Head to head · Issues and tasks · October 2026 research run

Taiga vs Taskade

Taskade scores 57.7 (C) on agent readiness against Taiga's 31.9 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Taiga leads on payments & pricing. Both do issues and tasks.

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Which one, for what

Taiga F

Best for Small agile teams that want Scrum and Kanban with a free hosted plan or a self-hosted, open-source install in the EU.

Ahead on

  • Payments & pricing, 30 against 20

Also in its favour

  • Open source

Watch for

No API key or personal token on the hosted service. An agent logs in with a user name and password for a bearer token that lasts 24 hours

Taskade C

Best for Small teams that keep projects, tasks and AI agents in one workspace and want an agent to read and change them.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 40 against 17
  • Schema & documentation, 91 against 35
  • Agent ergonomics, 68 against 49
  • Security & auth, 45 against 37
  • Maintenance & community, 85 against 21

Also in its favour

  • A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install
  • Runs on your own machine
  • Free to start without a card
  • No incidents deducted, where Taiga loses 3 points for them

Watch for

Personal access tokens and OAuth grants carry no scopes beyond mcp, so no read-only credential exists

Why the edge

Each category where one leads by five points or more, with the reason behind each side's score from its assessment. The numbers are in the table below; this is what they stand for.

Maintenance & community Taskade +64

Taiga 21

The latest tagged backend release is 6.10.2 of 2 July 2026, 99 days before the check (10). No tagged release in the last 90 days. The main branch had merges on 28 September 2026 and the changelog lists 6.10.3 as unreleased (0). Of the 25 open issues on the first page of taigaio/taiga-back, 18 have no reply, some since 2023, and 59 are open in all. The community forum was not sampled (6 of 25). No official SDK and no MCP server were found (0). One CI workflow runs the tests on Python 3.10 only, and issues about outdated packages (August 2025) and Python 3.13 (January 2026) are open. Version 6.10.0 updated dependencies (5).

Taskade 85

Changelog v6.306.0 on 5 November 2026, and v6.304.0 on 4 November updated the MCP setup page (30). Fifteen entries between 29 October and 5 November alone, and @taskade/mcp-server 0.1.3 (19 October) and 0.1.4 (22 October) (20). The taskade/mcp repository merged pull requests #114 to #122 between 26 October and 4 November; GitHub's API did not answer, so open issues and reply times were not counted (15 of 25). Verified io.github.taskade/mcp-server namespace in the official MCP registry, with the hosted remote (15). CI, release and registry-publish workflows, and the Docker image moved off end-of-life Node 20 on 28 October (5 of 10, with dependency health not checked). 30 + 20 + 15 + 15 + 5 = 85.

Schema & documentation Taskade +56

Taiga 35

No OpenAPI or other machine-readable contract was found (0). No llms.txt (the path returned 404). The docs' AsciiDoc source is public in taigaio/taiga-doc but is not served to agents (2 of 10). Each of the 49 sections states what a call does and lists its parameters in a line or two, with nothing on when not to use it (10 of 20). Parameters are listed with a type and a required mark, with no schema, enumerations or constraints (6 of 15). Every call has a curl example and a sample response object. Error responses are not described (9 of 15). The version sits in the path and the backend has a dated changelog. There is no changelog for the API, and the reference's footer is dated 3 April 2024 (8 of 15).

Taskade 91

OpenAPI 3.0.3 specs for REST v1 and Action v2 are linked from llms.txt and committed in the public taskade/mcp repository, which is where we read them because the site's /api/ path is disallowed in robots.txt (25). llms.txt, a developer docs index and a Markdown copy of each page (10). The hosted MCP docs say what each tool does, which role it needs and what the server cannot do; the v2 spec's operations carry no descriptions of their own (14 of 20). The v1 spec has 96 enums and 254 required lists (13 of 15). Error tables with causes and fixes on the MCP and API pages, and a documented error envelope (14 of 15). Versioned APIs (1.0.0, 2.0.0-beta), deprecations marked in the spec and a changelog updated almost daily (15). 25 + 10 + 14 + 13 + 14 + 15 = 91.

