A Vibe Kanban alternative after the shutdown
Vibe Kanban is an open-source (Apache-2.0) kanban board that runs coding agents in parallel git worktrees, with a CLI and a web UI. Bloop, the company behind it, shut down on 10 April 2026; the project is now community-maintained and its cloud and team features were removed. If open source matters most, Vibe Kanban is still usable; if you want a maintained app with a team kanban, AgentVera is one option.
Vibe Kanban and AgentVera side by side
| Feature | Vibe Kanban | AgentVera |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | CLI that serves a web UI in your browser; see the README for supported systems. | macOS, Windows and Linux desktop app. |
| Supported agents | About nine, including Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Copilot and Amp. | 18 CLI coding agents, including Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Copilot, Cursor Agent, opencode, Amp and Aider, plus plain terminals. Each uses its own CLI install and login. |
| Open source / license | Open source, Apache-2.0 (about 28k GitHub stars). | Closed source. |
| Pricing model | Free and open source. | Free plan with unlimited agents; Pro and Team plans are paid. |
| Git worktrees | Yes. Each task runs in its own worktree. | Yes. Create a worktree per task from the Git panel and start an agent in it; night-shift tasks get their own worktree. You are warned when two agents edit the same file. |
| Kanban | Yes. The board is the core of the product. | Team kanban shared across your organization; assign a card to Claude or Codex and the reply lands on the card (Pro and Team). |
| Flows and pipelines between agents | not confirmed | Flows pass one agent’s output to the next; research→plan→build pipeline; staged task line; night shift (Pro and Team). |
| Acceptance checks | not confirmed | Verify extracts acceptance criteria from your request and a separate read-only verifier checks each one after the agent’s turn; automatic code review. |
| Database manager / SSH | not confirmed | Database manager for PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB and SQLite (Pro and Team); SSH/SFTP panel; agent SSH and database access with your rules. |
| Token savings | not confirmed | Context profiles, automatic /compact, bundled RTK output compression, automatic per-task model routing and a project map (code graph) for agents. |
| Team features | Cloud and team features were removed after the shutdown. | Organizations, team kanban, client boards, AgentVera Runner on your own server, automatic account switching. |
A dash means we could not confirm the feature on Vibe Kanban’s own pages. It may exist or arrive later; check their site.
When to pick Vibe Kanban
- You want open source you can fork and run yourself, under Apache-2.0.
- You like a browser-based board and do not need a desktop app.
- You work alone and do not need shared boards.
When to pick AgentVera
- You want a product with a company maintaining it and shipping releases.
- You need a team kanban shared across an organization, with cards you assign to Claude or Codex and replies posted on the card.
- You want real terminals per agent, flows between agents, acceptance checks and token savings in one app.
- You want a desktop app on macOS, Windows and Linux.
Moving from Vibe Kanban to AgentVera
- Download AgentVera and open the repository you used with Vibe Kanban as a project.
- Add the agents you ran from the board; AgentVera uses the same installed CLIs and their logins.
- Recreate open cards on the AgentVera team kanban (sign in with an AgentVera account and link the project to a team board), or turn repeatable work into flows.
- Task worktrees left by Vibe Kanban are ordinary git worktrees: open them from the Git panel, or merge and remove them first.
Questions
Is Vibe Kanban shut down?
Bloop, the company behind Vibe Kanban, announced its shutdown on 10 April 2026. The code stays open source under Apache-2.0 and is maintained by the community; the cloud and team features were removed.
What is a good Vibe Kanban alternative?
If you want to stay open source, Claude Squad (terminal, AGPL-3.0) and Nimbalyst (desktop, MIT) are options. If you want a maintained desktop app with a team kanban that hands cards to agents, AgentVera does that on macOS, Windows and Linux.
Can AgentVera assign kanban cards to agents?
Yes. On the team kanban you assign a card to Claude or Codex; the agent works on it in your project and posts the result as a comment on the card. The team kanban is on the Pro and Team plans.
Does AgentVera run agents in parallel worktrees like Vibe Kanban?
Yes. Create a worktree per task from the Git panel and start an agent in it. Night-shift tasks get their own worktree automatically, and AgentVera warns you when two agents edit the same file.
Sources
Facts about Vibe Kanban come from its own pages, checked on 8 October 2026. Products change quickly; check them for the current state.
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