Easy Redmine vs OpenProject (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick OpenProject: it is third in our ranking of project management tools, and it grades higher too, 2.6 against 2.4.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
OpenProject grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Easy Redmine
Project management on a Redmine base, now sold as Easy8
OpenProject
Open-source project management for classic and agile teams
Which one is for you
Pick Easy Redmine if
- Fits if you want Gantt and time tracking on a Redmine base
- Works for teams that want to host on their own servers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you work alone, as cloud plans need at least 10 users, and on-premises 25
- Not for you if you want to buy online, as plans go through the sales team
- Pricey if you want agile, resource and cost features: they need Business at 13.90 euros
- Watch out: prices are in euros only, and HelpDesk and Knowledge Base are add-ons
Pick OpenProject if
- Fits if your organization wants to self-host an open-source project tool and has someone to run the server
- Works for teams mixing Gantt-based planning with Scrum or Kanban, with cloud data hosted in the EU
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free hosted plan, as the cloud starts at paid Basic with a 5-user minimum
- Pricey if you're a small team needing single sign-on, since Professional requires at least 25 users at $13.50 each
- Not for you if you'd run projects from your phone, because the mobile apps are beta companions to the web app
- Tight if you want portfolios or resource management, which need Premium with at least 100 users
- Watch out: on-premises Enterprise plans start at 25 users and a one-year term, and SCIM is Corporate only
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAEasy RedmineFair | 2.6GPAOpenProjectGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C6.90, 13.90 and 25.90 euros per user a month billed yearly, against a $9 category middle. The 10-user cloud minimum puts the floor near 69 euros a month. | CCloud Basic is $7.25 a user a month billed yearly, $8.50 monthly, which is mid-pack for this category, and it holds you to 5 users. The steps up carry big minimums: Professional $13.50 from 25 users, Premium $19.50 from 100. Self-hosting the Community edition costs nothing but your servers. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 30-day free trial, with the listing not saying a card is needed. Converting goes through sales, and then the account is locked. | BFree means hosting it: the Community edition has no user minimum and keeps Gantt charts, agile boards, Scrum backlogs, time tracking, wiki and meetings. Support is community only, and there's no free cloud, just a 14-day trial. |
| Features | BWaterfall planning, agile boards, resource and cost management, time tracking and a help desk, on cloud or your own servers. | BWork packages on Gantt charts with relations and automatic or manual scheduling, Kanban and sprint boards with a backlog and burndown charts, time and costs against budgets, meeting minutes linked to the work, and a wiki. Both planning styles covered; portfolios and resource management wait for Premium. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating is on record. It is a large product with its own learning curve, and you buy it through sales. | CNo store rating on record. The paid cloud is hosted for you in the EU, but this is a big tool with work package types, roles and statuses to arrange, and the free edition is a Linux server job: DEB or RPM packages, Docker, Kubernetes or Helm. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with GitLab, GitHub, n8n and Jira, and on-premises hosting. | BWeb with iPhone and Android apps, and no desktop app. The phone apps are in beta and the vendor calls them companions to the web version. It connects to Nextcloud, GitHub, GitLab and Excel, with OneDrive, SharePoint and an MCP server from Professional. |
| Best for | Redmine-based project management, now sold as Easy8 | self-hosting classic and agile planning |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Easy Redmine and OpenProject. How we grade
Price against what you get
Easy Redmine starts at about $7.71 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. OpenProject starts at $7.25 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and OpenProject starts $0.46 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 12 score higher than Easy Redmine for less, and 12 score higher than OpenProject for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- OpenProject is open source, according to its own site.
- OpenProject also covers wiki and issue tracking.
At a glance
| Easy Redmine | OpenProject | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | €6.90 per user / month, billed annually | $7.25 per user / month, billed yearly (5-user minimum) |
| Free plan | None | Community edition: free and open source, installed on your own servers, with no user minimum and community support only. It is not offered as a hosted cloud plan. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial; converting to a paid plan goes through the sales team | 14-day free trial of the Enterprise cloud, or a 14-day trial license for a self-hosted installation |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Easy8 Software Ltd | OpenProject GmbH |
| Price read from | easy8.com | openproject.org |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Easy Redmine
- Prices are listed in euros only.
- Cloud subscriptions have a minimum of 10 users, and on-premises subscriptions a minimum of 25.
- Plans are bought through the sales team. After the 30-day trial the account is locked, and trial data is kept two more weeks.
- HelpDesk, Knowledge Base and Knowledge Assistant Pro are add-ons.
OpenProject
- The free Community edition is self-hosted only. The hosted cloud starts at the paid Basic plan with a 5-user minimum.
