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Taiga is a project management platform for agile teams — Scrum + Kanban boards, user stories, sprints, epics, wiki, time tracking. Strong on agile methodology specifically (vs OpenProject's broader PM scope). Python/Django-based.

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// What it is

A closer look.

Taiga is a project management platform for agile teams — Scrum + Kanban boards, user stories, sprints, epics, wiki, time tracking. Strong on agile methodology specifically (vs OpenProject's broader PM scope). Python/Django-based.

For agile engineering teams who find Jira too heavy and Kanboard too simple, Taiga is the focused-on-agile sweet spot.

// Use cases

What it's for.

Concrete scenarios where teams pick Taiga over the SaaS alternative.

Agile project management

Scrum + Kanban methodologies

User story management

story breakdown, estimation, sprints

Epics + roadmap

multi-sprint strategic planning

Burndown charts

sprint velocity tracking

Multi-project orgs

portfolio across teams

// Who it's for

Built for these teams.

If your team profile matches one of these, Taiga is a strong fit out of the box.

Profile A

Agile dev teams

rejecting Jira's complexity

Profile B

Scrum-organized startups

running formal sprints

Profile C

Indie SaaS founders

managing personal product backlog

Profile D

Educational orgs

teaching agile methodology

Profile E

Privacy-bound orgs

under sovereignty mandates

// Differentiators

Why teams pick Taiga.

When evaluating self-hosted options for this category, here are the dimensions on which Taiga consistently lands above the alternatives.

  • MPL-2.0 — fully open
  • Agile-focused — opinionated for Scrum / Kanban
  • Self-host parity — no feature gating
  • Beautiful UI — modern, designer-friendly
  • Active development — backed by Taiga Inc.
  • Multi-language — strong i18n
// Integrations

Connects to.

The stack you'll plug Taiga into — services, protocols, and adjacent apps in the BluixApps catalog.

Git providers
GitHub, GitLab integration
Authentication
local + LDAP + OAuth + SAML (Enterprise)
Notifications
Slack, Discord, email
API
REST API for programmatic access
Webhooks
fire on issue events
Time tracking
built-in time logs
Plugins
community plugin ecosystem
// Adoption & deployment

Notable users & community

  • 7k+ GitHub stars
  • Used by agile teams worldwide
  • Backed by Taiga Inc.
  • Active community
  • Featured in Jira-alternative roundups

What we ship

  • Docker compose: Taiga + Postgres + Redis + Async worker
  • Pinned taigaio/taiga:6 (release-tagged)
  • HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
  • Admin user via env config
  • Persistent volumes for Postgres + media
  • SMTP placeholder for notifications
  • Backup hook covers Postgres + media
// Tips & operations

Run it properly.

Operational guidance from running this in production — what to do before you scale, what to lock down, what surprises people.

// PERFORMANCE
Define methodology upfront
Scrum vs Kanban choice affects board templates
// SECURITY
Permissions per project
multi-team needs role definitions
// OPERATIONS
Persistent Postgres + media
both essential
// RELIABILITY
Backup is critical
project history + planning
// DEPLOYMENT
SMTP for notifications
assignments + mentions depend on it
// SCALING
Multi-instance
separate instances per team if needed
2048
// min ram (MB)
10
// min disk (GB)
9000
// access port
http
// protocol
pro
// bluixapps tier
see install script
// docker image

Project resources

Official sitetaiga.io ↗
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