Open Source
Free at the core. Always.
No feature walls on the things a small team needs to get work done. Read the code, fork it, run it commercially — Apache 2.0, no strings.
The license
The core product (visiban/visiban) is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. Use it, fork it, modify it, run it commercially — no strings attached.
Open-core model
Visiban follows an open-core model. The fully functional core — boards, cards, swimlanes, RBAC, real-time sync, groups, export/import — lives in the OSS repo. A small team can run Visiban end-to-end without ever touching the enterprise edition.
Enterprise features (SSO/SAML, audit logs, advanced analytics, automation rules, multi-tenancy, white-labeling) live in Visiban Enterprise, built on top of the same core.
Why open source?
Trust
Read every line that runs on your server. No hidden telemetry, no surprise behavior.
Longevity
If we ever disappear, you still have the code. Your data and workflow aren't hostage to our uptime.
Community
Issues, merge requests, and forks make the product better for everyone. Scratch your own itch.
Self-hosting first
Designed for self-hosting from day one. The Docker Compose setup is first-class, not an afterthought.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome. The project uses GitLab for issues and merge requests. External contributors sign a CLA so contributions can ship in both the OSS and Enterprise products.