# Leantime vs prefect

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Leantime | prefect |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 80/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #4 of 45 in Project Management | #5 of 32 in Workflow Automation |
| GitHub stars | 11 921 | 24 093 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +277 ✓ | +181 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 ✓ | 17 |
| Latest release | v3.12.0 · 15 Oct 2026 | 2.20.27 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

prefect scores 80/100 against 74/100 for Leantime, so it is the safer default.

Leantime ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 17 for prefect.

## Details

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

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