A Zenhub alternative that plans on a calendar
Zenhub runs agile on top of your GitHub Issues. UnaTask plans that work on a calendar, with time blocking and the whole team, and still links your pull requests.
Where Zenhub is good
Zenhub lives inside GitHub and turns your Issues into real project management: sprints, story points, burndown and velocity reports, roadmaps and dependencies, all kept in sync with GitHub. For an engineering team that runs agile entirely on GitHub Issues and wants the reporting to match, it is purpose built and very good at it.
Where UnaTask fits better
UnaTask is not a sprint tool bolted onto Issues. It plans the work on a calendar, so you can time block coding and reviews and see your actual day, and it welcomes the people who do not live in GitHub. It still speaks GitHub: it links your pull requests to tasks with their status and an on merge action, and imports your Issues. Reach for Zenhub for agile reporting inside GitHub, and UnaTask to plan the week and bring the wider team in.
Side by side
| Feature | UnaTask | Zenhub |
|---|---|---|
| Time blocking on a calendar | Visual time blocking you drive, drag tasks onto real slots | No; boards and sprint reports |
| Plan your day and week | Tasks land on a real calendar and week planner | Sprint planning, not a daily calendar |
| Agile reports (burndown, velocity) | Not the focus | Yes: sprints, story points, burndown |
| Link pull requests to tasks | Yes, with live status, checks and an on merge action | Yes, tied to GitHub Issues |
| Import GitHub Issues | Yes, as tasks with labels and milestones | Native, two way sync |
| For the whole team, not just engineers | Team first: shared workload, availability, roles | Best for engineering teams on GitHub |
| Booking links | Booking links that respect your focus blocks | No |
| Meetings → tasks | A notetaker turns meetings into assigned tasks | No |
| Email / chat → task | Turn email (Gmail), Slack & Discord messages into tasks | Limited |
| Price | Free on your own, then €10 per seat for Team, every feature included | Paid per user; free for small teams |
Questions people ask
Zenhub vs UnaTask: which should I pick?
Pick Zenhub if you want sprints and reporting layered onto GitHub Issues. Pick UnaTask if the missing piece is when the work happens, on a calendar the whole team can read.
Does UnaTask do sprints and burndown like Zenhub?
No. Zenhub is built for agile reporting inside GitHub. UnaTask focuses on planning the work on a calendar with time blocking, and links your pull requests and Issues so the plan and the code stay in step.
Can UnaTask link my pull requests?
Yes. Link a pull request to the task it closes, see its status and checks, and pick what a merge does: update the badge, notify the assignees, or move the task to Done.
Is UnaTask only for engineering teams?
No, and that is part of the point. It works for the whole team, engineers and everyone the work touches, while still connecting to your GitHub Issues and pull requests.
Should I use Zenhub or UnaTask?
If your team runs agile entirely on GitHub Issues and wants burndown and velocity, Zenhub is purpose built for that. If you want to plan on a calendar, time block your week and include people beyond engineering, UnaTask fits better, and still links your pull requests.
Prices and features checked June 2026.