OpenProject vs Twproject (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick OpenProject: it is third in our ranking of project management tools, and they share a 2.6 GPA.
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. Twproject grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
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
Twproject
Project, resource and time management with Gantt charts
Which one is for you
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 Twproject if
- Fits if you plan projects on Gantt charts and track time against them
- Works for teams that want to host the tool on their own server
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free plan in the cloud, as the free plan is on-premise
- Tight if you grow past 20 users, where Basic stops, or 40 on Advanced
- Watch out: prices are in euros and Italian companies pay 22% VAT on top
- Pricey if you need workload, costs or the mobile app, which start at €7.89 on Advanced
- Skip it if you want a short trial, as its length is not stated
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAOpenProjectGood | 2.6GPATwprojectGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | B€4.89 per user a month billed annually for Basic, inside the cheapest quarter of the category. Workload and costs need Advanced at €7.89. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CFree on-premise plan for up to 5 users, so you host it yourself. A free trial is offered but its length is not stated. |
| Features | 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. | BGantt editor, timesheets, Kanban, resource workload, costs and revenue, with on-premise or cloud. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. It has a lot to set up: resources, costs and plans, and the free plan means installing it yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb app with a mobile app from Advanced, plus LDAP and Jasper Reports, and an API and webhooks on Enterprise. |
| Best for | self-hosting classic and agile planning | Gantt planning with timesheets and resource workload |
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 Twproject. How we grade
Price against what you get
OpenProject starts at $7.25 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Twproject starts at about $5.46 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Twproject starts $1.79 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 12 score higher than OpenProject for less, and 8 score higher than Twproject 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 and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- OpenProject also covers wiki.
- Twproject also covers dashboards.
At a glance
| OpenProject | Twproject | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7.25 per user / month, billed yearly (5-user minimum) | €4.89 per user / month, 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 on-premise plan for up to 5 users: unlimited projects, to-dos and resources, basic dashboards, chat, agenda and documents. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the Enterprise cloud, or a 14-day trial license for a self-hosted installation | Free trial offered; length not stated |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | OpenProject GmbH | Twproject |
| Price read from | openproject.org | shop.twproject.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
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.
Twproject
- Prices are in euros, and Italian companies have 22% VAT added.
- The Free plan covers up to 5 users; Basic stops at 20 users and Advanced at 40.
- Cloud plans are sold by user bracket, from 5 users at €80 a month to 30 users at €480 a month.
- Licenses count enabled users, not concurrent logins.
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.
Twproject
- Interactive Gantt editor
- Plan tasks and subtasks on a Gantt chart that ties time, workload and activities together; available from the Basic plan.
- Timesheets and time counters
- Track time against tasks with timesheets and counters, with timesheet management and approval listed on the feature table.
- Resource workload
- Resources can be people, companies or customers, with workload and resource planning views on the higher plans.
- Costs and revenue
- Project costs, revenue and resource expenses can be tracked and reviewed, from the Advanced plan.
- Kanban and to-do organizer
- An activity organizer with a Kanban view for to-dos, alongside project templates and recurring to-dos.
- On-premise or cloud
- Install it on your own server or get a dedicated instance on Amazon cloud, with a choice of a US or European location.
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.
Twproject
Free€0
Up to 5 users with unlimited projects, to-dos and resources, WBS management and basic dashboards.
Basic€4.89
per user / month, billed annually
Up to 20 users. Adds the interactive Gantt editor, timesheets, Kanban board, alerts and project history.
Advanced€7.89
per user / month, billed annually
Up to 40 users. Adds resource workload, project costs, Excel import and export, advanced dashboards and a mobile app.
Enterprise€12.89
per user / month, billed annually
No user limit. Adds resource planning, custom fields and forms, LDAP, advanced security and API and webhooks.
Cloud Micro€80
per month for 5 users, billed monthly
Dedicated cloud instance with 7 GB storage; larger cloud tiers run to 30 users, and 30+ users is quoted. Yearly billing is 15% off.
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.
Twproject
- Annual discount
15% off cloud plans billed yearly
The shop lists a 15% saving on cloud plans when the billing period is yearly instead of monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, OpenProject or Twproject?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Twproject is cheaper to start with: about $5.46 a month for each person, against $7.25 a month for each person for OpenProject. OpenProject starts at $7.25 per user / month, billed yearly (5-user minimum), and Twproject starts at €4.89 per user / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, OpenProject or Twproject?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both OpenProject and Twproject have a free plan.
Which platforms do OpenProject and Twproject 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.