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Taiga

Elegant open-source project management for agile teams with Scrum and Kanban support

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Overview

Taiga is an open-source project management platform designed specifically for agile teams. It stands out with one of the most visually appealing interfaces in the open-source PM space — clean, intuitive, and a pleasure to use daily.

With full Scrum support (sprints, backlogs, burndown charts) and Kanban boards with WIP limits, Taiga covers the core agile workflow without the configuration overhead of Jira. The built-in wiki and issue tracker keep everything in one place.

Key Features

  • Scrum — Sprints, backlogs, burndown charts, and velocity tracking
  • Kanban — Boards with WIP limits and swimlanes
  • Issue Tracker — Bug tracking with severity, priority, and assignment
  • Wiki — Per-project documentation with Markdown
  • Epic Stories — Group related user stories across sprints
  • Custom Fields — Add any field to stories, tasks, or issues

Pricing: Self-Hosted vs Taiga Cloud

Users Taiga Cloud Taiga (self-hosted) Savings
5 users $30/mo (Taiga Cloud) $5/mo (VPS) $25/mo
15 users $50/mo (Taiga Cloud) $5/mo (VPS) $45/mo
35 users $70/mo (Taiga Cloud) $10/mo (VPS) $60/mo
Unlimited Custom (Taiga) $10/mo (VPS) 90%+

Pros

  • + Beautiful, modern UI — one of the best-looking PM tools
  • + Full Scrum support with sprints, backlogs, and burndowns
  • + Kanban boards with WIP limits
  • + Built-in wiki and issue tracker
  • + Lightweight and fast

Cons

  • - Smaller community than Jira or Plane
  • - Development pace has slowed
  • - No built-in time tracking
  • - Self-hosted deployment documentation could be better

Deployment Options for Taiga

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Docker

Self-host with Docker Compose

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Coolify

One-click via Coolify panel

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Elestio

Managed hosting from $9/mo

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PikaPods

Simple managed hosting

Frequently Asked Questions

Taiga vs Plane?
Taiga for full Scrum (sprints, burndowns, velocity). Plane for a simpler, Linear-like experience. Taiga has a more mature codebase; Plane has faster development pace and modern tech stack.
Is Taiga still maintained?
Yes, but development pace has slowed compared to 2020-2022. The project is stable and functional. Check GitHub commits for current activity.
Can I migrate from Jira?
Not directly. Taiga provides an API for data import. Community tools exist for Jira-to-Taiga migration with limitations.
What's the tech stack?
Python (Django) backend with Angular frontend. Requires PostgreSQL and RabbitMQ. Docker Compose is the recommended deployment method.

Our Verdict

Taiga is an open-source project management platform designed specifically for agile teams. It stands out with one of the most visually appealing interfaces in the open-source PM space — clean, intuiti...

Best for: Small-to-medium agile teams who want a beautiful PM tool without Jira's complexity