The Best Open Source JIRA AlternativesTop Project Management & Team Collaboration Tools like JIRA

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   Super Productivity

    356 likes

   Free, open-source software offering task management and time tracking across Linux, MacOS, and Windows with Jira, GitHub, and GitLab integration, plus a pomodoro timer for breaks and focus. Designed with privacy in mind, it requires no user data collection or registration.

   374 Super Productivity alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Todo List Manager
   • Task Management

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Chrome OS
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • AppImageHub
   • Snapcraft
   • Flathub
   • F-Droid
   • Flatpak
   • AppImage

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   GitLab

    779 likes

   Provides a robust platform for on-premise or hosted Git repository management, integrating seamlessly with various dev tools, facilitating efficient workflow through offerings like issue tracking, code reviews, continuous integration, CI/CD pipelines, and option for unlimited private repositories.

   127 GitLab alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Version Control
   • Source Code Hosting

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Online
   • BSD
   • Self-Hosted
   • Ruby
   • Cloudron

   • United States

   

   

   

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   GitLab vs JIRA Comments

   Top Positive Comment by FelschR · Jun 28, 2022

   GitLab comes with some great project management tooling. Sure, it's not as powerful as JIRA's, but it isn't totally bare-bones either. Some of the supported features are: Issues, Boards, Requirements, Epics, Milestones, Roadmaps, Burndown Charts, Time Tracking

   Top Negative Comment by Guest · Jun 9, 2025

   Gitlab manages code, Jira projects/todos

   Positive comment by kjcain · Sep 22, 2023

   as of 2023, gitlab has parity with most of the commonly used features of jira, however, a few of the features are only available in the more premium offerings, and even when you have the more premium features i think some of the more management-oriented people are still a little turned off by developer first interface gitlab provides and don't look much further than the readme.

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   • GitLab is Freemium and Open SourceJIRA is Freemium and Proprietary
   • GitLab is a Version Control JIRA is a Project Management Tool
   • GitLab is Security-focusedJIRA is not according to our users
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   Taiga.io

    307 likes

   Agile project management platform with visual Kanban and Scrum boards, issue and ticket tracking, customizable workflows, dashboard/reporting, time tracking, multilingual support, free and premium SaaS, Open Source, and integrations for team collaboration.

   53 Taiga.io alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Project Management
   • Task Management

   Origin

   • Spain
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Online
   • BSD
   • Self-Hosted
   • Django
   • Angular
   • Software as a Service (SaaS)
   • Cloudron

   • Spain
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Taiga.io vs JIRA Comments

   Negative comment by Guest · Jan 21, 2017

   No time tracking. No time format for custom fields. No statistic and analyzing features.

   Positive comment by cryoff · Oct 24, 2018

   Simple interface, embedded knowledge base, easy basic configuration

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   • Taiga.io is Freemium and Open SourceJIRA is Freemium and Proprietary
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   Redmine

    401 likes

   Redmine is a flexible project management web application. Written using Ruby on Rails framework, it is cross-platform and cross-database.

   292 Redmine alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Project Management
   • Team Collaboration

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Online
   • MySQL Community Edition
   • Self-Hosted
   • MariaDB
   • Ruby
   • Microsoft SQL Server
   • Cloudron
   • Ruby on Rails
   • PostgreSQL

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Redmine vs JIRA Comments

   Top Positive Comment by Leonardo Colman · Jun 28, 2023

   Has everything jira has and is easy to self host and manage

   Top Negative Comment by Guest · Jan 17, 2025

   Redmine is an old school issues tracker. Jira is a project management tool.

   Positive comment by dnotonetg · Jan 3, 2023

   Redmine is free, open source, flexible, and has all the features I would want from JIRA with a much better interface.

   Great project management system.

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   • Redmine is Free and Open SourceJIRA is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Redmine is Privacy focused and LightweightJIRA is not according to our users
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   OpenProject

    134 likes

   Open source software that enhances team collaboration and productivity through features like Gantt charts, issue tracking, Scrum support, and document management. Supports classic, agile, or hybrid management styles while ensuring robust data protection and flexible task assignment.

   248 OpenProject alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Project Management
   • Team Collaboration

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted
   • Software as a Service (SaaS)
   • Cloudron

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   OpenProject vs JIRA Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Apr 6, 2019

   Out of the list of alternatives, it matches quite a few criteria:

   • Free, selfhostable
   • Docker install is a single image with very little configuration needed
   • Feature rich

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   • OpenProject is Freemium and Open SourceJIRA is Freemium and Proprietary
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   Kan.bn

    36 likes

   Open source kanban platform offering team collaboration, workspace members, board visibility controls, Trello import, card labelling, detailed activity logs, commenting, and self-hosting options, plus upcoming board templates and third-party integrations.

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Project Management
   • Team Collaboration

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Self-Hosted
   • Software as a Service (SaaS)

   • United Kingdom

   

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    Wekan

     225 likes

    Open-source kanban board featuring real-time collaboration, customizable labels, filtered views, card comments, attachments, member assignments, permission roles, checklists, notifications, responsive design, integration options, and self-hosting support.

    243 Wekan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Todo List Manager
    • Project Management

    Origin

    • Finland
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Sandstorm
    • Snapcraft
    • Cloudron
    • Docker

    • Finland
    • EU

    

    

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    Focalboard

     56 likes

    Focalboard is an open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.

    326 Focalboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Project Management
    • Team Collaboration

    Origin

    • United States

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    • United States

    

    

    

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    "Effective September 15th, 2023, Mattermost, Inc. staff are no longer reviewing or merging pull requests for either Focalboard or the Mattermost Boards plugin in this repository. We encourage the community to fork this repository for continued development and contributions."

    Focalboard vs JIRA Comments

    Negative comment by Nguyen Phong Luu · Dec 26, 2021

    Focal board only have kanban while jira have more function

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    • Focalboard is Free and Open SourceJIRA is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Focalboard is Privacy focusedJIRA is not according to our users
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    Kanboard

     148 likes

    Kanboard is a free and open source Kanban project management software.

    243 Kanboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Project Management
    • Team Collaboration

    Origin

    • Canada

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron

    • Canada

    

    

    

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    Kanboard vs JIRA Comments

    Positive comment by Guest · Sep 20, 2018

    Very easy to use, simple interface, lightweight footprint, lots of tools and options, includes plugins. Works incredibly well for a free tool.

    Positive comment by Guest · Mar 9, 2023

    It's self hosted, simple and can be used by a team. Cannot replace Jira as a ticketing tool for customers.

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    • Kanboard is Free and Open SourceJIRA is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Kanboard is Lightweight and Privacy focusedJIRA is not according to our users
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    Kaneo

     22 likes

    Open source project management platform offering kanban boards, team collaboration with real-time updates and comments, timeline tracking, automation, full customization, MIT licensing, data privacy with end-to-end encryption, self-hosting, and community-driven development.

    112 Kaneo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Project Management
    • Team Collaboration

    Origin

    • North Macedonia

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    • North Macedonia

    

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    Plane

     24 likes

    Open source alternative supporting project management, issue and task tracking, custom workflows, Kanban, list, calendar views, analytics, imports, secure encryption, Slack and GitHub integrations, Agile and Waterfall frameworks, and advanced customization.

    95 Plane alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Project Management
    • Team Collaboration

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Worklog

     10 likes

    Worklog is a local-first desktop project manager for small development teams. It is built for fast, keyboard-first planning with a Kanban workflow and zero cloud dependency for core usage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Project Management
    • Team Collaboration

    Origin

    • Morocco

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • Morocco

    

    

    

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