planning-with-files vs Vibe Kanban

Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools

Short answer

  • planning-with-files is growing faster: +590 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +290 for Vibe Kanban.
  • Pick planning-with-files for: persistent file-based planning and context recovery for AI coding agents and long-running tasks. Pick Vibe Kanban for: get 10X more out of Claude Code, Codex or any coding agent.

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Persistent file-based planning and context recovery for AI coding agents and long-running tasks

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Get 10X more out of Claude Code, Codex or any coding agent

Metrics

planning-with-filesVibe Kanban
Stars27.3k28.3k
Star velocity /mo590290
Commits (90d)22810
Releases (6m)103
Downloads (30d, npm + PyPI)2.7K10.2K
Overall score0.77985019151161380.5685123362132869

FAQ

Which is more popular, planning-with-files or Vibe Kanban?
Vibe Kanban has more GitHub stars (28,253 vs 27,264).
Which is more actively developed, planning-with-files or Vibe Kanban?
planning-with-files had more commits in the last 90 days (228 vs 10).
Should I use planning-with-files or Vibe Kanban?
Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.