Kanbo

What Kanbo is

Kanbo is an AI-powered project management tool for small teams, available on the web and through an API. Its Kanban board supports real-time drag-and-drop, optimistic updates, LexoRank ordering, and smart views. A built-in AI assistant can polish titles, generate descriptions, check clarity, and suggest attributes. The rich text editor includes 33 TipTap extensions, 27 slash commands, seven templates, code blocks, tables, inline comments, and @mentions.

Teams can set custom statuses, transition rules, and validation in a visual interface without scripting. Analytics include velocity, cycle time, burndown charts, team workload, and distribution analysis. Kanbo provides a REST API with personal API keys for accessing tickets, projects, comments, and more. Its MCP server exposes 125 tools across 18 categories and works with clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and Cline. The product also lists GitHub commit tracking integration. Kanbo is designed for teams of two to 20, including freelancers, startups, developers, and entrepreneurs. Its free plan includes three projects, three team members, 500 MB of storage, and AI features, with no time limit.

Who it suits

Kanbo is aimed at small teams of two to 20, including freelancers, startups, developers, and entrepreneurs. Its configurable workflows, analytics, and API and MCP access suit teams managing projects with board-based workflows and programmatic tools.

Limits

The Free plan is limited to three projects, three team members, and 500 MB of storage. When those limits are exceeded, users cannot create projects or invite members until they upgrade or remove existing ones.

Getting started

1. Open Kanbo at https://www.kanbo.dev/ and use the web app.
2. Start with the Free plan: it includes three projects, three team members, 500 MB of storage, and AI features with no time limit.
3. Create a board and configure statuses, transition rules, and validation through the visual interface.
4. Invite team members within the free-plan limit and use the board, editor, and analytics.
5. For programmatic access, use a personal API key with the REST API or connect an MCP client.

Verdict

Choose Kanbo if your small team wants configurable Kanban workflows, AI writing help, and project analytics, with API or MCP access available. The free plan has caps on projects, members, and storage; teams that exceed them must upgrade or remove existing projects or members before creating projects or inviting people again.