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OpenProject ranks #8 of 24 in Project management, with an Alt Score of 87. It is licensed under GPL-3.0, open source with paid hosting from €5.95/user/month and available on the web. 13 of 14 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Project managers and teams at companies, government agencies, and nonprofits who need to plan and track work but want an open-source, self-hostable alternative to tools like Jira or Microsoft Project.
OpenProject combines classic, agile, and hybrid project management in one tool: Gantt charts for scheduling, Kanban/Scrum boards for agile workflows, and work packages for task and issue tracking. It also includes time tracking, cost reporting, team planning calendars, budgeting, and document collaboration. Because it's open source (GPL v3), you can self-host it on-premises for full data control or use their EU-based cloud hosting.
You create a project, break it down into work packages (tasks, features, bugs, milestones), and assign them to team members with due dates and dependencies. Progress is then tracked and visualized through Gantt charts, agile boards, or the team planner calendar, with time and costs logged against each work package.
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Project management checklist (18 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
| Project management checklist | OpenProject | ClickUp | Monday.com | Plane | YouTrack | Teamwork |
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Every fact and feature listed for OpenProject 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
No minimum users
https://www.openproject.org/pricing/ -
Starts at €5.95/user/month verified 2026-07-12
per user per month
https://www.openproject.org/pricing/ -
License GPL-3.0 verified 2026-07-12
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007
https://github.com/opf/openproject/blob/dev/LICENSE -
Platforms Web verified 2026-07-12
Installed and operated on major Linux distributions or via Docker container.
https://www.openproject.org/community-edition/ -
Status active verified 2026-07-12
Release date: 2026-07-08
https://www.openproject.org/docs/release-notes/17-6-0/ -
Kanban boards Yes verified 2026-07-12
Boards support Agile project management methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban.
https://www.openproject.org/docs/user-guide/agile-boards/ -
Gantt / timeline Yes verified 2026-07-12
The Gantt charts module in OpenProject displays the work packages in a timeline.
https://www.openproject.org/docs/user-guide/gantt-chart/ -
Calendar view Yes verified 2026-07-12
The Calendar module gives you an overview of work packages scheduled in a particular month or week.
https://www.openproject.org/docs/user-guide/calendar/ -
Custom fields Yes verified 2026-07-12
You can create additional custom fields for different sections, e.g. work packages, projects, users or groups in OpenProject.
https://www.openproject.org/docs/system-admin-guide/custom-fields/ -
Dependencies Yes verified 2026-07-12
Show dependencies between tasks.
https://www.openproject.org/features/task-management/ -
Time tracking built in Yes verified 2026-07-12
Time tracking software for efficiently managing projects
https://www.openproject.org/features/time-tracking/ -
Automations / rules Partial verified 2026-07-12
Automated workflows with custom actions support you to easily update several work package attributes at once with a single click on one button.
https://www.openproject.org/docs/system-admin-guide/manage-work-packages/custom-actions/ -
Workload view Yes verified 2026-07-12
The team planner module helps you get a complete overview of what each member of your team is working on.
https://www.openproject.org/docs/user-guide/team-planner/ -
Guest access Partial verified 2026-07-12
It is possible to share work packages with users that are not members of a project or are not yet registered on your instance.
https://www.openproject.org/docs/user-guide/work-packages/share-work-packages/ -
Free tier user limit Yes verified 2026-07-12
The Community version is free of charge with unlimited users and projects.
https://www.openproject.org/community-edition/ -
Agile features (sprints, story points) Yes verified 2026-07-12
Prioritize your product backlog and plan your sprints
https://www.openproject.org/features/agile-project-management/ -
Docs / wiki built in Yes verified 2026-07-12
Wiki is the built-in OpenProject module for collaboratively creating and editing project documentation.
https://www.openproject.org/docs/user-guide/wiki/ -
Reporting dashboards Yes verified 2026-07-12
The Project home page is a dashboard with important information about your respective project(s).
https://www.openproject.org/docs/user-guide/project-overview/
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, Leantime and Kanboard — every license claim links its source.