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Project management · 13 alternatives

Instead of Jira, try one of these 13.

Every alternative is lined up against Jira on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Jira sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
JiraWhat you have now
Issue tracking for software teams, with agile boards.
PriceFreemium
from $8/user
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Trello#1
Visual boards, lists and cards to organise anything.
PriceFreemium
from $5/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Linear#2Our pick
Streamlined issue tracking built for fast-moving product teams.
PriceFreemium
from $8/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Mac · Win · iOS
Asana#3
Plan, track and manage team work across projects.
PriceFreemium
from $11/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
GitLab#4
Complete DevOps platform, self-hostable for free.
PriceFreemium
premium $29/user
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
AFFiNE#5
Docs, whiteboards and databases fused in one privacy-first canvas.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $8
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
ClickUp#6
One app for tasks, docs, goals and chat.
PriceFreemium
from $7/seat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Plane#7
Open-source Jira alternative for product teams.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $/seat
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Basecamp#8
Opinionated project management with a flat price.
PricePaid
$15/user flat
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android · Mac · Win
Redmine#9
Flexible open-source project management web application.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Super Productivity#10
Free task manager with time tracking and integrations.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android · iOS
OpenProject#11
Open-source project management with Gantt and agile.
PriceFreemium
cloud from €7/user
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Taiga#12
Open-source agile project management for developers.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $/user
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web
Kan.bn#13
Open-source kanban board with self-hosting.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Jira to first. How we compare.

Jira alternatives at a glance

Jira is a freemium project management app (from $8/user). We compared 13 alternatives: 8 are open source, 2 are completely free, 8 can be self-hosted and 1 works fully offline. The most popular is Trello, with 2.9k likes, while our pick is Linear.

Most liked overallTrello

Visual boards, lists and cards to organise anything.

Freemium
Best free optionRedmine

Flexible open-source project management web application.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best open-source optionGitLab

Complete DevOps platform, self-hostable for free.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best to self-hostAFFiNE

Docs, whiteboards and databases fused in one privacy-first canvas.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable · Works offline

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