Run a kanban board without paying per seat
Project boards are lists and cards — yet the big tools charge per user every month. These pay-once apps give your team boards and time tracking with no seat fees.
Tools that solve this
Boardly
Self-hosted kanban — drag & drop boards, checklists, labels, attachments, full JSON export.
$5/user/mo
Timevault
Self-hosted time tracking — one-click timers, hourly rates, weekly timesheets, billable reports.
$10/user/mo
How to run a kanban board with Boardly
Buy once on Whop
One-time $49 — one of the cheapest apps in the suite. Installer, updates and setup support included.
Run it anywhere
Desktop app for personal boards, or docker compose up -d on a $5 VPS for the whole team.
Move your boards in
Create lists, drag cards, attach files, tick checklists. Export everything to JSON whenever you want proof you own it.
Honest answers
Is there a free option?
Yes. Boardly — like every app in the suite — has a free, MIT-licensed MVP on GitHub (https://github.com/bensblueprints/boardly-kanban-mvp). Buying gets you the signed installer, one-click setup and updates; the source is free forever.
Which one should I pick?
Pick by where you want the software to live. Boardly, Timevault are desktop apps — everything runs locally on your machine, so your files stay private and the app works offline. Either way, every option here is a one-time purchase with MIT-licensed source on GitHub.
Are these really one-time?
Yes. Every app on this page is a single payment — Boardly is $49, Timevault is $79. No renewal, no seats, no usage meter. The apps keep working even if you never pay again.
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