OpenProject vs Tuleap (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick Tuleap if

• Fits if you ship regulated or embedded software and must show traceability
• Works for organizations that want to host their own project tooling

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price on the page, as there is none
• Too heavy for a small team that needs a simple task board
• Watch out: no free plan or trial is on record
• Skip it if you want phone apps, as the pages describe a web app only

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.

Tuleap

• The site publishes no prices: its pricing page leads to a quote request based on users, hosting and support.
• It targets complex engineering organizations, so small teams may find it heavier than a simple task board.
• The pages describe a web application only and list no desktop or mobile apps.

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.

Tuleap

Agile project management

Backlogs, sprints and tasks for Scrum, Kanban, SAFe or a hybrid approach, with multi-project program views for coordinating several teams.

Configurable trackers

Custom trackers manage bugs, tasks, defects, customer requests or any other activity flow, with workflows defined by the team.

Requirements and traceability

Requirements link to tasks, commits, tests and deliverables, and baselines support audits against standards such as ISO and IEC.

Test management

Manual and automated test campaigns are planned, run and traced in the same platform as the requirements they cover.

Documentation and DevOps tooling

Versioned project documents sit beside version control, code review and continuous integration inside the same environment.

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.

Tuleap

Pricing could not be confirmed. See tuleap.com.

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.

Tuleap

No public discounts listed.