Best self-hosted software development - project management

Tools and software for [software project management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_project_management).

We track 45 self-hosted software development - project management projects. The median health score in this category is 66, against 10 projects rated healthy or better and 3 showing little recent activity. The table below is ordered by health score, not popularity — the most starred project in a category is frequently not the best maintained one.

#	Project	Health	Stars	Built with	Last release
1	OpenProject Manage your projects, tasks and goals. Collaborate via work packages and link them to your pull requests on Github.	Thriving · 94	16k	Ruby, deb	2 Sept 2026
2	Gitea Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review,	Thriving · 91	58k	Go, Docker	29 Aug 2026
3	Kaneo Project management platform focused on simplicity and efficiency.	Thriving · 89	9.2k	K8S, Docker	27 Sept 2026
4	Plane Track issues, epics, and product roadmaps in the simplest way possible (alternative to JIRA, Linear and Height).	Thriving · 86	60k	Docker	23 Aug 2026
5	OneDev All-In-One DevOps Platform. With Git Management, Issue Tracking, and CI/CD. Simple yet Powerful.	Healthy · 80	15k	Java, Docker	23 Sept 2026
6	Octobox Take back control of your GitHub Notifications.	Healthy · 79	4.5k	Ruby, Docker	1 Sept 2026
7	Leantime Lean project management system for small teams and startups helping to manage projects from ideation through delivery.	Healthy · 77	12k	PHP, Docker	24 Sept 2026
8	Huly All-in-one project management platform (alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, Notion, Motion).	Healthy · 75	28k	Docker, K8S	5 Jul 2026
9	Paca AI-native project management platform where AI agents and humans collaborate as Scrum teammates on the same board and sp	Healthy · 74	1.9k	Docker, K8S	24 Sept 2026
10	gitbucket Git platform powered with easy installation, high extensibility & GitHub API compatibility (alternative to GitHub).	Healthy · 71	9.4k	Scala, Java	20 Sept 2026
11	Gogs Painless self-hosted Git Service written in Go.	Steady · 66	48k	Go	31 Jan 2026
12	ZenTao An agile(scrum) project management system/tool.	Steady · 66	1.7k	PHP	29 May 2025
13	Gerrit Code review and project management tool for Git-based projects.	Steady · 65	1.2k	Java, Docker	—
14	Review Board Extensible and friendly code review tool for projects and companies of all sizes.	Steady · 63	1.7k	Python, Docker	9 Jun 2026
15	4ga Boards Straightforward realtime kanban boards management for intuitive task tracking. Featuring an elegant dark mode, collapsib	Steady · 61	722	Nodejs, Docker	15 Jul 2026
16	eigenfocus Project Management, Planning and Time Tracking app. From solo projects to multi-member teams, Eigenfocus adapts to your	Steady · 57	941	Docker	12 Mar 2026
17	Titra Time-tracking solution for freelancers and small teams.	Slowing · 48	497	Javascript, Docker	17 Sept 2026
18	Traq Project management and issue tracking system written in PHP.	Slowing · 46	204	PHP, Nodejs	1 Sept 2026
19	Ideon Project workspace built around an infinite canvas; embed GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, and Forgejo repositories alongside notes	Slowing · 45	612	Docker	26 Sept 2026
20	minimal-git-server Lightweight git server with a basic CLI to manage repositories, supporting multiple accounts and running in a container.	Slowing · 42	47	Docker	29 Jul 2026
21	SCM Manager The easiest way to share and manage your Git, Mercurial and Subversion repositories over http.	At risk · 35	183	Java, deb	—
22	UVDesk UVDesk community is a service oriented, event driven extensible opensource helpdesk system that can be used by your orga	At risk · 29	20k	PHP	19 Sept 2025
23	Mindwendel Brainstorm and upvote ideas and thoughts within your team.	At risk · 26	141	Docker, Elixir	20 Mar 2026
24	GitLab Self Hosted Git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, activity feeds and wikis.	Unrated	—	Ruby, deb	16 Apr 2026
25	Active Collab Project management.	Unrated	—	PHP	—
26	BitBucket Server Enterprise-level Git solution (alternative to GitLab).	Unrated	—	Java	—
27	Buddy Enterprise Git and Continuous Integration/Delivery Platform.	Unrated	—	Nodejs, Java	—
28	Cgit Fast lightweight web interface for git repositories.	Unrated	—	C	—
29	Crucible Peer code review application.	Unrated	—	Java	—
30	Forgejo A lightweight software forge focused on scaling, federation, and privacy (fork of Gitea).	Unrated	—	Docker, Go	—
31	Fossil Distributed version control system featuring wiki and bug tracker.	Unrated	—	C	—
32	Kanban Tool Advanced Kanban boards with time tracking.	Unrated	—	Ruby	—
33	Kantree Work management and collaboration.	Unrated	—	Python	—
34	Pagure Lightweight, powerful, and flexible git-centric forge with features laying the foundation for federated and decentralize	Unrated	—	Docker, Python	—
35	Phorge Community-driven platform for collaborating, managing, organizing and reviewing software development projects.	Unrated	—	PHP	—
36	ProjeQtOr Complete, mature, multi-user project management system with extensive functionality for all phases of a project.	Unrated	—	PHP	—
37	Redmine Flexible project management web application.	Unrated	—	Ruby	—
38	RhodeCode Unify and simplify repository management for Git, Subversion, and Mercurial.	Unrated	—	Python	—
39	Rukovoditel Configurable open source project management, web-based application.	Unrated	—	PHP	—
40	Smederee A frugal platform which is dedicated to help people build great software together leveraging the power of the Darcs vers	Unrated	—	Scala	—
41	Solo Free project management app created for freelancers. Create contacts, manage tasks, upload files, track project progress	Unrated	—	PHP	—
42	Sourcehut A full web git interface with no javascript.	Unrated	—	Go	—
43	Taiga Agile Project Management Tool based on the Kanban and Scrum methods.	Unrated	—	Docker, Python	—
44	Trac Trac is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects.	Unrated	—	Python, deb	—
45	Tuleap Tuleap is a libre suite to plan, track, code and collaborate on software projects.	Unrated	—	PHP	—

Which one should you run?

If you want the safest bet on longevity, OpenProject is the best-maintained project in this category right now at 94/100. Gitea is the closest runner-up (91/100) — see the side-by-side comparison.

A health score measures whether a project is alive and shipping. It does not measure whether it has the feature you need. Use it to rule options out, then compare on features.

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