Coming soonShipLean and Taiga, side by side
ShipLean vs Taiga.
Taiga is an open-source agile project management tool with Scrum and Kanban, user stories, epics and a wiki. You can use it hosted by Taiga or run it yourself. Here is a fair look at where they differ.
At a glance
Taiga and ShipLean.
| Taiga | ShipLean | |
|---|---|---|
| Open source | Yes | Yes, once released |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes, one container and Postgres |
| Scrum and Kanban | Yes | Yes |
| Agents over MCP | Check Taiga’s current docs | Built in |
| Jira import | Check Taiga’s current docs | Project, history, comments and sprints |
| Available today | Yes | Coming soon |
Written from what we know today. Tools change, so check Taiga’s own documentation for the latest.
What Taiga is good at
- Open source, with a long track record among agile teams.
- Scrum and Kanban in one tool, plus epics, issues and a wiki.
- Hosted option if you do not want to run a server.
Where ShipLean differs
- ShipLean forecasts which sprint each backlog item will land in, from real velocity.
- ShipLean has an MCP server, so agents plan and work on the same backlog as the team.
- ShipLean imports a Jira project with its history, comments and sprints.
Which to pick
It depends on what you need.
Pick Taiga if
- You want a mature, established open-source agile tool today.
- You like its wiki and epics layout.
Pick ShipLean if
- You want agents to work the backlog alongside your people.
- You are moving off Jira and want your history to come across.
Plan the sprint.
Then go ship it.
ShipLean is coming soon. Follow the project on GitHub to hear when it is ready to install.