About OpenProject - Open Source Project Management Software
Overview
OpenProject is a free and open source project management platform for classic, agile, and hybrid project management. It combines task management, Gantt charts, agile boards, team collaboration, and time and cost reporting in one web-based system. The software is licensed under the GNU GPL v3 and can run on your own infrastructure or as a hosted cloud service.
OpenProject emphasizes data sovereignty, letting organizations keep full control over their data whether they self-host or use the EU-based Enterprise Cloud. A global community of 280 contributors and more than 20 million downloads supports and extends the platform.
Key Benefits
- Plan and schedule projects visually with Gantt charts to deliver on time
- Organize and prioritize work with agile Scrum and Kanban boards
- Assign tasks to a weekly or bi-weekly calendar using the Team Planner
- Maintain control over your data with on-premises installation and data sovereignty
- Track time and costs with reporting for accurate project oversight
- Collaborate transparently within an open source community of 280 contributors
How It Works
Teams start with the free Community edition or a 14-day trial of the Enterprise cloud. They create a project, break down deliverables into work packages, and assign them across the team using task lists, Gantt charts, or agile boards. The Team Planner maps workloads onto a weekly or bi-weekly calendar so everyone can see what the team is working on.
Use Cases
- Construction teams use the BIM add-on to plan, communicate, and collaborate on building projects
- Universities and vocational schools teach project management through real student projects
- Non-profit organizations such as Greenpeace and fLotte Berlin coordinate distributed operations
- Engineering teams like KSat e.V. manage work packages, schedules, and meeting protocols for satellite projects
- IT teams migrating from Jira or Confluence replace self-hosted Atlassian tools with an open source alternative
Why Choose This Product
OpenProject combines open source transparency with strong data security. Organizations choose it for hybrid project management, a free forever Community edition, and flexible deployment across self-managed or cloud hosting with EU data centers.
OpenProject - Open Source Project Management Software Pricing
View full pricing →- Community features
- Community support and tickets
- Community forum
- User guides
- Free of charge forever
- All Community features
- Basic Enterprise add-ons
- Email support Mon-Fri
- Minimum 25 users
- All Basic features
- Professional Enterprise add-ons
- Phone support Mon-Fri
- Minimum 25 users
- All Professional features
- Premium Enterprise add-ons
- Remote hands installation and upgrade assistance
- Minimum 100 users
- All Premium features
- OpenID Connect for Nextcloud Hub
- openDesk integration
- Custom plugin support
- Dedicated support engineer
- Onboarding training with dedicated manager
- Minimum 250 users
| Feature | Community Free one-time | Basic €5.95/mo | Professional €10.95/mo | Premium €15.95/mo | Corporate Custom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community features | |||||
| Community support and tickets | |||||
| Community forum | |||||
| User guides | |||||
| Free of charge forever | |||||
| All Community features | |||||
| Basic Enterprise add-ons | |||||
| Email support Mon-Fri | |||||
| Minimum 25 users | |||||
| All Basic features | |||||
| Professional Enterprise add-ons | |||||
| Phone support Mon-Fri | |||||
| All Professional features | |||||
| Premium Enterprise add-ons | |||||
| Remote hands installation and upgrade assistance | |||||
| Minimum 100 users | |||||
| All Premium features | |||||
| OpenID Connect for Nextcloud Hub | |||||
| openDesk integration | |||||
| Custom plugin support | |||||
| Dedicated support engineer | |||||
| Onboarding training with dedicated manager | |||||
| Minimum 250 users |
Pricing extracted from the product website and may change. Check the source for current details.
Frequently asked questions about OpenProject - Open Source Project Management Software
Is OpenProject - Open Source Project Management Software free?
OpenProject - Open Source Project Management Software offers a free plan with optional paid upgrades. See the pricing section for what's included in each tier.
How much does OpenProject - Open Source Project Management Software cost?
OpenProject - Open Source Project Management Software offers the following plans: Community, Basic, Professional, Premium, Corporate. See the pricing section for what's included in each tier and any per-seat or usage-based costs.
What platforms does OpenProject - Open Source Project Management Software support?
OpenProject - Open Source Project Management Software is available on: Web.