OpenProject

Project management

OpenProject covers project and portfolio planning, including issues and timelines. Its wider feature set may be more than a small team needs.

Who it may suit

Project coordination for teams that need structured work tracking.

Replaces

  • Jira
  • Microsoft Project
  • Monday.com
  • Asana
Official positioning or migration source

"alternative to tools such as Jira, MS Project, Monday, Asana" (README)

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Strengths for small teams

  • Gantt charts and project scheduling Source

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  • Agile boards (Kanban, Scrum) Source

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  • Time tracking, cost reporting and budgets Source

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  • On-premises or cloud Source

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License

GPL-3.0

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Self-hosting effort

Moderate

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The Compose quick start requires configuring a secret, environment, and persistent data permissions across an application and PostgreSQL-backed stack. The documented backup uses a separate control Compose file and explicit database/assets backup procedure, adding routine operational work.

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

Pricing

Community edition is free; paid subscriptions are available for cloud and self-managed hosting, with pricing based on plan and user count.

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Managed cloud

Available

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Self-hosted: Available

Sections checked: see dates beside each section.

Repository activity

Stars: 16,884

Last push: 2026-11-01

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Repository metadata source

Self-hosting documentation

Official self-hosting instructions
Official website

Sources