What’s the difference between a kanban board and a Scrum board?

[Ally]

Excellent article

[Prerna Sony]

Thanks for sharing. Clear explanation is very helpful .

[yhzgirl]

I have to disagree with this statement: 

What’s in a sprint is defined by the Scrum master in consultation with the product owner. The board shows the workflow at a glance. 

It's the PO and Development team that define the sprint.

[jerrykuo]

Great article to show, What's different

[Rajesh Viswanathan]

its good 

[Ashish Agarwal]

Well explained in a very simple way

[Alexey]

Its is important to highlight that Scrum board is always time boxed

[Pramod]

Great article to understand the difference between Scrum and Kanban boards.

[Petr Fučík]

Thanks for the brief explanation of the difference between scrum and kanban board .

[John Abraham]

The main difference between a Kanban board and a Scrum board is how they manage workflow:

• Kanban Board: Focuses on continuous work with no set time frames. Tasks are moved across columns (e.g., To Do, In Progress, Done) as they progress, and there's no need for sprints.

• Scrum Board: Used in sprints (time-boxed iterations, typically 2-4 weeks). Tasks are moved through stages during each sprint, with a focus on completing a defined set of tasks within that period.

Kanban emphasizes continuous delivery, while Scrum focuses on completing work in structured cycles.

[John Abraham]

A Kanban board focuses on continuous workflow, allowing tasks to move through stages without fixed time constraints. It’s ideal for ongoing projects with flexible priorities.

A Scrum board, on the other hand, is used in Scrum methodology to track tasks within fixed-length sprints. It’s structured for teams to complete a set of tasks in a specific timeframe, with progress measured during that sprint.

[Carlos Garcia Navarro]

Great article , thanks for sharing!

[Ola Sokolowska_Appsvio_]

Thank you very much for explaining the concepts in detail! It definitely was insightful and filled my knowledge-gaps :)

[Carlos Garcia Navarro]

Great article, thanks for sharing!

[prudhvi jira]

Great article, its easily understanding scrum and Kanban boards.

[Asia Pham]

Very helpful! Thank you for sharing

[Mohammad Afiff Bin Ariffin]

Great article 

[Yash Smith]

what is your perspective of asking?

[sadie malik]

thank you for sharing this, great article. 

[Sadie Gavin]

you explained the difference very nicely. thank you. great post 

[George Mihailov]

Great article! One small nuance worth mentioning for those diving deeper into Agile:

Interestingly, there's no such thing as a "Scrum board" in the original sense — the article actually hints at this when it says "A Scrum board applies the workflow visualization of kanban to the scrum framework."

The Kanban board (visual signal board with columns, WIP limits, cards) is the visualization tool itself, invented at Toyota. Scrum is a framework with sprints, roles, and ceremonies. When Scrum teams use a board to visualize their sprint work, they're essentially using a Kanban board adapted to accommodate Scrum practices (like sprint backlogs and timeboxes).

So in a way, what we call a "Scrum board" is really a Kanban board configured for Scrum. The board visualization technique comes from Kanban; the sprint structure comes from Scrum.

Just a fun historical tidbit for those interested in where these practices originated!