Redmine redmine/redmine

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

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Redmine at a glance

Checked 15 Oct 2026

Redmine is a mature, self-hosted project management web app (the GitHub repo is a mirror of the official Subversion repo; tags up to 7.0.2). It has flexible issue tracking, roadmaps, automatic Gantt charts and calendars, and time tracking. GPL-2.0, with no paid edition. Runs wherever Ruby runs, including Windows. Agile or kanban boards are not in the core feature list (plugins exist); the UI is dated next to newer tools.

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How much of Jira does it replace?

3 of 5 jobs. Issue tracking, roadmaps, Gantt and time tracking; no built-in sprint boards. Feature parity not checked.

Issue and bug tracking Partial replacement

Backlogs and sprint planning Not covered

Scrum and Kanban boards Not covered

Roadmaps and Gantt timelines Partial replacement

Time tracking Partial replacement

For backlogs and sprint planning, Scrum and Kanban boards, see other Jira alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

How much of Wrike does it replace?

2 of 3 jobs. Issue-based planning, Gantt charts and time entries cover part of project tracking; Wrike proofing, resource planning and agile boards are not included in this comparison.

Tasks, assignees and deadlines Not covered

Roadmaps and Gantt timelines Partial replacement

Time tracking Partial replacement

For tasks, assignees and deadlines, see other Wrike alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

Facts, with sources

Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.

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Runs on my machine? Self-hosted web application Redmine is a flexible project management web application that can be self-hosted. redmine.org ↗ 1d ago

Code licence GPL-2.0 (copyleft) Redmine is open source and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 (GPL). redmine.org ↗ 1d ago

Model weights licence No separate model weights github.com · redmine#readme ↗ 1d ago

Commercial use Yes, free to use in business; GPL conditions apply if you distribute changes Redmine is open source and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 (GPL). redmine.org ↗ 1d ago

Paid services needed? None required; no paid edition Redmine is open source and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 (GPL). redmine.org ↗ 1d ago

Hardware Not documented Know the answer? —

Operating systems Unix, Linux, macOS and Windows, wherever Ruby is available Redmine should run on most Unix, Linux, macOS and Windows systems as long as Ruby is available on this platform. redmine.org · RedmineInstall ↗ 1d ago

Setup effort Medium to hard; install Ruby, a supported database and gems, then configure The required Ruby versions and supported database back-ends for a given Redmine version are: redmine.org · RedmineInstall ↗ 1d ago