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 |
SwiftKanban |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Proprietary |
TargetProcess |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Proprietary |
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 |
SwiftKanban | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
TargetProcess | 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 |
SwiftKanban | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
TargetProcess | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Integration features
Software/Features |
GitHub |
Subversion |
Perforce |
Tableau |
JIRA |
Bugzilla |
NUnit |
JUnit |
Selenium |
Jenkins |
MS Team Foundation Server |
MS Visual Studio |
Eclipse |
Zapier |
Kanban Tool |
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 |
Yes |
Kanbanize |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
LeanKit |
Yes |
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 |
SpiraTeam |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
SwiftKanban |
Yes |
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 |
See also