- Professional requires at least 25 users and Premium at least 100. On-premises Enterprise plans start at 25 users and a one-year term.
- Single sign-on needs Professional or higher, and SCIM provisioning is limited to the Corporate plan.
- The iOS and Android apps are in beta and described by the vendor as companions to the web application.
Key features
Easy Redmine
- Waterfall planning
- Gantt charts, work breakdown structures and mind maps for scheduled projects.
- Agile boards
- Scrum and Kanban boards, which can be combined with waterfall plans in a hybrid setup.
- Resource and cost management
- Visual resource planning and project cost and finance tracking.
- Time tracking and reports
- Timesheets and custom reports are listed from the entry plan up.
- Help desk and knowledge base
- HelpDesk and a wiki-based Knowledge Base are sold as add-ons for support teams.
- Cloud or own servers
- Runs in the vendor's cloud in 20+ locations, in a private cloud, or on-premises, including air-gapped installs.
OpenProject
- Work packages and Gantt charts
- Work is broken into work packages such as tasks, features, phases and milestones, then scheduled on Gantt charts with relations and automatic or manual scheduling.
- Agile boards and Scrum
- Kanban, team, version and subproject boards, a product backlog, sprint boards, story points and burndown charts are all part of the free Community edition.
- Time tracking, costs and budgets
- Time is logged on work packages, unit and labor costs are tracked against budgets, and reports break down spent time and costs.
- Meetings, wiki and documents
- Meeting agendas and minutes link to work packages, and a wiki, forums and collaboratively edited documents hold project information in one place.
- Self-hosting or vendor cloud
- The Community edition installs on your own Linux servers from DEB or RPM packages, Docker, Kubernetes or Helm charts. Enterprise cloud is hosted by OpenProject in the EU.
- Tiered Enterprise add-ons
- Paid plans unlock extra features by tier: the team planner on Basic, single sign-on on Professional, and portfolio and resource management on Premium.
Plans
Easy Redmine
Essentials€6.90
per user / month, billed annually
Entry tier: unlimited projects, Gantt chart, time tracking, timesheets, WBS and mind maps, calendars and custom reports.
Business€13.90
per user / month, billed annually
Middle tier, marked most popular. The vendor's comparison table shows which of the agile, resource, cost and expert project tools it includes.
Platform€25.90
per user / month, billed annually
Top self-serve tier; see the vendor's comparison table for the full feature list.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds a custom SLA, priority support, integrations, high-availability setups and customizations. Perpetual on-premises pricing is available.
OpenProject
CommunityFree
Self-hosted open-source edition with no user minimum: Gantt charts, agile boards, Scrum backlogs, time tracking, wiki and meetings, with community support.
Basic$7.25
per user / month, billed yearly ($8.50 monthly, cloud only)
From 5 users in the cloud or 25 on-premises. Adds the Basic Enterprise add-ons, such as the team planner, baseline comparisons and a custom theme, plus email support.
Professional$13.50
per user / month, billed yearly
Minimum 25 users. Adds single sign-on, OneDrive and SharePoint integration, sharing work packages with external users, the MCP server and phone support.
Premium$19.50
per user / month, billed yearly
Minimum 100 users. Adds portfolio management, resource management, LDAP user and group sync, and remote-hands support.
CorporateCustom
Priced on request and recommended from 250 users. Adds SCIM provisioning, XWiki and openDesk integrations, and a dedicated support engineer.
Ways to pay less
Easy Redmine
No public discounts listed.
OpenProject
- Annual discount
Yearly billing is $1.25 per user cheaper
Cloud Basic can be billed monthly for an extra $1.25 per user / month, so a one-year subscription costs $7.25 instead of $8.50 per user / month.
- Other savings
Free months on multi-year subscriptions
The pricing calculator lists 5 months free on a 2-year subscription, 8 on 3 years, 11 on 4 years and 15 on 5 years.
- Education
Special rates for educational institutions
OpenProject states that it offers discounted rates for educational institutions. No percentage is published; eligibility is checked by its sales team.
- Nonprofit
Special rates for NGOs
The same pricing page offers discounted rates for NGOs on request, again without a published percentage.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Easy Redmine or OpenProject?
As of Nov 13, 2026, OpenProject is cheaper to start with: $7.25 a month for each person, against about $7.71 a month for each person for Easy Redmine. Easy Redmine starts at €6.90 per user / month, billed annually, and OpenProject starts at $7.25 per user / month, billed yearly (5-user minimum).
Which has a free plan, Easy Redmine or OpenProject?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only OpenProject has a free plan. Easy Redmine does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Easy Redmine and OpenProject run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only OpenProject lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.