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Redmine vs OpenProject

Both are open-source project management tools that give technical teams control over hosting and data, but they diverge on how much comes built in. Redmine is completely free and extended primarily through plugins, with a dated default interface, while OpenProject bundles Gantt charts, Agile boards, and time tracking out of the box and scales to larger team sizes, at the cost of needing real IT effort to self-host.

RedmineOpenProject
CategoryProject ManagementProject Management
PricingFreeFreemium
Platform
Strengths
  • Free and open source
  • Highly extensible
  • Issue tracking
  • Open-source option
  • Gantt and agile support
  • Self-hosting available

Choose Redmine if…

  • You want a completely free tool and are comfortable extending it yourself through a large plugin ecosystem
  • Your team is technical enough to work around a dated default interface in exchange for zero license cost
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Choose OpenProject if…

  • You want Gantt, Agile, and time tracking built in from the start rather than assembled through plugins
  • You're scaling from a small team toward a larger or enterprise org and want an open-source tool that grows with you, with IT resources available to manage self-hosting
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