# OpenProject

> Open-source project management for classic and agile teams

OpenProject is open-source project management software licensed under the GNU GPL v3. It combines classic planning tools such as Gantt charts, work breakdown structures and budgets with agile boards and Scrum backlogs, and adds time tracking, meetings and a wiki. The free Community edition is installed on your own servers, while paid Enterprise plans add support and extra features, either on-premises or hosted by the vendor in the EU.

- **Category:** Project Management
- **Made by:** OpenProject GmbH
- **Website:** https://www.openproject.org
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

OpenProject has a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.25 per user / month, billed yearly (5-user minimum).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **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 trial:** 14-day free trial of the Enterprise cloud, or a 14-day trial license for a self-hosted installation.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Community | Free | 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. |
| Corporate | Custom | Priced on request and recommended from 250 users. Adds SCIM provisioning, XWiki and openDesk integrations, and a dedicated support engineer. |

Read from https://www.openproject.org/pricing/ on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with OpenProject before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Yearly billing is $1.25 per user cheaper** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://www.openproject.org/pricing/
- **Free months on multi-year subscriptions** (Other savings): 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. Source: https://www.openproject.org/pricing/
- **Special rates for educational institutions** (Education): OpenProject states that it offers discounted rates for educational institutions. No percentage is published; eligibility is checked by its sales team. Source: https://www.openproject.org/pricing/
- **Special rates for NGOs** (Nonprofit): The same pricing page offers discounted rates for NGOs on request, again without a published percentage. Source: https://www.openproject.org/pricing/

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## Works with

Nextcloud, GitHub, GitLab, OneDrive, SharePoint, XWiki, openDesk, Excel

**Tags:** Open source, Self-hostable, Gantt & timelines, Kanban boards, Issue tracking, Time tracking, Wiki

## Alternatives

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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://www.openproject.org/pricing/
- https://www.openproject.org
- https://www.openproject.org/download-and-installation/
- https://www.openproject.org/integrations/
- https://www.openproject.org/docs/mobile-app-guide/
- https://www.openproject.org/docs/faq/
- https://www.openproject.org/about-us/
- https://www.openproject.org/legal/imprint/

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