Open-source Project Management tools

3 SaaS tools · 10 OSS alternatives · 222,357★ combined

Three things to check when comparing project management tools

License bucket: Permissive, weak-copyleft, strong-copyleft or source-available — the bucket decides whether you can modify, embed or host the project as a service. Each alternatives page groups its projects by bucket; confirm the LICENSE file in the linked repository.
Last push: The last-pushed date on each card comes from the GitHub public API as of the last daily data refresh. Compare it across the projects in a category before reading feature lists.
Migration path: Read the migration tips on each alternatives page, then check the project's own documentation for an importer or export format before planning a cut-over. Pages without migration tips omit that section rather than fill it in.

SaaS tools in this category

Asana alternatives

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.

3 OSS alts · ★ 83,187

ClickUp alternatives

ClickUp is a project management platform that consolidates tasks, docs, goals, and time tracking in one interface. It targets teams who want to replace multiple tools — combining aspects of Asana (tasks), Notion (docs), and toggl (time tracking). Its high configurability (custom fields, views, automations, dashboards) is both its differentiator and its source of complexity.

3 OSS alts · ★ 93,399

Trello alternatives

Trello is a kanban-style project management tool organizing tasks as cards on boards, with drag-and-drop movement between columns representing workflow stages and a large library of power-ups.

4 OSS alts · ★ 45,771