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Open-Source Product Management Tools (2026)

Product management tools help teams collect feedback, prioritize work, plan roadmaps and track delivery. Open-source versions let teams self-host and avoid per-seat pricing.

Plane, OpenProject, Huly, Taiga, Leantime, Redmine and Kanboard cover planning and delivery; Fider covers public feedback boards. Licenses verified from repos. Astuto is excluded because its repo was archived in February 2026.

Tools, licences and pricing checked against vendor and repository pages on November 7, 2026.

What to look for

  • •Backlogs and roadmaps
  • •Feedback collection and voting
  • •Agile support
  • •Integrations with Git and chat
  • •Self-hosting effort
  • •Edition limits

At a glance

ToolBest forPricingLicence
PlaneJira or Linear alternativeFree, open source (self-hosted); paid cloud - see vendor pricingAGPL-3.0
OpenProjectClassic and agile planningFree, open source Community (self-hosted); paid Enterprise - see vendor pricingGPL-3.0
HulySelf-hosted all-in-oneFree, open source (self-hosted)EPL-2.0
TaigaScrum and KanbanFree, open source (self-hosted)MPL-2.0
LeantimeSmall teamsFree, open source (self-hosted)AGPL-3.0
FiderPublic feedback boardsFree, open source (self-hosted)AGPL-3.0
RedmineIssue trackingFree, open source (self-hosted)GPL-2.0
KanboardLightweight KanbanFree, open source (self-hosted)MIT

1. Plane

AGPL-3.0

Best for: Jira or Linear alternative · Free, open source (self-hosted); paid cloud - see vendor pricing

Plane is an open-source project and product management tool.

Strengths

  • + Modern UI
  • + Cycles and modules

Trade-offs

  • − Some features paid

2. OpenProject

GPL-3.0

Best for: Classic and agile planning · Free, open source Community (self-hosted); paid Enterprise - see vendor pricing

OpenProject is a project management suite with roadmaps and Gantt charts.

Strengths

  • + Gantt and agile
  • + Mature

Trade-offs

  • − Enterprise add-ons paid

3. Huly

EPL-2.0

Best for: Self-hosted all-in-one · Free, open source (self-hosted)

Huly is an all-in-one platform with project management, chat and CRM. Its hosted service is shutting down, self-hosting unaffected.

Strengths

  • + Broad scope
  • + EPL-2.0

Trade-offs

  • − Hosted service shutting down

4. Taiga

MPL-2.0

Best for: Scrum and Kanban · Free, open source (self-hosted)

Taiga is an agile project management platform.

Strengths

  • + Agile boards
  • + MPL-2.0

Trade-offs

  • − Slower release pace

5. Leantime

AGPL-3.0

Best for: Small teams · Free, open source (self-hosted)

Leantime is a project management system for non-project-managers.

Strengths

  • + Simple
  • + Strategy tools

Trade-offs

  • − Fewer integrations

6. Fider

AGPL-3.0

Best for: Public feedback boards · Free, open source (self-hosted)

Fider is a feedback portal for collecting and voting on ideas.

Strengths

  • + Simple
  • + Voting

Trade-offs

  • − Feedback only

7. Redmine

GPL-2.0

Best for: Issue tracking · Free, open source (self-hosted)

Redmine is a long-running flexible project management web app.

Strengths

  • + Mature
  • + Plugins

Trade-offs

  • − Dated UI

8. Kanboard

MIT

Best for: Lightweight Kanban · Free, open source (self-hosted)

Kanboard is a minimalist Kanban project management tool.

Strengths

  • + Light
  • + MIT

Trade-offs

  • − Minimal features

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How to choose

If you need…Start with
Modern Jira alternativePlane
Gantt and waterfallOpenProject
All-in-oneHuly
ScrumTaiga
Customer feedbackFider
LightweightKanboard, Redmine, Leantime

Open-Source Product Management Tools: FAQ

Quick answers to common questions

What is product management software?

Tools for roadmaps, feedback and delivery tracking.

Is there an open-source Productboard?

No single equivalent; combine Fider with Plane or OpenProject.

Is Astuto still active?

Its repo was archived in February 2026.

What about Focalboard?

We did not include it because it is no longer actively maintained.

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