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Project hub built for ADHD-friendly workflows
Leantime ranks #14 of 24 in Project management, with an Alt Score of 68. It is licensed under AGPL-3.0, open source with paid hosting from $8/user/month and available on the web. 10 of 14 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Small teams, agencies, and individuals who need project management but aren't professional project managers — with particular attention to neurodivergent users (ADHD, dyslexia, autism) who find traditional PM tools overwhelming.
An open-source, self-hostable project management platform built around goals, milestones, and tasks rather than flat to-do lists. It includes kanban boards, Gantt-style timelines, time tracking, retrospectives, and a personal dashboard that aggregates tasks across projects. The interface is deliberately simplified to reduce cognitive overload, with optional AI features for breaking down tasks and prioritizing work.
Work is structured top-down: you define goals first, group related tasks under milestones tied to a timeline, and then manage day-to-day execution via kanban boards, lists, or a personal 'My Work' view that pulls tasks from all projects into one place.
Where Leantime stands out
Verified capabilities most alternatives don't have.
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
How Leantime compares with its alternatives, feature by feature.
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Every fact and feature listed for Leantime is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Pricing model OSS + paid hosting verified 2026-07-12
Self-hosted on your own servers
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Platforms Web verified 2026-07-12
Self-hosted on your own servers
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License AGPL-3.0 verified 2026-07-12
AGPLv3 license
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Starts at $8/user/month verified 2026-07-12
$ 8 user / month Billed Annually
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Kanban boards Yes verified 2026-07-12
For task management in a project, you get your choice of Kanban, Table or a List view.
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Gantt / timeline Yes verified 2026-07-12
Milestones, in Leantime, are groups of tasks bundled together with a date so you can view them on a timeline (gantt chart).
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Calendar view Yes verified 2026-07-12
Import your ical link and schedule tasks in between meetings and other events
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Custom fields Partial verified 2026-07-12
Extend your Leantime To-Dos with powerful custom fields. Choose between text, select, checkboxes and other field types.
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Dependencies Yes verified 2026-07-12
Our To Dos also include Subtasks and Dependencies.
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Time tracking built in Yes verified 2026-07-12
Track your time on your Work Dashboard, in the projects, or on your timesheets.
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Guest access Yes verified 2026-07-12
Give you clients special access to your project to gather requirements and feedback.
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Free tier user limit Partial verified 2026-07-12
The open source version of Leantime includes everything in our free plan.
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Docs / wiki built in Yes verified 2026-07-12
Whether you want to embed external documents from Google or Microsoft or if you want to create your own, you can manage project knowledge all in one place.
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Reporting dashboards Yes verified 2026-07-12
Reports allow you to see how the hours are all coming together.
https://leantime.io/features/
FAQ
Yes. ClickUp, Monday.com and YouTrack have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Plane, OpenProject and Kanboard — every license claim links its source.