OpenProject GmbH in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by OpenProject GmbH.
OpenProject is made by OpenProject GmbH, a privately held company in Berlin that develops it as open source software. It earns money from its paid Enterprise edition, hosting, and training and consulting, while the Community edition is free to download and run.
Based in
Berlin
Chief executive
Niels Lindenthal
Ownership
Privately held
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from OpenProject GmbH’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by OpenProject GmbH. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
The company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
In a sentence
OpenProject is made by OpenProject GmbH, a privately held company in Berlin that develops it as open source software. It earns money from its paid Enterprise edition, hosting, and training and consulting, while the Community edition is free to download and run.
In a paragraph
OpenProject GmbH was based in Berlin, Germany. Niels Lindenthal is its founder and CEO. A remote team spread across Germany, France, the UK, Spain, Greece, the USA, Nepal, Kenya, Panama and Romania, according to its about page, which gives no headcount.
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Fact sheet
Company
OpenProject GmbH
Based in
Berlin, Germany
Team
A remote team spread across Germany, France, the UK, Spain, Greece, the USA, Nepal, Kenya, Panama and Romania, according to its about page, which gives no headcount
Website
openproject.org
Products we list
OpenProject
Ownership: Privately held
Privately held: its June 2026 press release on the msg partnership calls both companies Germany-based and privately held, and its imprint names OpenProject GmbH, registered in Berlin, with Niels Lindenthal as CEO.
Leadership
NL
Niels Lindenthal
Founder and CEO
Hiring
3 vacancies: an account manager for Europe, a customer support and success specialist and a senior Ruby on Rails developer, remote or in Berlin, plus an open speculative application.
Reseller program
Free to join. Resellers get the Enterprise edition at 25% off for their customers and keep all revenue from their own services and implementations, and commit to bringing one paid customer per quarter.
What they make
OpenProject, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
OpenProject
Open-source project management for classic and agile teams
#3 of 76 project management toolsFrom $7.25 per user / month, billed yearlyFree plan
2.6GPA
Our pick for teams that want the software on their own servers. The Community edition is free with no user minimum, if you can run it on your own servers.
CValue
BFree
BFeatures
CEase
BPlatforms
OpenProject’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 03 · News
News and contacts
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
This media kit is ToolGPA’s own summary of what OpenProject GmbH’s pages, news reports, investors’ announcements and public filings said on the dates shown, with our own grades. It is not made, paid for or approved by OpenProject GmbH, and OpenProject GmbH’s names and logos are trademarks of their owner. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; no one can pay for a grade. Product pictures are OpenProject GmbH’s own, from its website and app-store listings.