Taiga
Toggl Plan
| Feature | Taiga | Toggl Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $5/mo | From $9/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4.2 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | agile-teams, open-source-advocates, startups, scrum-teams | small-teams, agencies, creative-teams, project-managers |
| Founded | 2014 | 2014 |
| Scrum Boards | ✓ | ✗ |
| Kanban | ✓ | ✗ |
| Epics | ✓ | ✗ |
| User Stories | ✓ | ✗ |
| Sprint Planning | ✓ | ✗ |
| Wiki | ✓ | ✗ |
| Timelines | ✗ | ✓ |
| Task Boards | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team Planning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Milestones | ✗ | ✓ |
| Color Coding | ✗ | ✓ |
| Workload Management | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ 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
✓ Toggl Plan Pros
- Beautiful visual timelines
- Simple interface
- Team workload view
- Easy onboarding
✗ Toggl Plan Cons
- Limited features vs competitors
- No free tier
- Basic reporting
The Verdict
Taiga is built for agile teams and open source advocates, with a focus on scrum-boards and kanban. Toggl Plan targets small teams and agencies and leads with timelines and task-boards.
Pricing is close: Taiga starts at $5/mo versus $9/mo for Toggl Plan — not a deciding factor on its own.
Taiga has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. Toggl Plan requires a paid subscription from day one.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.