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Kitsu vs Ever Teams

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Kitsu and Ever Teams — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Kitsu vs Ever Teams: at a glance

FeatureKitsuEver Teams
SectorPMPM
Velocity score5.05.0
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesanimation, vfx, production-tracking, schedulingtime-tracking, task-views, integrations, collaborative-docs
Last editorial update3d ago1d ago
WebsiteVisit →Visit →

What is Kitsu?

Kitsu adds per-user date formats and a 12-hour clock for international teams.

Kitsu, the open-source animation and VFX production tracker, posts a feature update most weeks: per-production roles, metadata per task type, episode-based TV schedules, a redesigned Kanban board, player trim handles and a calendar that shows logged time. The 10 November update lets each user pick a date format and a 12-hour clock.

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What is Ever Teams?

Ever Teams tags dozens of versions a day; most are fixes and test changes.

Ever Teams tags several releases a day. On 12 November 0.196 added a Jira Cloud integration section, timer notes and a Workspace settings page, and 0.197 added a due-date calendar, drag-to-reschedule and a Table layout for team tasks. The releases tagged around midnight on 13 November are small: a dismissable newsletter card, spelling-list and test fixes, a dependency bump, Docs export fixes, and in 0.199.0 a keyboard shortcut to assign tasks.

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Kitsu vs Ever Teams: editorial side-by-side

K5.0

Kitsu adds per-user date formats and a 12-hour clock for international teams.

◆ Current state

Kitsu, the open-source animation and VFX production tracker, posts a feature update most weeks: per-production roles, metadata per task type, episode-based TV schedules, a redesigned Kanban board, player trim handles and a calendar that shows logged time. The 10 November update lets each user pick a date format and a 12-hour clock.

◆ Where it's heading

The weekly updates have shifted from the review player toward planning and day-to-day comfort for distributed studios: schedules, time tracking, permissions per show and now regional display settings.

◆ Prediction

Expect more scheduling and timesheet refinements, the area the last month of entries keeps returning to.

E5.0

Ever Teams tags dozens of versions a day; most are fixes and test changes.

◆ Current state

Ever Teams tags several releases a day. On 12 November 0.196 added a Jira Cloud integration section, timer notes and a Workspace settings page, and 0.197 added a due-date calendar, drag-to-reschedule and a Table layout for team tasks. The releases tagged around midnight on 13 November are small: a dismissable newsletter card, spelling-list and test fixes, a dependency bump, Docs export fixes, and in 0.199.0 a keyboard shortcut to assign tasks.

◆ Where it's heading

The project ships through an automated release loop that tags every merged change, so version numbers say little about scope. Real features still arrive every day or two, aimed at task views, time tracking and integrations with other project tools.

◆ Prediction

Expect the version count to keep climbing quickly, with the occasional release adding a task view or integration among many fix-only tags.

Alternatives to Kitsu and Ever Teams

Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Kitsu or Ever Teams.

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Recent activity from Kitsu and Ever Teams

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1d agoEver Teams0.199.0 adds a shortcut to assign tasks from the list
  2. 1d agoEver Teams0.198.4 fixes Docs folder export and Timesheets export
  3. 1d agoEver Teams0.198.3 bumps @hono/node-server
  4. 1d agoEver Teams0.198.2 fixes a flaky work-diary test
  5. 1d agoEver Teams0.198.1 adds test words to the spell-check list
  6. 1d agoEver Teams0.198.0 stops showing the newsletter card after sign-up
  7. 4d agoKitsuNew Display Preference: Date Format and 12-Hour Clock
  8. 11d agoKitsuRedesigned User Calendars with Logged Time
  9. 18d agoKitsuPlayer Upgrades
  10. 25d agoKitsuRedesigned Kanban Boards
  11. 1mo agoKitsuDirect Mention Replies
  12. 1mo agoKitsuTeam Schedule Improvements

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Kitsu and Ever Teams?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Kitsu and Ever Teams are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Kitsu better than Ever Teams?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Kitsu and Ever Teams are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other PM products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Kitsu?

Top Kitsu alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Kitsu alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/kitsu for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to Ever Teams?

Top Ever Teams alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Ever Teams alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/ever-teams for the full list with editorial commentary on each.