Self-hosted alternatives to Jira
Want issue tracking and agile project management without handing your data to Jira? These 30 self-hosted apps run on your own server (most are open source; licenses are listed below). Cheapest estimated hosting starts at about $3.5/month.
About Jira: Atlassian's issue and project tracker for software teams.
| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plane direct | Active | 62.4k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Huly direct | Active | 28.1k | EPL-2.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Paca direct | Active | 2k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| OpenProject | Active | 17.2k | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| OneDev | Active | 15.3k | MIT | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Leantime | Active | 12k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Kaneo | Active | 9.8k | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| GitLab | Active | 7.2k | MIT | ✓ | 8 GB | $40/mo |
| Bugsink | Active | 2.2k | ⊘ Proprietary | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| MantisBT | Active | 1.8k | GPL-2.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Review Board | Active | 1.7k | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| ZenTao | Active | 1.7k | AGPL-3.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Gerrit | Active | 1.2k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Request Tracker | Active | 1.2k | GPL-2.0 | – | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| eigenfocus | Active | 943 | ⊘ Proprietary | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Bugzilla | Active | 866 | MPL-2.0 | – | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| Ideon | Active | 678 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Traq | Active | 207 | GPL-3.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| BugPin | Active | 50 | AGPL-3.0, MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Active Collab | Unknown | – | ⊘ Proprietary | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| EKSO | Unknown | – | ⊘ Proprietary | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Fossil | Unknown | – | BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD | – | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| JIRA | Unknown | – | ⊘ Proprietary | – | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Phorge | Unknown | – | Apache-2.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| ProjeQtOr | Unknown | – | AGPL-3.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Redmine | Unknown | – | GPL-2.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Roundup Issue Tracker | Unknown | – | MIT, ZPL-2.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Rukovoditel | Unknown | – | GPL-2.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Solo | Unknown | – | ⊘ Proprietary | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Taiga | Unknown | – | MPL-2.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
The options in detail
1. Plane
Track issues, epics, and product roadmaps in the simplest way possible (alternative to JIRA, Linear and Height).
Active Last commit 2026-11-03. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v1.4.3 (2026-10-28). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM incl. postgres/redis. How to run it →
2. Huly
All-in-one project management platform (alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack).
Active Last commit 2026-11-09. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v0.7.426 (2026-07-05). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
3. Paca
AI-native project management platform where AI agents and humans collaborate as Scrum teammates on the same board and sprints. Configurable via config files and WASM plugins (alternative to Jira, Trello, ClickUp).
Active Last commit 2026-11-10. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v0.20.3 (2026-11-09). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
4. OpenProject
Manage your projects, tasks and goals. Collaborate via work packages and link them to your pull requests on Github.
Active Last commit 2026-11-10. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v17.9.7 (2026-11-09). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
5. OneDev
All-In-One DevOps Platform. With Git Management, Issue Tracking, and CI/CD. Simple yet Powerful.
Active Last commit 2026-11-09. Latest release v17.1.2 (2026-11-05). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
6. Leantime
Lean project management system for small teams and startups helping to manage projects from ideation through delivery.
Active Last commit 2026-11-01. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v3.13.2 (2026-10-31). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
7. Kaneo
Project management platform focused on simplicity and efficiency.
Active Last commit 2026-11-08. Latest release v2.49.0 (2026-11-02). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
8. GitLab
Git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, activity feeds and wikis.
Active Last commit 2026-11-14. Latest release v18.11.0 (2026-04-16). Needs roughly 8 GB RAM. How to run it →
9. Bugsink
Real-time error tracking for your applications with all the details in one place. Easy setup with clear instructions included.
Active Last commit 2026-11-09. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release 2.6.3 (2026-11-06). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
10. MantisBT
Bug tracker, fits best for software development.
Active Last commit 2026-11-09. 5 releases in the past year. Latest release release-2.28.4 (2026-07-01). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
11. Review Board
Extensible and friendly code review tool for projects and companies of all sizes.
Active Last commit 2026-11-02. Latest release release-8.0 (2026-06-09). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
12. ZenTao
Agile(scrum) project management system/tool.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release zentaopms_22.6_20260917 (2026-10-21). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
13. Gerrit
Code review and project management tool for Git-based projects.
Active Last commit 2026-11-10. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v3.15.0 (2026-11-14). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
14. Request Tracker
Enterprise-grade issue tracking system.
Active Last commit 2026-11-09. 4 releases in the past year. Latest release rt-6.0.4 (2026-10-29). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
15. eigenfocus
Project Management, Planning and Time Tracking app. From solo projects to multi-member teams, Eigenfocus adapts to your workflow.
Active Last commit 2026-11-09. 6 releases in the past year. Latest release v1.6.0-free (2026-10-12). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
16. Bugzilla
General-purpose bugtracker and testing tool originally developed and used by the Mozilla project.
Active Last commit 2026-11-09. Latest release release-5.3.3 (2024-09-05). Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
17. Ideon
Project workspace built around an infinite canvas; embed GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, and Forgejo repositories alongside notes, links, and tasks, with real-time collaboration.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v1.1.1 (2026-11-04). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
18. Traq
Project management and issue tracking system written in PHP.
Active Last commit 2026-10-28. 7 releases in the past year. Latest release v3.9.0-beta.1 (2026-10-28). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
19. BugPin
Visual bug reporting and ticketing tool for web applications.
Active Last commit 2026-11-09. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v1.3.0 (2026-11-09). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
20. Active Collab
Project management.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
21. EKSO
Help desk ticketing and project/issue tracker.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
22. Fossil
Distributed version control system featuring wiki and bug tracker.
Unknown Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
23. JIRA
Professional and extensible issue tracker.
Unknown Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
24. Phorge
Community-driven platform for collaborating, managing, organizing and reviewing software development projects.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
25. ProjeQtOr
Complete, mature, multi-user project management system with extensive functionality for all phases of a project.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
26. Redmine
Flexible project management web application.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
27. Roundup Issue Tracker
Simple-to-use and -install issue tracking system with command-line, web, REST, XML-RPC, and e-mail interfaces. Designed with flexibility in mind - not just another bug tracker.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
28. Rukovoditel
Configurable project management, web-based application.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
29. Solo
Free project management app created for freelancers. Create contacts, manage tasks, upload files, track project progress, and keep notes.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
30. Taiga
Agile Project Management Tool based on the Kanban and Scrum methods.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
Why self-host instead of Jira?
- Own your data — it lives on a server you control, with backups you decide on.
- Predictable cost — a small VPS often replaces per-seat pricing for a whole team or family.
- No lock-in — open-source licenses let you keep running the software even if a vendor disappears.
The trade-off: you are responsible for updates, backups and security. Pick an app marked Active (a commit in the last 90 days) and with Docker support for the easiest ride.
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