Comparison of Kanban software

The page compares software with specific support for the Kanban methodology. General project management software is not included on this list unless it offers specific support for Kanban.

General information

Software/Features	Web-based	Hosted On-Premises	SaaS	License
Kanban Tool	Yes	Yes	Yes	Proprietary
Kanbanara	Yes	No	Yes	Proprietary
KanbanFlow	Yes	No	Yes	Proprietary
Kanbanize	Yes	Yes	Yes	Proprietary
LeanKit	Yes	No	Yes	Proprietary
Nutcache	Yes	No	Yes	Proprietary
SpiraTeam	Yes	Yes	Yes	Proprietary
STARS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Proprietary
SwiftKanban	Yes	Yes	Yes	Proprietary
Targetprocess	Yes	Yes	Yes	Proprietary
Tuleap	Yes	Yes	Yes	Libre and Open Source

Features

Kanban Principles	Visualize Workflow			Limit WIP			Manage Flow
Software/Features	Kanban boards	Customization for Kanban boards	Swimlanes	Process tracking	Portfolio tracking	Custom reports	Cumulative flow diagram	Cycle time tracking	Defect tracking	Drag & Drop interface
Kanban Tool	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
KanbanFlow	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Kanbanize	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
LeanKit	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Nutcache	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
SpiraTeam	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
STARS	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
SwiftKanban	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Targetprocess	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tuleap	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Kanban Principles	Make Process Policies Explicit		Implement Feedback Loops		Improve Collaboratively, Evolve Experimentally
Software/Features	Configurable workflow	Subworkflows	Related work tracking	Requests and ideas management	Dashboards	Custom fields	Multiple workflows/processes	E-mail notifications	Mobile client	Mobile push notifications
Kanban Tool	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
KanbanFlow	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kanbanize	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
LeanKit	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nutcache	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
SpiraTeam	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
STARS	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
SwiftKanban	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Targetprocess	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tuleap	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Integration features

Software/Features	GitHub	Git	Subversion	Perforce	Tableau	JIRA	Bugzilla	NUnit	JUnit	Selenium	Jenkins	MS Team Foundation Server	MS Visual Studio	Eclipse	Zapier
Kanban Tool	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
KanbanFlow	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Kanbanize	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
LeanKit	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Nutcache	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
SpiraTeam	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
STARS	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
SwiftKanban	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Targetprocess	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tuleap	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No

See also

• Comparison of project management software
• Comparison of development estimation software
• Comparison of Scrum software