Photopea
Taiga
| Feature | Photopea | Taiga |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $5/mo | Free / from $5/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.5 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | designers, students, photo-editors, budget-conscious-creatives | agile-teams, open-source-advocates, startups, scrum-teams |
| Founded | 2013 | 2014 |
| Photo Editing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Psd Support | ✓ | ✗ |
| Layers | ✓ | ✗ |
| Filters | ✓ | ✗ |
| Batch Processing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Vector Tools | ✓ | ✗ |
| Scrum Boards | ✗ | ✓ |
| Kanban | ✗ | ✓ |
| Epics | ✗ | ✓ |
| User Stories | ✗ | ✓ |
| Sprint Planning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Wiki | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Photopea Pros
- Free and browser-based
- Opens PSD files perfectly
- No installation needed
- Full editing capabilities
✗ Photopea Cons
- Ads on free version
- Can be slow with large files
- Limited batch processing
✓ Taiga Pros
- Fully open-source and self-hostable
- Beautiful modern interface
- Both Scrum and Kanban support
- Very affordable premium tier
✗ Taiga Cons
- Smaller community than Jira
- Fewer integrations
- Limited reporting features
The Verdict
Photopea is built for designers and students, with a focus on photo-editing and psd-support. Taiga targets agile teams and open source advocates and leads with scrum-boards and kanban.
Both tools come in at similar price points ($5/mo for Photopea, $5/mo for Taiga), so pricing won't make the decision for you.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Bottom line: Photopea has a slight overall edge — but if fully open-source and self-hostable matters most to you, Taiga may still be the right call.