Can I open-source Height?
KINDA · partial or early alternatives🪦 Height shut down on September 24, 2025. The verdict below is now a post-mortem.
Kinda. Vikunja and Planka cover the core of Height, but they're early or partial — expect gaps like enterprise permissions and large integration catalog.
Height: Teams paid because shared state, notifications, permissions, and migrations are harder than the visible board or list.
xenterprise permissions
xlarge integration catalog
xmobile capture and notifications
xreal-time multiplayer
These projects already replace it, free.
FFocalboardKanban and project boards, a Trello/Notion-boards alternative from Mattermostopen source↗PPlankaRealtime kanban board that feels exactly like Trello, on your own server.open source↗VVikunjaSelf-hosted to-do and task management with lists, gantt, and kanban viewsopen source↗What each one is, in full: Focalboard · Planka · Vikunja
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Can I open-source Height?
Kinda. Focalboard covers the core of Height, but there are real gaps: enterprise permissions, large integration catalog. Read the honest list above before committing.
How much does Height cost?
Nothing anymore: Height shut down on September 24, 2025.
What do I lose by replacing Height?
Honestly: enterprise permissions; large integration catalog; mobile capture and notifications; real-time multiplayer. Since the product is gone, these gaps are now everyone's problem.
Is there an open-source alternative to Height?
Yes: Focalboard (Kanban and project boards, a Trello/Notion-boards alternative from Mattermost) Planka (Realtime kanban board that feels exactly like Trello, on your own server.) Vikunja (Self-hosted to-do and task management with lists, gantt, and kanban views)