worklenz vs Kaneo

Worklenz is a free, open-source project management platform for teams and agencies, bringing projects, tasks, resource planning, and client collaboration into one workspace. Tasks can be viewed as a list, a Kanban board, or a Gantt chart, and time is logged directly against them. Alongside delivery it tracks budgets, costs, and team utilization, so project health and profitability stay visible. Worklenz can be self-hosted under AGPL-3.0 or used as a managed cloud service that has a free plan.

kaneo is an open source project management tool designed to be simple and efficient. It aims to provide all the necessary features for project management without unnecessary complexity.

• Free and open-source under AGPL-3.0, with a self-hostable Community edition
• Covers projects, tasks, resources, and budgets in one workspace
• Multiple task views including list, Kanban board, and Gantt
• Time logged directly on tasks feeds utilization and profitability reporting

• Simple and intuitive interface
• Customizable to fit your team's specific needs
• Open source and free to use
• Collaboration features for real-time updates

• Free cloud plan is capped at three active projects
• Self-hosting means running and maintaining your own Docker, Postgres, and storage stack
• Mobile access is through the web app; there are no native iOS or Android apps

• Limited features compared to other project management tools
• May require technical expertise to customize
• Limited support options