Yes, Kan.bn has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes 1 user and 10mb file uploads. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $4.00/mo, and no credit card is required to sign up.
About
Kan.bn is an open source kanban application that provides Trello-style board management for organizing work, tracking progress, and collaborating on cards. The product includes boards, lists, cards, comments, activity logs, templates, labels and filters, board visibility controls, workspace members, Trello imports, and an API.
The free plan on the pricing page includes 1 user, unlimited boards, unlimited cards, custom board templates, checklists, and 10 MB file uploads. The paid Teams plan adds workspace members, custom workspace usernames, invite links, unlimited file uploads, email notifications for mentions, and priority email support; the product also supports self-hosting from GitHub.
Free Tier Value
This free tier is genuinely usable for solo work: it includes unlimited boards and cards, templates, collaboration basics, and open-source access, but it stays capped at one user and 10 MB uploads. The cheapest paid plan is Teams at $8 per user/month, and the free tier covers roughly half of that practical value, so about $4/month is a fair estimate. No credit card is required, and the page also advertises a 14-day trial for the paid plans, which adds a bit of friction relief but does not make the free tier uncapped.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- 1 user
- Unlimited boards
- Unlimited cards
- Custom board templates
- Checklists
- 10mb file uploads
- Default username
- Labels and filters
- Board visibility
- Intelligent search
- Activity log
- Comments
- Mentions
- Email notifications
- Assignees
- Invite links
- Trello imports
- Open source access
- Limited API access
- Google SSO
- Admin roles
- Priority email support
See Kan.bn pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Teams
- user
- per seat
- file uploads
- unlimited
- support
- priority email
- Workspace members
- Custom workspace username
- Invite links
- Unlimited file uploads
- Email notifications for mentions
- Priority email support
- All Free features
Enterprise
- members
- unlimited
- SAML SSO
- Advanced admin controls
- Dedicated account manager
- Custom SLA
- On-premise deployment option
- All Teams features
Pricing extracted from Kan.bn's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Kan.bn free forever?
Yes. Kan.bn has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does Kan.bn require a credit card?
No. You can start on Kan.bn's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed Kan.bn's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. Kan.bn's cheapest paid plan is Teams at $8 / seat / month.
What is Kan.bn's free tier worth?
Kan.bn's free tier is worth about $4.00 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 53/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
