Leantime leads in popularity with 11,200 stars vs 6,714 stars for Kaneo. The 67% higher star count indicates stronger community adoption. In terms of developer contributions, Leantime has 1,091 forks, indicating strong developer engagement.

Both projects show recent activity, with Kaneo last updated 2 days ago and Leantime 3 days ago.

Both tools share common technology foundations, being built with JavaScript, CSS. However, they differ in their additional technology choices: Kaneo uses Bash, Typescript, JSX, Next.js while Leantime leverages PHP, Laravel.

Leantime has been in development longer, starting 12 years ago, compared to Kaneo which began 2 years ago. This 10.1-year head start suggests Leantime may have more mature features and established processes.

Kaneo uses the MIT license, which is more permissive than Leantime's AGPL-3.0 license, potentially offering greater flexibility for commercial use and integration.

Both tools serve similar use cases in Task Management. However, they also have distinct specializations: Leantime extends into Project Management Suites.

Both Kaneo and Leantime offer self-hosting capabilities, giving you full control over your data and infrastructure.