Pliny
Pliny is a Kanban app teams can run on their own server.
What Pliny is
Pliny is a Kanban app teams can run on their own server. It includes Kanban, calendar, timeline, and mobile agenda views, with cards that support subtasks, relations, labels, due dates, checklists, attachments, Markdown descriptions, custom fields, and bulk actions. Collaboration features include real-time WebSocket updates, comments, mentions, activity history, and email notifications. Global Guest, Member, and Admin roles can be combined with per-board Viewer, Editor, and Admin roles, and boards can have public read-only links. Pliny supports Trello JSON import with preview, CSV import with column mapping and preview, and CSV and JSON exports. Developer features include REST API v1, personal access tokens, and webhooks with HMAC-SHA256 signatures and delivery retries. Administration includes OIDC single sign-on, TOTP two-factor authentication, and rate limiting. Attachments can use local disk or S3-compatible storage. The self-hosted plan is free, billed forever, with unlimited users, boards, and cards. Pliny uses Elastic License 2.0; commercial redistribution and managed services require a separate agreement. Pliny Cloud costs $10 a month and is in development with a waitlist.
Good
- Self-hosted plan has unlimited users, boards, and cards
- Offers calendar, timeline, and mobile agenda views
- Includes signed webhooks and REST API v1
- Supports OIDC single sign-on and TOTP two-factor authentication
- Imports Trello JSON and CSV with previews
Watch out
- Deployment requires a Linux server or homelab machine
- Cloud plan is in development with a waitlist
- Commercial redistribution requires a separate agreement
Who it suits
Pliny suits teams seeking a self-hosted Kanban app with several board views and configurable access. Its API, imports, and exports may also suit teams connecting or migrating board data.
Verdict
Pliny offers a broad set of board views and card fields in software teams can self-host. The free self-hosted plan includes the listed core features, while the $10 a month cloud option is still in development.
Plans and prices
From Pliny's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Self-Hosted | Free | Unlimited users, boards & cards · full kanban board with all views · community support (GitHub Issues) · forever |
| Pliny Cloud | $10 a month | Unlimited users · managed infrastructure · automatic backups and updates · 99.9% uptime SLA · email support · in development; join the waitlist · monthly |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Dedicated instance · priority support with SLA · custom data residency · procurement and security review support · onboarding assistance · Custom |
The facts
Each one read from Pliny's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access control
- Global Guest, Member, and Admin roles can be combined with per-board Viewer, Editor, and Admin roles, and boards can have public read-only links.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Cards
- Cards support subtasks, relations, labels, due dates, checklists, attachments, markdown descriptions, custom fields, and bulk actions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- It provides real-time WebSocket updates, comments, mentions, activity history, and email notifications.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Data control
- The maker says self-hosting means no cloud dependency, telemetry, or vendor lock-in.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The deployment guide lists Docker 20+, Docker Compose v2+, at least 512 MB RAM, and a Linux server, VPS, or homelab machine as requirements.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Import and export
- It supports Trello JSON import with preview, CSV import with column mapping and preview, CSV export, and JSON export.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations and developer tools
- Pliny provides REST API v1, personal access tokens, and webhooks with HMAC-SHA256 signatures and delivery retry.checked 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The GitHub README says Pliny uses Elastic License 2.0 and is free to self-host and modify; commercial redistribution and managed service offerings require a separate agreement.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Pliny is a full-featured Kanban app that teams run on their own server.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security features
- Administration features include OIDC single sign-on, TOTP two-factor authentication, and rate limiting for brute-force protection and API usage.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Storage
- File attachments can use local disk or S3-compatible storage.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The self-hosted plan lists community support through GitHub Issues.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Views
- It includes Kanban, calendar, timeline, and mobile agenda views.checked 8 Oct 2026
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