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Ask HN: Alternatives to Trello?

• psv1 7y ago
  Why are you looking for an alternative if Trello fits your use case perfectly?
  • clarry 7y ago
    A proprietary SAAS backed by a terrible company does not fit my use case at all.
• recrudesce 7y ago
  Taiga.io - can self host it.
• atsaloli 7y ago
  What about GitLab Issue Boards? You can self host and the UI is elegant. I wouldn't call it lightweight though, you get all of GitLab.
  • clarry 7y ago
    It's already in use for Serious Stuff and Real Issues which go through a particular process, and it works well for that. I'd like to have a lighter weight idea board for fleeting ideas that we might eventually turn into Real Issues, or not. The kind of stuff that crosses your mind for a few seconds while you're implementing something, or something someone gives a passing mention in chat, or something that is said in a meeting.. little things that can be described in a few words, written on a post-it note or the margin of a notebook. I really think it's a good idea to have a place to write those down (currently it's just scraps of paper for me, they get lost, and nobody else can really take a look at them), without adding more clutter to the issue board that's already used for real bugs and more developed ideas & features.
    • atsaloli 7y ago
      I get it. Why not set up another GitLab project just for that? Call it "scrapbook" or whatever, and pop the ideas into its Issues? Free of the serious process? Maybe your own project?
• eb0la 7y ago
  Maybe PlantUML might work for your workflow (plantuml.com). Here's an example with a _simple_ kanban board. Maybe it helps: - PlantUML source: https://gist.github.com/igponce/0b7372621c8df7d503df80760ec1eceb https://gist.github.com/igponce/0b7372621c8df7d503df80760ec1... - Generated SVG: https://gist.github.com/igponce/f2c079536391be702f6060cfffa0aa11 https://gist.github.com/igponce/f2c079536391be702f6060cfffa0... I make PlantUML diagrams in VSCode. There is a plug in for plantuml that helps with the preview and exporting diagrams Also (Offtopic): Not open source, but if your company already has a Microsoft Project license, you can use it like trello for sprints (and make the "done" tasks fill the gannt chart - which is still usefull for planning and resources and takes into account holidays, etc).
• programd 7y ago
  Try Kanboard https://kanboard.org/ https://kanboard.org/ Minimalistic UI that gets out of your way, easy to run in Docker, fast, lightweight. I think it hits all your requirements.
• davidclark22 7y ago
  I looked at Restya board a few years ago for a similar use case: https://restya.com/board https://restya.com/board
• sidcool 7y ago
  Asana, Taiga, Jira,
  • seattle_spring 7y ago
    > I'd like to have a lightweight idea board for some projects > Something that leaves less clutter > Ideally it should be simple, free & open source, and easy to self-host. > Ideally it should have nothing to do with Atlassian. I don't think JIRA fits into any of those criteria.
• jkonline 7y ago
  Though their marketing naturally swings for the fences, I've always been impressed with Asana and it's basic simplicity (but also many [optional] integrations). They even have a Trello comparison page: https://asana.com/compare/asana-vs-trello https://asana.com/compare/asana-vs-trello
• kevinyun 7y ago
  > Ideally it should have nothing to do with Atlassian. I'm curious, what do you have against Atlassian?
• huydotnet 7y ago
  Maybe not kanban-style, but you could try https://pomoday.app https://pomoday.app, the source code is available on GitHub https://github.com/huytd/pomoday-v2 https://github.com/huytd/pomoday-v2
• dewey 7y ago
  There's this https://kanboard.org https://kanboard.org from the guy who made https://miniflux.app https://miniflux.app (which I use and can recommend!)
• hnjst 7y ago
  Wekan is easy to host and works well. https://wekan.github.io/ https://wekan.github.io/
• trastentrasten 7y ago
  Check out https://www.featmap.com https://www.featmap.com
• WorldMaker 7y ago
  Microsoft also has Planner in Office 365. It's really barebones compared to Trello, but if you are already using O365 it's an available tool.
• cik 7y ago
  Although I no longer run it wekan (https://wekan.github.io/ https://wekan.github.io/) fits the bill perfectly. Their docker image (https://hub.docker.com/r/wekanteam/wekan https://hub.docker.com/r/wekanteam/wekan) is always up to date, and a pleasure to work with.
• rocco337 7y ago
  chekout https://workflowy.com/ https://workflowy.com/, looks like something that you described. I use it for years now and its great"
• davidtsong 7y ago
  Notion
• kyle_v 7y ago
  I built a todo app that might interest you. It lets you nest todo items to any arbitrary level as I preferred it to the flatter trello structure especially when working with software projects that are very heirarchical in nature. It just stores data in local storage but you could easily mod it to import export json. Also has IDE inspired keyboard shortcuts for traversing the list. If you’re interested you can have the code it’s on my github. http://recursive-todo.herokuapp.com/ http://recursive-todo.herokuapp.com/
• mtag21 7y ago
  Notion
• PatSal 7y ago
  For me what works the best is the board I use since several years - http://kanbantool.com http://kanbantool.com . IMHO it's one of the most user-friendly boards I've ever met with.