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Open-source alternatives to Jira

Jira does 5 jobs: issue and bug tracking, backlogs and sprint planning, Scrum and Kanban boards, roadmaps and Gantt timelines, time tracking. Most projects replace one or two of them, so pick the job you actually need.

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Facts checked 16 Oct 2026

We track 8 open-source alternatives to Jira, but none currently has confirmed commercial use, local running and no paid services together. Leantime and OpenProject cover all 5 Jira jobs.

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8 projects

Kaneo

usekaneo/kaneo
★ 9.5k active 1d ago

Lightweight project management with board, list, calendar and Gantt views, backlog, time tracking and GitHub/Gitea links; MIT licensed.

Replaces Issue and bug tracking + Scrum and Kanban boards + Roadmaps and Gantt timelines + Time tracking (partly) Not: backlogs and sprint planning
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Confirmed: Yes · MIT
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Confirmed: CPU works
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
8 of 8 facts sourced · checked today GitHub ↗ View details

Leantime

Leantime/leantime
★ 12k active today

Goals-focused project management with kanban, Gantt, table and calendar views, sprints, milestones, timesheets and wikis; PHP and MySQL.

Replaces Issue and bug tracking + Backlogs and sprint planning + Scrum and Kanban boards + Roadmaps and Gantt timelines + Time tracking (partly)
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · AGPL-3.0
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Unknown: Unknown
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
7 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

OneDev

theonedev/onedev
★ 15k active 1d ago

Self-hosted Git server with CI/CD, issue tracking, custom issue workflows and automated kanban boards in one Java app.

Replaces Issue and bug tracking + Scrum and Kanban boards (partly) Not: backlogs and sprint planning, roadmaps and Gantt timelines, time tracking
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · MIT
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Confirmed: CPU works
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
8 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

OpenProject

opf/openproject
★ 16k active today

Mature web project management with work packages, agile boards, Gantt charts, roadmaps, time and cost tracking, wikis and meetings.

Replaces Issue and bug tracking + Backlogs and sprint planning + Scrum and Kanban boards + Roadmaps and Gantt timelines + Time tracking (partly)
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · GPL-3.0
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Confirmed: CPU works
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
8 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

Plane

makeplane/plane
★ 61k active today

Self-hostable project management with work items (issues), cycles (sprints), modules, saved views, pages and analytics; also sold as Plane Cloud.

Replaces Issue and bug tracking + Backlogs and sprint planning (partly) Not: Scrum and Kanban boards, roadmaps and Gantt timelines, time tracking
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · AGPL-3.0
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Confirmed: CPU works
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
8 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

Redmine

redmine/redmine
★ 6.0k active today

Long-running Ruby on Rails issue tracker with multiple projects, roadmaps, Gantt and calendar, time tracking, wikis and forums.

Replaces Issue and bug tracking + Roadmaps and Gantt timelines + Time tracking (partly) Not: backlogs and sprint planning, Scrum and Kanban boards
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · GPL-2.0
Paid services
Confirmed: None required
Hardware
Unknown: Unknown
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
7 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

Taiga

taigaio/taiga-back
★ 857 active 2w ago

Agile project management with Scrum backlogs and sprints, Kanban boards, epics and issue tracking, self-hosted with Docker or used on taiga.io.

Replaces Issue and bug tracking + Backlogs and sprint planning + Scrum and Kanban boards (partly) Not: roadmaps and Gantt timelines, time tracking
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · MPL-2.0
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Confirmed: CPU works
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
8 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

ZenTao

easysoft/zentaopms
★ 1.7k active 4w ago

Chinese-origin agile ALM covering products, Scrum, Waterfall and Kanban projects, stories, tasks, bugs and test cases; PHP.

Replaces Issue and bug tracking + Backlogs and sprint planning + Scrum and Kanban boards (partly) Not: roadmaps and Gantt timelines, time tracking
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · AGPL-3.0
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Unknown: Unknown
Setup
Confirmed: Easy
7 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

Common questions about Jira alternatives

Is there a free, open-source alternative to Jira?

Yes. OpenProject, Leantime, Kaneo, Taiga and Redmine are free to download and run on your own computer without paid API keys. OpenProject and Leantime cover every job we list for Jira; the others cover only part of it, so check which job you need.

Can I do issue and bug tracking locally without a Jira subscription?

Yes, with Plane (AGPL-3.0), Kaneo (MIT) and OpenProject (GPL-3.0). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start.

Can I do backlogs and sprint planning locally without a Jira subscription?

Yes, with Plane (AGPL-3.0), OpenProject (GPL-3.0) and Taiga (MPL-2.0). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start.

Which Jira alternatives can I use commercially?

Confirmed: Kaneo. With conditions: Leantime, OneDev, OpenProject, Plane, Redmine, Taiga and ZenTao. This is not legal advice; read each licence.

Does any open-source project replace all of Jira?

Leantime and OpenProject cover every job we list for Jira.

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