Orangescrum review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Project management with unlimited users on every paid plan
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Orangescrum report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for teams that want one flat price however many people join
Orangescrum charges one flat price for unlimited users, from $26 a month on Basic, and also sells a self-hosted version. The free plan is one user and one project, Basic stops at 10 projects, and agile boards, timesheets and budgets wait on Pro at $62. Premium is a jump to $297 a month.
Who Orangescrum is for
- 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
Who Orangescrum is not for
- 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
Why Orangescrum gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyBasic 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.
- CFree plan and trialFree 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.
- CFeaturesKanban, 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.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. A project tool with boards and workflows to set up, and a self-hosted option that needs a server.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iOS and Android, with GitHub, GitLab, Google Drive, Microsoft Teams and Jenkins links. No desktop app on record.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Orangescrum's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Orangescrum's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 46 of the 111 other project management tools we grade, and level with 23.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 85 of 111) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $26 a month for each person, against a middle price of $9 for the category: 85 of the 97 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 53 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 112 project management tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Orangescrum’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 85 of 111, level with 14
- CFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 111, level with 64
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 111, level with 48
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 111, level with 88
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 16 of 111, level with 68
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 104 project management tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Orangescrum, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Orangescrum you could make: tasks, kanban boards, Gantt & timelines, time tracking and issue tracking. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $312 a year. Orangescrum is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could make
- Tasks, kanban boards, Gantt & timelines, time tracking and issue tracking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, GitHub, GitLab and Google Drive among them.
What this rests on. Orangescrum’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Orangescrum?
Orangescrum is a project management tool sold as a cloud service or as software you host yourself. Cloud plans charge a flat monthly fee for unlimited users instead of a price per seat. Higher plans add agile boards, timesheets, budgets and resource planning.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Orangescrum pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Orangescrum has a free plan, and paid plans start at $26 per month for unlimited users, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $26 per month for unlimited users, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Free Forever: 1 user, 1 project, Kanban board and 500 MB storage.
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of the paid cloud plans, no credit card required.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free Forever | $0 | 1 user, 1 project, Kanban board and 500 MB storage. |
| Basic Unlimited | $26per 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 | $62per 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 | $297per month for unlimited users, billed yearly ($349 billed monthly) | 500 GB; adds program management, critical path, resource allocation, invoices, advanced dashboards and APIs. |
| Enterprise | Custom | 1 TB storage plus SSO and LDAP, two-factor sign-in, custom reports and dedicated support. |
| Self-Hosted Core | $1,500per 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. |
Read from orangescrum.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Orangescrum before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave about 10% with yearly billing
The page marks yearly billing as saving 10%; Basic is $26 a month billed yearly against $29 monthly.
Stated on orangescrum.com - NonprofitNonprofit and education discount
10% off any plan plus a 60-day trial for nonprofit or education customers.
Stated on orangescrum.com
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Common questions
Does Orangescrum have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Orangescrum is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Orangescrum have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Orangescrum is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Orangescrum open source?
Yes. Orangescrum is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.