opf/openproject

Analysis updated 2026-06-24

★ 15,065RubyAudience · pm founderComplexity · 3/5LicenseSetup · moderate

Mindmap

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  root((OpenProject))
    Inputs
      Work packages
      Time entries
      Wiki pages
      GitHub PRs
    Outputs
      Gantt charts
      Agile boards
      Reports
      Roadmaps
    Use Cases
      Team project planning
      Agile sprints
      Bug tracking
      Budget reporting
    Tech Stack
      Ruby
      Rails
      PostgreSQL
      Angular

mindmap root((OpenProject)) Inputs Work packages Time entries Wiki pages GitHub PRs Outputs Gantt charts Agile boards Reports Roadmaps Use Cases Team project planning Agile sprints Bug tracking Budget reporting Tech Stack Ruby Rails PostgreSQL Angular

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Self-host a free Jira alternative for a small team with boards, backlog and time tracking.

USE CASE 2

Run a roadmap and release plan that links work packages to GitHub pull requests.

USE CASE 3

Use the meetings module to capture agendas and minutes alongside the project they belong to.

USE CASE 4

Track budgets and costs per project with the built-in cost reporting module.

What is it built with?

RubyRailsPostgreSQLAngular

How does it compare?

	opf/openproject	homebrew/homebrew-core	cocoapods/cocoapods
Stars	15,065	15,285	14,815
Language	Ruby	Ruby	Ruby
Setup difficulty	moderate	easy	easy
Complexity	3/5	2/5	2/5
Audience	pm founder	developer	developer

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Self-hosting needs PostgreSQL plus a Rails-capable server, using the packaged installer or the official Docker image avoids most of the manual setup.

GPL-3 open source, free for self-hosting and modification, paid Enterprise edition adds support and extra modules.

In plain English

OpenProject is a web-based project management application. You install it on a server (or use a hosted version) and your team logs in through a browser to plan projects, track tasks, and collaborate. The README pitches it as a way for teams to manage projects, tasks, and goals together, with built-in links between work items and pull requests on GitHub. The README lists what the application can do. It can plan and schedule projects, lay out a product roadmap and release plan, manage tasks for day-to-day team work, support agile and Scrum styles of working, track time, report costs, and handle budgets. It also has a bug tracker, wiki pages, discussion forums, and a meetings module with agendas and minutes. Screenshots and longer feature pages live on the openproject.org website. There are several ways to get started, all of them spelled out in the README. You can begin a 14-day free trial, run the Community Edition for free on your own infrastructure (with installation guides on the website), or sign up for the paid Enterprise Edition either in the cloud or on your own servers. The Enterprise plan comes with support and extra add-ons. The team also offers paid training and consulting. The project welcomes outside contributors. There is a quick start guide for developers, and the README invites people to contact the team if they want help getting into the code. The company behind the project, OpenProject GmbH, also hires people to work on it full time. Bug reports go to the OpenProject Community instance rather than to the GitHub issues page. Security issues are handled through a private disclosure process described in a separate document, and the team says security work takes priority over other planned changes. For staying in touch, the README points at the Community instance with its forums, plus accounts on LinkedIn, Reddit, Fosstodon, and Twitter/X. OpenProject is licensed under GPL version 3. The README also credits the icon set: it comes from Vincent Le Moign's Minicons pack, repackaged by the OpenProject Foundation into an icon font that is released under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Install the OpenProject Community Edition on Ubuntu using the official deb package and walk me through first-login setup.

Prompt 2

Write a docker-compose file that runs OpenProject with PostgreSQL and an nginx reverse proxy on https.

Prompt 3

Show me how to call the OpenProject REST API from Python to create a new work package in a given project.

Prompt 4

Compare OpenProject and Redmine for a 20-person engineering team that wants agile boards and Gantt charts.

Prompt 5

Configure OpenProject to send Slack notifications when a work package changes status.

Frequently asked questions

What is openproject?

A self-hosted web project management app for planning, task tracking, agile boards, time tracking, wikis and meeting notes.

What language is openproject written in?

Mainly Ruby. The stack also includes Ruby, Rails, PostgreSQL.

What license does openproject use?

GPL-3 open source, free for self-hosting and modification, paid Enterprise edition adds support and extra modules.

How hard is openproject to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is openproject for?

Mainly pm founder.

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