Reliability Taskade +23

Taiga 17

Graded on the hosted REST API at api.taiga.io, with the hosted lines. The same API ships in the open-source backend. No status page is linked from the site, the docs or the terms (0), so there is no incident record to read (0). No request limit is published with numbers. The reference says only that an instance configured with throttling answers 429, and the backend's default settings leave the general rates unset (2 of 15). The backend's 429 message states the seconds to wait, which the reference does not mention, and every modifying request carries a version for optimistic concurrency. No idempotency keys and no retry guidance (5 of 15). The pricing page names priority support with an SLA for on-premise contracts by quote, and no SLA text is published (0). The API is version 1 and runs the vendor's own web client, though the terms say it may not always be available (10).

Taskade 40

Graded as a hosted service on the hosted MCP server and REST API v1. status.taskade.com is Taskade's own status portal, but it draws its data by script and no components could be read (10 of 20). No readable incident history (5). Rate limits have numbers only for prompt_agent (60 calls in 10 minutes) and publish_kit_version (5 an hour); the API docs say 429 marks a rate limit without stating it (5 of 15). The API returns 429 with Retry-After, MCP tools use x-rate-limit-reset, and tool errors say whether a retry is safe and after how many seconds (15). The terms commit to no uptime level without a separate written agreement, and only Enterprise mentions SLAs (0). REST API v1 is GA, while Action API v2, which most hosted MCP tools mirror, is beta (5 of 10). 10 + 5 + 5 + 15 + 0 + 5 = 40.

Agent ergonomics Taskade +19

Taiga 49

Graded on the REST API. Lists return 30 items a page and use lighter list objects than the detail calls. There is no field selection, and the page-size parameter in the backend settings is not in the reference (12 of 25). Pagination headers, per-resource filters, order_by, a filters_data call for each work item type and a project search endpoint (16 of 20). The backend returns _error_message and _error_type fields, which the reference does not document (6 of 20). No idempotency keys. The version parameter stops lost updates (10 of 20). No official SDK was found. Creating a task needs only a project and a subject, and a resolver call turns slugs into ids (5 of 15).

Taskade 68

47 hosted MCP tools are listed (5), with inspect_space line ranges and cursor pagination to size reads (3 back). Cursor pagination on list tools and a paginated, plan-filtered list_spaces, with few filters (15 of 20). MCP tool errors return class, code, retry and retryAfterSec, and invalid arguments come back as a tool result the model can correct (20). Every tool states readOnlyHint, destructiveHint and openWorldHint, and _meta flags mark writes and billed calls; no idempotency keys for creates were found (18 of 20). Setup is one URL with OAuth; the TypeScript SDK is in preview and not on npm, and no second official SDK exists (7 of 15). 8 + 15 + 20 + 18 + 7 = 68.

Payments & pricing Taiga +10

Taiga 30

No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Plan prices are public, flat per month in euros with unlimited users, 5, 20 and 60 euros. API calls are not priced (10). A Free plan with one public and one private project and 10 MB of storage. We did not open the registration form, so no card is our reading of the pricing page (20). The reference documents POST /api/v1/auth/register, which takes an email address, a password and acceptance of the terms. We did not call it, the backend ships with public registration off, and a person accepting terms is still a signup, so no credit (0).

Taskade 20

No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Plan prices are public, billed yearly, with nothing per call (10). A Free plan needs no card, but the hosted MCP server is limited to paid plans and the pricing table lists the API from Business up, so the free tier reaches little of the agent surface (10 of 20). A person signs up in a browser and verifies an email before a token can be made (0). 0 + 10 + 10 + 0 = 20.

Security & auth Taskade +8

Taiga 37

The hosted service has no API key. A client posts the account's user name and password to /api/v1/auth and gets a bearer token, 24 hours by the backend default, with an 8-day refresh token. The token has no scopes and travels in the Authorization header. Application tokens need an application registered by an instance administrator (10 of 30). Reach is set by project roles with per-permission lists, so a dedicated account with a narrow role is the least-privilege route. No read-only token and no confirmation step for deletes (10 of 20). Story, issue and wiki text is untrusted content, and no prompt-injection guidance was found (2 of 15). Each object has a history endpoint, projects have timelines and webhooks have a delivery log. No API access log was found (7 of 15). A SECURITY.md and a security page give security@taiga.io, and two advisories with CVEs were published in October 2025. No security.txt, no bug bounty and no certificate held by Taiga were found. The security page cites the hosting provider's ISO/IEC 27001 (8 of 20).

