review to done when code is opened and merged.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Native integrations
- 5checked 22 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 3.33checked 22 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says Kaneo does not sell user data or use it for advertising; self-hosted instances are under the user's control and send Kaneo no data.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Product
- Kaneo is open-source project management software with boards, Gantt charts, and GitHub integration.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The MIT-licensed self-hosted edition is free, includes SSO, and can run with PostgreSQL using Docker Compose or the official Helm chart.checked 5 Oct 2026
- SSO providers
- The self-hosted build supports Google, GitHub, Discord, and custom OAuth/OIDC providers for single sign-on.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support and SLA
- Kaneo Cloud support is provided by email, and the terms state there is no formal uptime guarantee or SLA.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Task context
- Tasks support subtasks and retain their details and context with the work.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Task views
- boardchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Time tracking
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Money
- Cloud trial
- Kaneo Cloud offers a 14-day trial without requiring a credit card.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Planning limits
- Budgeting, baseline comparisons, and sprint burndown reports are outside Kaneo’s current scope.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Planning views
- Kaneo includes Gantt and calendar views alongside boards, lists, and backlog planning.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- Kaneo’s creator identifies himself as Andrej; the service is operated by Andrej Acevski, a sole proprietor in Macedonia.checked 5 Oct 2026
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