Orangescrum vs Redmine (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Redmine grades higher than Orangescrum: 3.0 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Orangescrum grades higher on ease of use. Redmine grades higher on value for money, the free plan and features. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Orangescrum
Project management with unlimited users on every paid plan
Which one is for you
Pick Orangescrum if
- Fits if you have a big or changing team and want to stop paying per seat
- Works for teams that want to host their own copy, from $1,500 a year for up to 25 users
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you are staying free: 1 user and 1 project
- Watch out: Basic is capped at 10 projects, and agile boards, timesheets and budgets are on Pro at $62
- Pricey if you need resource allocation or program management, which start on Premium at $297 a month
- Watch out: self-hosting starts at $1,500 a year for 25 users and needs your own server
Pick Redmine if
- Fits if your team can install and look after its own server software
- Works for teams that want issues tied to Git or Subversion repositories across many projects
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if nobody on the team can set up Ruby and a database, because there's no hosted version
- Skip it if you need someone to call when it breaks, since help comes from community forums and volunteers
- Tight if you live on your phone, as the mobile clients are community tools the project doesn't support
- Watch out: SQLite is supported, but the install guide says it isn't for multi-user production use
- Too light for detailed time reporting, as the built-in time report is a simple one
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAOrangescrumFair | 3.0GPARedmineVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BBasic is $26 a month billed yearly for unlimited users, about $5.20 each for a team of five, inside the cheapest quarter. But it caps at 10 projects, and the agile and time tools need Pro at $62 a month. | AFree and substantial: GPL v2, no paid edition, no hosted tier, in a category where the middle plan is $8 a member a month. Your only cost is the server and whoever looks after it. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for 1 user and 1 project with 500 MB of storage, plus a 14-day trial of the paid cloud plans with no card needed. | AFree outright. The complete application is a download, with nothing kept back for a paid tier: roles, workflows, custom fields, the wiki and the REST API are all in it. Help is free too, though it's community forums, an IRC channel and volunteers. |
| Features | CKanban, Gantt, milestones, time and budgets, with self-hosting and an open source core. Agile boards and timesheets are Pro, and program management and resource allocation are Premium. | BIt covers the whole job. Issues across many projects with statuses, types and workflows you define per role, a Gantt chart and calendar built from issue dates, time tracking, a wiki and forums per project, and a browser for Git or Subversion repositories. The time report is a simple one, mind. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A project tool with boards and workflows to set up, and a self-hosted option that needs a server. | DYou host it yourself, and that's what pins this down. The project offers downloads, not hosting, and an install wants Ruby and a database such as PostgreSQL or MySQL. Then the statuses, roles and workflows are all the administrator's to build. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with GitHub, GitLab, Google Drive, Microsoft Teams and Jenkins links. No desktop app on record. | BWeb, with a REST API serving XML or JSON, and it attaches to Git, Subversion, Mercurial, Bazaar and CVS repositories and to LDAP. No app of its own on any phone or desktop. The clients listed on its site are community tools the project doesn't support. |
| Best for | teams that want one flat price however many people join | a free issue tracker on your own server |
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: Orangescrum and Redmine. How we grade
Price against what you get
Orangescrum starts at $26 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Redmine has no paid plan and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Redmine starts $26 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 53 score higher than Orangescrum for less, and none scores higher than Redmine 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
- Orangescrum also covers tasks and kanban boards.
- Redmine also covers wiki.
At a glance
| Orangescrum | Redmine | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $26 per month for unlimited users, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) | Free |
| Free plan | Free Forever: 1 user, 1 project, Kanban board and 500 MB storage. | Free and open source under the GNU GPL v2. Releases are downloaded from redmine.org and run on your own server; the site lists no paid plans or hosting of its own. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the paid cloud plans, no credit card required. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Orangescrum | Jean-Philippe Lang and community volunteers |
| Price read from | orangescrum.com | redmine.org |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Orangescrum
- The free plan is limited to 1 user and 1 project.
- Basic is capped at 10 projects; agile boards, timesheets and budgets need Pro.
- Premium costs $297 a month billed yearly, a steep jump from Pro.
- Self-hosted pricing starts at $1,500 a year for up to 25 users.
Redmine
- The project offers downloads rather than hosting: you install it yourself, which needs Ruby and a database such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
- Redmine itself is a web application. The mobile and desktop clients listed on its site are community tools that the project does not support.
- Help comes from community forums, an IRC channel and an unofficial Slack workspace; the project is maintained by volunteers.
- SQLite is supported as a database, but the install guide says it is not for multi-user production use.
Key features
Orangescrum
- Flat pricing for unlimited users
- Each cloud plan has one monthly fee however many people use it.
- Kanban and Gantt
- Boards, Gantt charts with dependencies, milestones and a project calendar, with Gantt starting on the paid cloud plans.
- Agile tools
- Pro adds a sprint board, backlog, velocity and burndown charts.
- Time and budget
- Timer, weekly timesheets with approval, and project budgets from Pro; cost reports and invoices from Premium.
- Self-hosted and open source
- The vendor offers a self-hosted edition and an open-source Community Edition under AGPL.
- AI and MCP
- The vendor lists an AI assistant and an MCP server for connecting AI clients.
Redmine
- Configurable issue tracking
- Statuses and issue types are defined by the administrator, and workflow transitions are set for each issue type and role from the web administration interface.
- Gantt chart and calendar
- Both views are generated automatically from the start and due dates entered on issues.
- Time tracking
- Time can be entered at project or ticket level, with a simple report of time per user, issue type, category or activity.
- Per-project wiki and forums
- Each project can have its own wiki, with diff and annotate views, alongside forums, news, documents and file management.
- Repository browser
- Existing Subversion, Git, Mercurial, Bazaar or CVS repositories can be attached to a project to browse their contents, search changesets and view diffs.
- Roles, custom fields and REST API
- Roles and permissions are user-defined, custom fields cover issues, time entries, projects and users, and a REST API serves data as XML or JSON.
Plans
Orangescrum
Free Forever$0
1 user, 1 project, Kanban board and 500 MB storage.
Basic Unlimited$26
per month for unlimited users, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly)
10 projects and 50 GB storage with tasks, Kanban, Gantt, milestones and a project calendar.
Pro Unlimited$62
per month for unlimited users, billed yearly ($69 billed monthly)
Unlimited projects and 100 GB; adds agile boards, custom workflows, automation, timesheets, workload and budgets.
Premium Unlimited$297
per month for unlimited users, billed yearly ($349 billed monthly)
500 GB; adds program management, critical path, resource allocation, invoices, advanced dashboards and APIs.
EnterpriseCustom
1 TB storage plus SSO and LDAP, two-factor sign-in, custom reports and dedicated support.
Self-Hosted Core$1,500
per year for up to 25 users, hosted on your own servers
Business is $2,250 a year for up to 50 users; Enterprise is by quote.
Redmine
Redmine$0
The complete application, downloaded as a .tar.gz or .zip release or checked out from the source repository, and installed on your own server.
Ways to pay less
Orangescrum
- Annual discount
Save about 10% with yearly billing
The page marks yearly billing as saving 10%; Basic is $26 a month billed yearly against $29 monthly.
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit and education discount
10% off any plan plus a 60-day trial for nonprofit or education customers.
Redmine
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Orangescrum or Redmine?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Redmine is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $26 a month for each person for Orangescrum. Orangescrum starts at $26 per month for unlimited users, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly), and Redmine is free.
Which has a free plan, Orangescrum or Redmine?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Orangescrum and Redmine have a free plan.
Which platforms do Orangescrum and Redmine run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Orangescrum 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.