Alternatives to Redmine
The classic open source project tracker
Redmine ranks #19 of 24 in Project management, with an Alt Score of 49. It is licensed under GPL-2.0, free and available on the web. 6 of 14 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Software teams and organizations that need a self-hosted project management and issue-tracking tool, especially those already working with Git, SVN, Mercurial, or Bazaar repositories.
Redmine provides multi-project support with role-based access control, an issue tracker with customizable workflows and fields, Gantt charts and calendars for scheduling, and per-project wikis and forums for team communication. It also includes time tracking, document/file management, and integration with major version control systems. Being open source and self-hosted, it can be extended with plugins and themes.
You create one or more projects, define trackers and workflows, and team members log and update issues as work progresses, with time entries, statuses, and custom fields recording activity along the way. Repository commits can be linked to issues, and Gantt/calendar views roll individual issues up into an overall project timeline.
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
How Redmine compares with its alternatives, feature by feature.
| Project management checklist | Redmine | ClickUp | Monday.com | Plane | YouTrack | Teamwork |
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Every fact and feature listed for Redmine is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Platforms Web verified 2026-07-12
Redmine is a flexible project management web application written using Ruby on Rails framework.
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License GPL-2.0 verified 2026-07-12
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
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Pricing model Free verified 2026-07-12
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
https://github.com/redmine/redmine/blob/master/LICENSE.txt -
Status active verified 2026-07-12
7.0.0 (2026-06-30)
https://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Changelog -
Gantt / timeline Yes verified 2026-07-12
The gantt chart displays issues that have a start date and a due date or are assigned to a version with a date.
https://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/RedmineGantt -
Calendar view Yes verified 2026-07-12
The calendar provides an overview of the current project as a monthly view. This view displays all the issues that have at least a start date and indicates their start date and (if available) their du
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Custom fields Yes verified 2026-07-12
Custom fields allow you to add additional information to several types of data used in Redmine.
https://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/RedmineCustomFields -
Dependencies Yes verified 2026-07-12
Links issues so that closing one can be blocked by an issue which is still open
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Time tracking built in Yes verified 2026-07-12
Time tracking allows users to track how many hours of work are logged to a specific issue or project.
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Docs / wiki built in Yes verified 2026-07-12
As in every wiki, just add a link to the page you want to create.
https://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/RedmineWikis
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 Leantime — every license claim links its source.