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Redmine vs Jira: catalog facts
Redmine	Jira
Free Free and open source under the GNU GPL v2.	Freemium Subscription plans from Atlassian; check its site for current tiers.
Web, Self-hosted	Web
Issue tracking, Gantt charts, wiki and time tracking per project Integrates with Git, Subversion, Mercurial and more	Structured issue tracking with workflows Scales to many teams and projects
Requires running a Ruby on Rails server Interface is more functional than modern	Can be heavy for small or simple projects Hosted service tied to an Atlassian account
Self-hosted	Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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