What is Focalboard?

Focalboard is open-source project management for technical teams – an alternative to tools like Asana, Trello, and Notion. Keep everything and everyone on track by centralizing, planning, and tracking all your work in one place. Focalboard helps your organization maintain a single source of truth, so your teams stay aligned to complete tasks, reach milestones, and achieve their goals. Manage tasks on Kanban, table, gallery, or calendar views. Focus on high-priority items with board filters and save unlimited filtered views for quick access. Part of the Mattermost ecosystem, Focalboard is 100% open source.

Key Features

✓Kanban boards
✓Table view
✓Gallery view
✓Calendar view
✓Board filters
✓Unlimited saved views
✓Card comments
✓@mention teammates
✓Board permissions
✓Pre-built templates
✓Custom boards
✓100% open-source

🔒 Privacy & Data Protection

Focalboard is 100% open-source and self-hosted – all project data stays on your servers. Deploy on European infrastructure for complete data sovereignty over project management data. Part of the Mattermost ecosystem, Focalboard integrates with mission-critical collaboration. For teams wanting Trello-like project management while keeping task data private, Focalboard provides the control needed.

Best For

Technical teams managing projectsDevelopment teams tracking sprintsOrganizations seeking Trello alternativeTeams wanting Notion-like boardsMattermost users needing PMSelf-hosters wanting visual task management

💰 Pricing

Focalboard is completely free and open-source. There are no paid tiers. Self-host on your own infrastructure at no cost.

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