Best self-hosted Software Development - Project Management apps

Tools and software for software project management.

46 open source Software Development - Project Management tools you host on your own server — with full control of your data and no per-user cost.

Gitea

★ 56,444

Gitea is a lightweight, complete Git forge — repositories, issues, pull requests and CI — that runs on modest hardware. It's the self-hosted alternative to GitHub for those who want to host their own code with low resource use.

Software Development - Project Management MIT

Plane

★ 52,562

Plane is a project and issue management tool in the style of Jira and Linear, with cycles, modules and roadmaps. Hosted by you, it organizes the team's work with no per-seat cost.

Software Development - Project Management AGPL-3.0

Gogs

★ 47,614

Gogs is a self-contained, extremely lightweight Git forge that runs even on a Raspberry Pi. It's a minimalist alternative to GitHub for hosting personal repositories with minimal resources.

Software Development - Project Management MIT

Huly

★ 26,278

All-in-one project management platform (alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, Notion, Motion).

Software Development - Project Management EPL-2.0

UVDesk

★ 19,092

UVDesk community is a service oriented, event driven extensible opensource helpdesk system that can be used by your organization to provide efficient support to your clients effortlessly whichever way you imagine.

Software Development - Project Management MIT

OpenProject

★ 15,377

Manage your projects, tasks and goals. Collaborate via work packages and link them to your pull requests on Github.

Software Development - Project Management GPL-3.0

Leantime

★ 10,078

Lean project management system for small teams and startups helping to manage projects from ideation through delivery.

Software Development - Project Management AGPL-3.0

gitbucket

★ 9,373

Git platform powered with easy installation, high extensibility & GitHub API compatibility (alternative to GitHub).

Software Development - Project Management Apache-2.0

GitLab

★ 7,163

Self Hosted Git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, activity feeds and wikis.

Software Development - Project Management MIT

Octobox

★ 4,469

Take back control of your GitHub Notifications.

Software Development - Project Management AGPL-3.0

Kaneo

★ 3,711

Project management platform focused on simplicity and efficiency.

Software Development - Project Management MIT

Review Board

★ 1,716

Extensible and friendly code review tool for projects and companies of all sizes.

Software Development - Project Management MIT

ZenTao

★ 1,630

An agile(scrum) project management system/tool.

Software Development - Project Management AGPL-3.0

Gerrit

★ 1,190

Code review and project management tool for Git-based projects.

Software Development - Project Management Apache-2.0

eigenfocus

★ 934

Project Management, Planning and Time Tracking app. From solo projects to multi-member teams, Eigenfocus adapts to your workflow.

Software Development - Project Management ⊘ Proprietary

4ga Boards

★ 621

Straightforward realtime kanban boards management for intuitive task tracking. Featuring an elegant dark mode, collapsible todo lists, and multitasking tools to supercharge your team's productivity.

Task Management & To-do ListsSoftware Development - Project Management MIT

Titra

★ 494

Time-tracking solution for freelancers and small teams.

Software Development - Project Management GPL-3.0

Ideon

★ 475

Project workspace built around an infinite canvas; embed GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, and Forgejo repositories alongside notes, links, and tasks, with real-time collaboration.

Software Development - Project Management AGPL-3.0

ShipShipShip

★ 291

Changelog and roadmap platform that bridges project management and customer communication.

Software Development - Project Management Apache-2.0

Traq

★ 204

Project management and issue tracking system written in PHP.

Software Development - Project Management GPL-3.0

SCM Manager

★ 169

The easiest way to share and manage your Git, Mercurial and Subversion repositories over http.

Software Development - Project Management BSD-3-Clause

Mindwendel

★ 134

Brainstorm and upvote ideas and thoughts within your team.

Software Development - Project Management AGPL-3.0

minimal-git-server

★ 45

Lightweight git server with a basic CLI to manage repositories, supporting multiple accounts and running in a container.

Software Development - Project Management MIT

92five

Self-hosted project management application.

Software Development - Project Management ⊘ Proprietary

Active Collab

Project management.

Software Development - Project Management ⊘ Proprietary

BitBucket Server

Enterprise-level Git solution (alternative to GitLab).

Software Development - Project Management ⊘ Proprietary

Buddy Enterprise

Git and Continuous Integration/Delivery Platform.

Software Development - Project Management ⊘ Proprietary

Cgit

Fast lightweight web interface for git repositories.

Software Development - Project Management GPL-2.0

Crucible

Peer code review application.

Software Development - Project Management ⊘ Proprietary

Forgejo

A lightweight software forge focused on scaling, federation, and privacy (fork of Gitea).

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Fossil

Distributed version control system featuring wiki and bug tracker.

Software Development - Project Management BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD

Kanban Tool

Advanced Kanban boards with time tracking.

Software Development - Project Management ⊘ Proprietary

Kantree

Work management and collaboration.

Software Development - Project Management ⊘ Proprietary

OneDev

All-In-One DevOps Platform. With Git Management, Issue Tracking, and CI/CD. Simple yet Powerful.

Software Development - Project Management MIT

Pagure

Lightweight, powerful, and flexible git-centric forge with features laying the foundation for federated and decentralized development.

Software Development - Project Management GPL-2.0

Phorge

Community-driven platform for collaborating, managing, organizing and reviewing software development projects.

Software Development - Project Management Apache-2.0

ProjeQtOr

Complete, mature, multi-user project management system with extensive functionality for all phases of a project.

Software Development - Project Management AGPL-3.0

Redmine

Flexible project management web application.

Software Development - Project Management GPL-2.0

RhodeCode

Unify and simplify repository management for Git, Subversion, and Mercurial.

Software Development - Project Management AGPL-3.0

Rukovoditel

Configurable open source project management, web-based application.

Software Development - Project Management GPL-2.0

Smederee

A frugal platform which is dedicated to help people build great software together leveraging the power of the Darcs version control system.

Software Development - Project Management AGPL-3.0

Solo

Free project management app created for freelancers. Create contacts, manage tasks, upload files, track project progress, and keep notes.

Software Development - Project Management ⊘ Proprietary

Sourcehut

A full web git interface with no javascript.

Software Development - Project Management GPL-2.0

Taiga

Agile Project Management Tool based on the Kanban and Scrum methods.

Software Development - Project Management MPL-2.0

Trac

Trac is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects.

Software Development - Project Management BSD-3-Clause

Tuleap

Tuleap is a libre suite to plan, track, code and collaborate on software projects.

Software Development - Project Management GPL-2.0

Frequently asked questions

What are the best self-hosted Software Development - Project Management tools?

Among the 46 options, the most popular include Gitea, Plane, Gogs. Compare license, platform and popularity in the list below.

Is there a free open source alternative for Software Development - Project Management?

Yes — all 46 tools on this page are open source and you run them on your own server, with no monthly fee.

Where can I host a Software Development - Project Management app?

On a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS from ~€4/mo. See the suggestions on this page.