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Acta vs GitHub Projects
GitHub Projects lays issues and pull requests out as tables, boards and roadmaps, free, next to the code. Acta links to the same repositories and is built for teams where not everyone lives on GitHub.
Side by side
| Acta | GitHub Projects | |
|---|---|---|
| Where tasks live | In Acta, linked to GitHub work, with issues synced if you want | GitHub issues and pull requests |
| Views | Board, table, timeline and a public page | Table, board and roadmap |
| Public roadmap with votes and ideas | Built in | A public project, with votes through issue reactions |
| People without GitHub accounts | Sign in with an email link | Need a GitHub account |
| AI agents | MCP server and HTTP API | GitHub's MCP server and API |
| Price | Free to start | Included with GitHub |
GitHub Projects as it comes, without add-ons. Checked October 2026; tools change, so check theirs too.
When GitHub Projects is the better pick
- Everyone on the team works on GitHub and every task is an issue anyway.
- You want planning with no other tool at all.
When Acta is the better pick
- Designers, support or clients plan with you and don't use GitHub.
- You want a public roadmap visitors vote on and send ideas to.
- You want branches and pull requests to move tasks, without every task being an issue.