The best Project Management
Every option ranked — open-source, self-hostable, and commercial — by our transparent Sovereignty Score, with honest trade-offs so you choose what fits you, not us.
Tools for planning and tracking work across teams — issues, tasks, sprints, backlogs, Kanban and Scrum boards, roadmaps, and Gantt scheduling — so teams can organize projects, track progress, and coordinate delivery.
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OpenProject
Top pickOpen sourceGPL-3.0 self-hosted project management with Gantt, agile boards, and portfolio features in the free Community Edition.
Free to self-host (Community Edition, GPL-3.0); paid Enterprise cloud/on-premises tiers from about €5.95/user/month for premium and security add-ons · in our Jira comparison →
What is OpenProject? →95sovereignty - 2
Wekan
Top pickOpen sourceThe closest open-source, self-hosted match to Trello's own card-and-list model.
Free / self-host (commercial support available separately) · in our Trello comparison →
What is Wekan? →90sovereignty - 3
Plane
Open sourceAGPL-3.0, modern open-source project management for issues, cycles, and roadmaps — a lighter, contemporary Jira alternative.
Free to self-host (Community Edition, AGPL-3.0); paid cloud and Enterprise tiers available · in our Jira comparison →
What is Plane? →92sovereignty - 4
Redmine
Open sourceGPL-2.0 veteran project management and issue tracker — lightweight, extensible, and runs on modest hardware.
Free / self-host (GPL-2.0-or-later); costs are hosting, maintenance, and optional third-party support only · in our Jira comparison →
What is Redmine? →90sovereignty - 5
Vikunja
Open sourceA modern task manager with List, Kanban, Gantt, and Table views in one app.
Free / self-host for all core features; Pro add-ons (admin panel, audit logs, time tracking) via a paid license from ~$5/user/month; managed Cloud hosting also available · in our Trello comparison →
What is Vikunja? →89sovereignty - 6
Taiga
Open sourceOpen-source agile project management with clean Scrum and Kanban boards, self-hostable and free.
Free / self-host (open-source); optional paid hosted cloud plans available from Taiga · in our Jira comparison →
What is Taiga? →88sovereignty - 7
Kanboard
Open sourceA minimalist, low-overhead Kanban board for teams who want speed over features.
Free / self-host (paid cloud hosting plans available from the maintainer) · in our Trello comparison →
What is Kanboard? →86sovereignty
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