OpenProject vs Taiga
We give OpenProject and Taiga the same GPA: 3.4 out of 4.0. OpenProject grades higher on platforms. Taiga grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
OpenProject
Open-source project management for classic and agile teams
Taiga
Open-source agile project management with Scrum and Kanban
How we grade them
| 3.4GPAOpenProjectVery good | 3.4GPATaigaVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BCloud Basic is $7.25 a user a month billed yearly, or $8.50 monthly, about typical for this category, with a 5-user minimum. The steps up come with bigger minimums: Professional is $13.50 from 25 users and Premium $19.50 from 100. | AEnthusiast is €5 a month for unlimited users, not per user, or €50 for the year. Unlimited projects is Basic at €20, still flat. Most rivals charge more than that for one seat. Storage is the squeeze: 100 MB on Enthusiast and 500 MB on Basic. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree only if you host it. The Community edition has no user minimum and includes Gantt charts, agile boards, Scrum backlogs, time tracking, wiki and meetings, with community support only. There's no free cloud plan, just a 14-day trial of the Enterprise cloud. | BThe free hosted plan has unlimited users but only 1 public and 1 private project and 10 MB of storage. Fine for one small project, tight for anything more. The open-source software is free to self-host if you'd rather run it yourself. |
| Features | AWork packages on Gantt charts with relations and automatic or manual scheduling. Kanban boards, a product backlog, sprint boards and burndown charts. Time and costs tracked against budgets, meeting agendas linked to the work, and a wiki. Most of that is in the free edition. | AKanban boards with swimlanes, WIP limits, epics and sub-tasks. Scrum with a backlog, sprint planning, estimates per role and burndown charts. Issue tracking with your own types, priorities and severities, plus a wiki and dashboards. For an agile team that's the whole job. |
| Ease of use | BThere's no App Store rating on record for it, so a B is as high as we go. The paid cloud is hosted for you in the EU. The free edition is a server job: DEB or RPM packages, Docker, Kubernetes or Helm charts on Linux. | BNo app rating on record, so a B at best. The hosted service means no server to run, and a project can start as Kanban and switch to Scrum later. Self-hosting is there too, with Docker as the recommended route, and that's a bigger job. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, with iPhone and Android apps. The apps are in beta, and the vendor calls them companions to the web application. It connects to Nextcloud, GitHub, GitLab and Excel, with OneDrive, SharePoint and an MCP server from Professional. | BIt's used in a web browser, and the vendor's site mentions no desktop or mobile apps. It has a public REST API and outgoing webhooks, built-in integrations for Slack, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Gogs, and a Zapier connector. |
| Best for | self-hosting classic and agile planning | agile teams who want Scrum and Kanban at a flat price |
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: OpenProject and Taiga. How we grade
Where they differ
- OpenProject starts at $7.25 per user / month, billed yearly (5-user minimum). Taiga starts at €5 per month for unlimited users (€50 billed annually).
- Only OpenProject lists iOS and Android apps.
- OpenProject also covers Gantt & timelines and time tracking.
At a glance
| OpenProject | Taiga | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7.25 per user / month, billed yearly (5-user minimum) | €5 per month for unlimited users (€50 billed annually) |
| Free plan | 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 hosted plan: 1 public and 1 private project, up to 10 MB of storage, unlimited users and community support. The open-source software can also be self-hosted. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the Enterprise cloud, or a 14-day trial license for a self-hosted installation | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | OpenProject GmbH | Taiga Cloud Services, S.L. |
| Price read from | openproject.org | taiga.io |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
OpenProject
- Organizations that want to self-host an open-source project tool
- Teams combining Gantt-based planning with Scrum or Kanban
- Organizations that need their project data hosted in the EU
- Construction teams working with BIM models, through the paid BIM add-on
Taiga
- Agile teams running Scrum or Kanban, or moving between the two
- Growing teams on a fixed budget, since hosted plans are flat-rate with unlimited users
- Organizations that want to self-host an open-source tool
Worth knowing
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.
Taiga
- Hosted plans are limited by projects and storage rather than users: Free allows 1 public and 1 private project with 10 MB of storage.
- The largest self-serve hosted plan, Premium, stops at 3 GB of storage. A dedicated instance or on-premise support is quoted by sales.
- Prices are listed in euros only.
- The vendor's site mentions no desktop or mobile apps; Taiga is used in a web browser.
Key features
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.
Taiga
- Kanban boards
- Boards support multiple workflows with swimlanes, WIP limits, epics and sub-tasks, plus filters, search and an archive for finished user stories.
- Scrum backlog and sprints
- Backlog and sprint planning with epics, estimations that can be set per role, a sprint task board, and burndown charts at project and sprint level.
- Issue tracking
- Issue types, priorities and severities are customizable. An issue can be added to a sprint or promoted to a user story.
- Dashboards, wiki and reports
- A team performance dashboard, project timeline, personal dashboard and wiki are included, and project data can be exported as CSV for custom reports.
- Self-hosting
- The open-source software can be installed with Docker, the recommended route, or from source code. Projects can be exported and imported between instances.
- API, webhooks and integrations
- A public REST API and outgoing webhooks are available, with built-in integrations for Slack, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Gogs, and a Zapier connector.
Plans
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.
Taiga
Free€0
1 public project and 1 private project, up to 10 MB of storage, unlimited users and community support.
Enthusiast€5
per month, not per user (€50 when billed annually)
5 public and 5 private projects, up to 100 MB of storage, unlimited users and community support.
Basic€20
per month, not per user (€200 when billed annually)
Unlimited projects, up to 500 MB of storage, unlimited users and Basic support.
Premium€60
per month, not per user (€600 when billed annually)
Unlimited projects, up to 3 GB of storage, unlimited users and Premium support.
Taiga Private CloudCustom
A dedicated instance hosted and managed by Taiga, starting from 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU and 100 GB of SSD storage, with unlimited projects and users. Quoted by sales.
On premiseCustom
Taiga behind your own firewall or VPN with installation support, managed updates and priority support under an SLA. Quoted by sales.
Ways to pay less
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.
Taiga
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
Annual billing costs ten times the monthly price: €50 instead of €60 a year for Enthusiast, €200 instead of €240 for Basic and €600 instead of €720 for Premium.
