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Open source software development - project management

Tools and software for software project management. Repoly tracks 45 open-source project management tools, each scored nightly from its repository activity and ranked by that score alone. Gitea leads at 99/100 with 593 commits in the last 90 days and 59k stars, followed by Plane (99) and Huly (98). 17 of the 45 score 70 or above, 22 publish a Docker image, and the median health is 63. MIT is the most common licence, carried by 10 of them. Between them they stand in for Notion, Slack, Jira, GitHub and Asana and 8 more proprietary products. The score weighs commits in the last 90 days, release recency, stars, archive status and Docker support; a low number means low measurable activity, not low quality, so a finished, stable tool can legitimately sit lower down.

updated Oct 2026 45 tools ★ 306k stars 22 with Docker median 63

Best for…

  • Most starred

    Plane

    61,722 stars on GitHub, the largest community in the category.

  • Most active

    OpenProject

    6,297 commits in the last 90 days, the fastest-moving codebase here.

  • Most permissive

    Gitea

    MIT licence with health 99/100: the strongest option if you need to embed or fork commercially.

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How the project management tools compare

Gitea and Plane tie at 99/100. Plane has the largest following at 62k stars, yet ranks #2 of 45, held back mostly by stars (62k stars).

The most recent release is OneDev v17.0.2, published today. Gerrit, Taiga and SCM Manager publish no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, PHP (10), Java (7) and Python (6) are the most common. Gitea, OneDev, Kaneo and 15 more are permissively licensed; Plane, Huly, OpenProject and 16 more are copyleft. eigenfocus, Active Collab, BitBucket Server and 5 more are source-available rather than open source, which limits commercial reuse. Pagure, Active Collab, BitBucket Server and 16 more are not hosted on a forge Repoly can read, so they have no measured score yet.

Software Development - Project Management: common questions

What is the best open source project management tool?

By Repoly's GitHub health score, Gitea at 99/100 (593 commits in 90 days, v28.2.0 from 12 days ago). Plane is next at 99. The score measures maintenance, not features, so shortlist the top few and try them.

Which project management tools are the most actively developed?

OpenProject (6,297 commits in 90 days), Kaneo (1,719 commits in 90 days) and ZenTao (1,651 commits in 90 days). Commit activity is 35 of the 100 health points, the largest single term.

Which project management tools can I run in Docker?

22 of 45 publish a Docker image or Compose file, led by Gitea, Plane, Huly, OneDev, OpenProject and 17 more.

Which project management tools have a permissive licence?

18 of 45: Gitea (MIT), OneDev (MIT), Kaneo (MIT), Forgejo (MIT), GitLab (MIT) and 13 more. 19 are copyleft.

Which paid products can open source project management tools replace?

Notion (Huly ranks highest here), Slack (Huly ranks highest here), Jira (Plane ranks highest here), GitHub (Gitea ranks highest here) and Asana (Plane ranks highest here), plus 8 more listed on the comparison pages.

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