#7 in Project & Work ManagementUpdated 2026-08

OpenProject

by OpenProject · Open source project management for classic, agile or hybrid teams

64.2 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

OpenProject is open source project management software for classic, agile or hybrid working. It covers task management, Gantt-chart planning and scheduling, agile boards for Scrum and Kanban, a team planner, and time and cost reporting. It can be self-hosted as the free Community edition or as Enterprise on-premises, or run as the Enterprise cloud hosted by OpenProject.

Best for: Teams wanting self-hosted, open source project management with Gantt charts, boards and time tracking
Pricing: Free Community edition, then Basic at $7.25, Professional at $13.50 and Premium at $19.50 per user per month, with Corporate on request.
Runs on: Self-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Community edition is free with no minimum number of users
Can be installed on-premises on your own infrastructure
Gantt charts, Scrum and Kanban boards, and a team planner
Open source, with public roadmap, API and code on GitHub

Trade-offs

Paid plans have a 25-user minimum; Premium 100 and Corporate 250
Enterprise on-premises install requires Linux or Mac experience
Single sign-on and MCP need the Professional plan or above
Support is Mon-Fri only, within ET business hours

Pricing

Published plans from OpenProject’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

OpenProject pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Community	—per user	—	Free, no minimum number of users Community features and plugins Community support, tickets and forum User guides
Basic	—per user per month	$7.25	25 user minimum Everything in Community, plus Basic Enterprise add-ons Email support, Mon-Fri 9:30am-4pm ET Team planner, date alerts, custom theme and logo
Professional	—per user per month	$13.5	25 user minimum Everything in Basic, plus Professional Enterprise add-ons Phone support, Mon-Fri 9:30am-5pm ET Single sign-on, MCP, OneDrive and SharePoint integrations
Premium	—per user per month	$19.5	100 user minimum Everything in Professional, plus Premium Enterprise add-ons Remote hands, installation and upgrade assistance Portfolio management and LDAP user and group sync
Corporate	Contact sales	—	On request, 250 user minimum Everything in Premium, plus Corporate Enterprise add-ons openDesk, XWiki and Nextcloud Hub OpenID Connect integrations Dedicated support engineer and onboarding manager

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 60 out of 100
API quality: 20 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 70 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 70 out of 100
Operational trust: 25 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 65 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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