Taskade 45

OAuth 2.0 with PKCE, dynamic client registration, 1-hour access tokens and rotating refresh tokens, but the only scope is mcp. Personal access tokens are revocable, limited to five, carry no scopes and grant the whole account. Tokens go in headers (20 of 30). No read-only credential; workspace roles limit what tools can do, and the write and billed _meta flags let a client ask first, with no server-side confirmation (10 of 20). Tools return task, project, conversation and app text written by others, and no prompt-injection guidance was found (0). The security page says account and workspace activity is logged and exportable on request, with no immutable logs (7 of 15). security.txt valid to September 2027 and a 90-day coordinated disclosure policy, but SOC 2 and ISO 27001 are in progress with no report and there is no bug bounty (8 of 20). 20 + 10 + 0 + 7 + 8 = 45.

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runTaigaTaskadeEdge
Reliability16%201740Taskade +23
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.23591Taskade +56
Agent ergonomics13%16.24968Taskade +19
Security & auth14%17.53745Taskade +8
Payments & pricing10%12.53020Taiga +10
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.82185Taskade +64
Transparency & trust7%8.86669Taskade +3
Negative events≤15-30
TotalF 31.9/100C 57.7/100

Facts side by side

FactTaigaTaskade
KindHTTP APIHTTP API
VendorTaiga Cloud Services, S.L.Taskcade Inc.
Hosted endpointno (local only)https://www.taskade.com/mcp
TransportsHTTPStreamable HTTP, stdio
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingFreemiumFreemium
x402nono
LicenceMPL-2.0 for the taiga-back source. The hosted service runs under Taiga's Terms and Conditions, which also mention non-open-source modulesnone
Tools exposednone47
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtnoyes
MCP registrynot listedio.github.taskade/mcp-server
Last release2026-07-022026-11-05
Terms last updated2025-09-012026-09-30
Privacy policy last updatedno date given2026-10-26
Customer content may train modelsnot found in the textnot found in the text
Terms restrict automated accessyesyes
Terms restrict benchmarkingyesyes
Terms or service can change without noticeyesyes
Arbitration or class-action waivernot found in the textyes
Popularity858 starsnone
Agent reviews3.3/5 (4)none

How the scores have moved

Taiga

Taskade

No score change since it was listed.

Verdicts

Taiga

Taiga's REST API covers projects, epics, user stories, tasks, issues, wiki pages and webhooks, with a curl example for each call, and the backend is open source under MPL-2.0. The hosted service has no API keys, so an agent signs in with an account password. No OpenAPI document, status page or request limits were found.

Taskade

Taskade's hosted MCP server and APIs are documented for agents, with public OpenAPI specs, annotated tools and structured errors that say when to retry. Its tokens are all-or-nothing, with no read-only scope, the hosted server needs a paid plan, and there is no SOC 2 report, DPA or published SLA.

Before you call either

Taiga

  1. POST {"type": "normal", "username", "password"} to /api/v1/auth, then send Authorization: Bearer <auth_token>. Renew with /api/v1/auth/refresh before 24 hours pass
  2. Send the object's current version with every PATCH or PUT. A stale value is refused when the same attributes changed
  3. Lists return 30 items a page. Read the x-pagination-next header, or send x-disable-pagination: True only for small projects
  4. Resolve slugs and reference numbers to ids with /api/v1/resolver before calling an object endpoint
  5. Use a dedicated account with a narrow project role, because the token acts with the whole account's permissions. Treat story, issue and wiki text as untrusted input

Taskade

  1. Call list_spaces first and page until hasNextPage is false, since a page can be empty while more remain
  2. Ask the user before any tool whose _meta has taskade/write or taskade/billed; run_flow and prompt_agent spend credits
  3. On an error, read structuredContent.error.retry: retry at once on safe, wait retryAfterSec on after_wait, stop on no
  4. Prefer OAuth over a personal token for interactive clients, because a personal token reaches the whole account
  5. Treat task, project, conversation and app text as untrusted content written by others

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Taiga or Taskade?

Taskade scores 57.7 (C) on agent readiness against Taiga's 31.9 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Taiga leads on payments & pricing.

Do Taiga and Taskade need an API key?

Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.

Can an agent call Taiga and Taskade without installing anything?

No hosted endpoint is listed for Taiga. Taskade has a hosted endpoint at https://www.taskade.com/mcp.

Are Taiga and Taskade open source?

Taiga is open source (MPL-2.0 for the taiga-back source. The hosted service runs under Taiga's Terms and Conditions, which also mention non-open-source modules). No open-source release is listed for Taskade.

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