Alternatives to OpenProject
Open-source project management software with Gantt charts, agile boards, time tracking and cost reporting. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
OpenProject
Open-source project management software with Gantt charts, agile boards, time tracking and cost reporting.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as OpenProject.
Redmine
Self-hosted open-source project management and issue tracking web application built on Ruby on Rails.
Redmine is free GPL-2.0 self-hosted project management with issue tracking, Gantt charts, wiki and time tracking, running on Ruby on Rails with a dated interface.
ProjectLibre
Project management software that opens Microsoft Project files, available as an open-source desktop app and cloud service.
ProjectLibre is a CPAL-1.0 desktop app that opens Microsoft Project files with critical path and resource leveling, while portfolio features are in its paid cloud version.
GanttProject
A free desktop app for building Gantt charts, scheduling tasks and allocating resources offline.
GanttProject is a free open-source desktop Gantt planner for Windows, macOS and Linux that works offline, without web-based team collaboration or agile boards.
Plane
An open-source project management tool for work items, cycles, wikis and AI, cloud or self-hosted.
Plane is an open-source Jira-style tracker with cycles, epics and a built-in wiki that can be self-hosted or air-gapped, focused on software teams rather than Gantt planning.
Taiga
An open-source agile project management tool with Scrum and Kanban support for cross-functional teams.
Taiga is a free open-source, self-hostable tool built around Scrum and Kanban, focused on agile teams rather than classic Gantt-style planning.
Leantime
Open-source project management software designed for non-project managers and people with ADHD, dyslexia or autism.
Leantime is open-source project management designed for non-project managers and people with ADHD, with Kanban and strategy tools, but lighter than heavyweight PM tools.
Zoho Projects
Online project management software with task lists, Gantt charts, timesheets and custom workflows.
Zoho Projects is hosted Gantt planning with timesheets and custom workflows, requiring a Zoho account instead of your own server.
Jira
Atlassian's issue and project tracking tool for planning, assigning and tracking team work.
Jira provides structured hosted issue tracking that scales across many teams, tied to an Atlassian account with no self-hosting listed.
Also worth comparing
These listings name OpenProject as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Asana
A hosted work and project management app for planning tasks, projects and team workflows.
OpenProject is open source and can be installed on-premises, with Gantt charts, agile boards and time and cost reporting, though running your own instance needs server administration.
Huly
An open-source team platform combining project tracking, chat, documents, planning and video meetings.
OpenProject is open source and can run on-premises, focusing on Gantt charts, agile boards and time and cost reporting rather than chat and meetings.
monday.com
A hosted work management platform for projects, tasks, CRM and team workflows with AI agents.
OpenProject is open-source project management with Gantt charts, agile boards and time and cost reporting that can be installed on-premises, with some features in paid plans.
Smartsheet
A spreadsheet-style work management platform for planning, tracking and reporting on projects and portfolios.
OpenProject is open source and can be installed on-premises, offering Gantt charts, agile boards and time and cost reporting instead of a cloud-only service.
TeamGantt
Web-based Gantt chart software for scheduling projects, tracking dependencies and sharing timelines with teams.
OpenProject is open-source project management with classic Gantt and agile boards plus time and cost reporting, and it can be installed on-premises.
Teamwork.com
Hosted professional services automation platform for planning, resourcing and delivering client projects profitably.
OpenProject is open-source and self-hostable, with Gantt charts, agile boards and built-in time and cost reporting, though running an instance needs server administration.
Wekan
An open-source Kanban board built with Meteor that you host on your own server.
OpenProject adds Gantt charts, time tracking and cost reporting alongside agile boards, self-hosted, with some features on paid plans.
Wrike
A hosted work and project management platform for planning, assigning and tracking team work.
OpenProject is open-source and can be installed on-premises, with Gantt charts, agile boards and time and cost reporting instead of a hosted-only service.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Kanboard
A minimal self-hosted Kanban board for managing projects with drag-and-drop tasks.
