Issue trackers vary widely in maintenance, release activity, workflow depth, and licensing, which makes repository popularity alone a weak buying signal. ToolVitals combines project health, shipping activity, license classification, and GitHub popularity to compare the eight open or source-visible tools in this July 2026 ranking.
The ranking is ordered by ToolVitals score, with GitHub stars used only as a secondary popularity signal when scores are tied. The supplied scores and ordering are preserved, and openness_label and license_label identify the licensing posture without treating source-available or open-core software as OSI open source.
Rankings
| Rank | Tool | Openness | License | Health | Shipping | GitHub Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaneo | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 93 | 100 | 3889 | 97 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 2 | Ever Teams | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 85 | 80 | 519 | 86 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 3 | Plane | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 87 | 65 | 54940 | 83 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 4 | Huly | OSI-approved OSS | EPL-2.0 | 84 | 70 | 27007 | 83 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 5 | feedlog | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 70 | 28 | 65 | 64 | 🟢 Good |
| 6 | BoardUpScale | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 54 | 59 | 9 | 63 | 🟢 Good |
| 7 | OpenTicket | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 40 | 🟡 Fair |
| 8 | Tegon | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 36 | 0 | 1914 | 35 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
Top 3 Highlights
Kaneo ranks first with a ToolVitals score of 97, including a 93 health score and a category-leading 100 shipping score. Its current documentation describes a focused task workflow with board and list views, drag-and-drop status changes, and filters for status, priority, assignee, due date, and labels. Kaneo is OSI-approved OSS under MIT.
Ever Teams ranks second with a ToolVitals score of 86, supported by an 85 health score and an 80 shipping score. Its task model is comparatively detailed: the current documentation covers customizable statuses, priorities, estimates, issue types, related issues, filtering, and list, Kanban, and calendar views. Ever Teams is OSI-approved OSS under AGPL-3.0.
Plane ranks third with a ToolVitals score of 83, an 87 health score, and a 65 shipping score. Its current documentation positions projects around identifiable work items and configurable workflows, with cycles for sprints, modules for related work, saved views, labels, estimates, and automations. Its 54,940 GitHub stars also make it the strongest popularity signal in this ranking, though stars remain secondary to the ToolVitals score. Plane is OSI-approved OSS under AGPL-3.0.
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