Leantime

Project management

Leantime approaches project management through goals and practical planning. It presents itself as approachable for non-project managers.

Who it may suit

Project management for small teams balancing plans and delivery.

Replaces

  • ClickUp
  • Monday.com
  • Asana
  • Jira
Official positioning or migration source

"alternative to ClickUp, Monday, or Asana" (README); site: "Open Source Jira Data Center Alternative"

Checked: 2026-11-01

Strengths for small teams

  • Designed for non-project-managers Source

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  • Built with ADHD, autism and dyslexia in mind Source

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  • Runs on PHP 8.2+ with MySQL/MariaDB Source

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License

AGPL-3.0

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Self-hosting effort

Moderate

Checked: 2026-09-24

The Docker Compose setup requires configuring Leantime alongside a MySQL database and persistent files. The official guides call for backing up both database and files, checking release notes, and handling migrations during upgrades.

Documentation-based estimate; not hands-on tested. Official self-hosting effort evidence

Pricing

Leantime Pro is $10 per user/month billed monthly or $8 per user/month billed annually; self-hosted open-source edition is also offered.

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Managed cloud

Available

Checked: 2026-09-24

Self-hosted: Available

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Repository activity

Stars: 11,942

Last push: 2026-10-31

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Repository metadata source

Docker Compose deployment

Upstream Compose preview; fetched 2026-11-02. Pinned public source file

version: '3.3'

services:
  leantime_db:
    image: mysql:8.4
    container_name: mysql_leantime
    volumes:
      - db_data:/var/lib/mysql
    restart: unless-stopped
    env_file: ./.env                                        # Environment file with settings

First 10 lines; see source for the complete file. Review all required companion files before deploying.

  • .docker/.env (required; not in the verified source tree)
Official website

Sources