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Open-source alternatives to Asana

Asana is a project management SaaS for tracking tasks, milestones, and team workloads across projects, with timeline views, workload balancing, and reporting dashboards. Teams use it for sprint planning, cross-functional project coordination, and goal tracking. Its rule-based automations can move tasks, assign owners, and send notifications based on field changes.

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plane

★ 48,790 TypeScript AGPL-3.0

🔥🔥🔥 Open-source Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp alternative. Plane is a modern project management platform to manage tasks, sprints, docs, and triage.

makeplane/plane Updated 2026-05-05

frappe

★ 9,974 Python MIT

Low code web framework for real world applications, in Python and Javascript

frappe/frappe Updated 2026-04-22

leantime

★ 9,764 PHP AGPL-3.0

Leantime is a goals focused project management system for non-project managers. Building with ADHD, Autism, and dyslexia in mind.

leantime/leantime Updated 2026-04-22

Comparison notes

Plane is the most direct OSS alternative, offering issues, cycles (sprints), modules, and a self-hosted option with an Asana-like interface. The main gaps: Asana's timeline Gantt chart is more mature than Plane's current implementation, and Asana's Portfolio view for cross-project visibility has no direct OSS equivalent. Leantime targets ADHD-friendly project management with focus-oriented UX, making it different rather than equivalent. Frappe (and its ERPNext ecosystem) is a broader low-code platform rather than a focused project tracker. None of the OSS alternatives match Asana's breadth of native integrations with Slack, Salesforce, and Google Workspace.

Migration tips

  • Export Asana projects as CSV (task name, assignee, due date, description, custom fields) from each project individually
  • Map Asana custom fields to your OSS tool's custom properties before importing — field types must match
  • Asana rules (automations) have no export format; manually document each rule and recreate them in your target tool
  • Reassign Asana guest access to internal accounts before migration — guest permission models differ between tools
  • Pilot with one team's active projects for 2-4 weeks before full migration to catch workflow gaps

FAQ

Can I fully replace Asana with an OSS tool?

Feature parity varies. Most OSS alternatives cover 70-90% of core workflows, but may lack polish, integrations, or specialized features. Pilot the alternative with a subset of your team before fully committing.

What's the cost of self-hosting?

Plan for ~$5-50/month in VPS costs (DigitalOcean, Hetzner, etc.) plus 2-8 hours/month in maintenance. For a team of 20+, self-hosting usually breaks even against SaaS pricing within 6-12 months.

Which alternative should I pick?

Sort by GitHub stars (a proxy for community health), check the last-pushed date (avoid unmaintained projects), and read recent issues to gauge responsiveness.