Taiga review

Taiga is the easiest pick on this list for teams that run Scrum or Kanban and do not want to design workflows from scratch. Its Kanban board includes WIP limits, swimlanes for multiple workflows, epics, sub-tasks and an archive for user stories, and a project can switch between Scrum and Kanban. The software is open source, and the on-premise option suits teams that must keep all data on their own servers or want to customize the code. Taiga's cloud pricing is unusual: every plan, including the free one, allows an unlimited number of users, and paid tiers rise with projects and storage rather than seats. The free cloud plan is small, at 1 public and 1 private project and 10MB of storage. Taiga's prices appeared in euros from our location, so we list the USD price as pending. Teams that need Gantt charts, budgets or a wiki-heavy setup will find more in OpenProject or Redmine.

Who it is for

agile teams that want Scrum and Kanban without configuration work

Price

Free self-hosted; free cloud plan with 1 private project; see vendor pricing for paid cloud plans (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Kanban board with WIP limits, swimlanes, epics and sub-tasks
• Scrum module, and the option to switch a project between Scrum and Kanban
• On-premise hosting option that keeps all data on your own servers
• Translated into more than 20 languages
• Every cloud plan, including Free, allows an unlimited number of users

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Fully open source and free to self-host
• Strength: Cloud plans are priced per workspace with unlimited users rather than per seat
• Strength: Kanban includes WIP limits and multiple workflows with swimlanes
• Weakness: Free cloud plan is limited to 1 public and 1 private project with 10MB storage
• Weakness: Built around agile methods, with no Gantt chart listed among its features
• Weakness: Cloud prices were shown in euros from our location, so the USD price is pending

Key facts

• License: Open source, self-hosted or cloud
• Free cloud plan: 1 public and 1 private project, 10MB storage, unlimited users
• Users: Unlimited on every cloud plan
• Languages: More than 20

Where it ranks

Taiga is No. 4 in our Best Open Source Project Management Software verdict.