OpenProject at a glance
Checked 15 Oct 2026OpenProject (v17.9.2, Oct 2026, ~16k stars) covers issue tracking, Scrum and Kanban boards, Gantt planning, release roadmaps and time and cost tracking. The Community edition is free and GPL-3.0; an Enterprise edition adds paid add-ons and support, on-premises or cloud. Self-host with Docker (AMD64/ARM64), Helm or deb/rpm packages; minimum 4 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM and 20 GB disk. Heavier to run than a simple kanban app.
RepoQuarry. “OpenProject.” Checked 15 Oct 2026. https://repoquarry.dev/projects/openprojectHow much of Jira does it replace?
5 of 5 jobs. Broad Jira-style feature set; some features are Enterprise add-ons. Feature parity not checked.
How much of Asana does it replace?
2 of 4 jobs. Tasks and Gantt planning cover part of the project workflow; advanced boards and some team features depend on edition; this is not a replacement for the full automation suite.
For Kanban task boards, project workflow automations, see other Asana alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.
How much of monday work management does it replace?
2 of 4 jobs. Tasks and Gantt planning cover part of the project workflow; advanced boards and some team features depend on edition; this is not a replacement for the full automation suite.
For Kanban task boards, project workflow automations, see other monday work management alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.
How much of ClickUp does it replace?
2 of 4 jobs. Tasks and Gantt planning cover part of the project workflow; advanced boards and some team features depend on edition; this is not a replacement for the full automation suite.
For Kanban task boards, project workflow automations, see other ClickUp alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.
How much of Wrike does it replace?
3 of 3 jobs. Tasks, Gantt charts and time tracking cover project delivery; Wrike resource management, proofing and automation are not assumed.
Facts, with sources
Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.
OpenProject can be self-hosted and is designed for organizations looking for an open source enterprise-ready alternative to tools such as Jira, MS Project, Monday, Asana, YouTrackgithub.com · openproject#readme ↗ 1d ago
OpenProject is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.github.com · openproject#license ↗ 1d ago
Community Edition, free of charge: Download OpenProject and get started with the self-hosted Community edition.github.com · openproject#start-now-with-openproject ↗ 1d ago
Enterprise Edition: Sign up for the Enterprise version, choose between cloud or on-premises and benefit from comprehensive support and Enterprise add-ons.github.com · openproject#start-now-with-openproject ↗ 1d ago
Quad Core CPU (>= 2ghz)github.com · README.md ↗ 1d ago
We do provide docker containers for both ARM64 and AMD64.github.com · README.md ↗ 1d ago
Starts internal PostgreSQL, memcached servers alongside the application in order to provide a quick-start for testing or getting started with OpenProject.github.com · README.md ↗ 1d ago