# Leantime vs paca

> Two self-hosted [Jira alternatives](https://selfhost.directory/alternative-to/jira), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Leantime | paca |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 ✓ | 58/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 45 in Project Management | #19 of 45 in Project Management |
| GitHub stars | 11 917 ✓ | 1 994 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +273 ✓ | +146 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 | 68 ✓ |
| Latest release | v3.12.0 · 15 Oct 2026 | v0.19.2 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Leantime scores 74/100 against 58/100 for paca, so it is the safer default.

paca ships more often: 68 stable releases in the past year, against 22 for Leantime.

## Details

- [Leantime](https://selfhost.directory/project/leantime) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/leantime.md)
- [paca](https://selfhost.directory/project/paca) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/paca.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/leantime-vs-paca