OpenProject

Classic open-source project management with timelines

open-core planned guide

Overview

OpenProject supports work packages, Gantt charts, and documentation. Useful for larger fit-out projects and multi-location rollouts.

At a glance

Field	Value
Categories	`project-work-management`
Deployment	`self-hosted`, `managed-saas`
License class	open-core (`GPL-3.0-only`)
Cost model	`open-core-paid-features`
Implementation difficulty	`moderate`
Maintenance burden	`medium`
Maturity	`stable`
Verification	`partially-verified` (2026-07-17)

Cost reality

Community free self-host; Enterprise paid. Verify pricing.

Pricing and free-tier limits change frequently; re-check official pricing before budget decisions.

Official pricing

Tasks reduced or augmented

Software does not replace community or ops staff. It may reduce or augment:

Structured project plans
Stakeholder status reporting

Human oversight still needed

Enterprise feature needs
User training

Data held

projects
work packages
time entries
wiki
Personal data: yes
Payment data: no / not primary

Risks

Area	Notes
Vendor lock-in	Evaluate export formats and API completeness before deep customization.
Security	Apply updates promptly; restrict admin access; enable TLS.
Compliance	Operator remains responsible for privacy and local regulatory obligations.
Licensing	Community GPL; Enterprise is commercial.
Operational	Plan backups, monitoring, and a restore drill before production use.

Coworking fit

Roles: operations-manager, facilities, multi-location-operator, consultant-implementer

Workflows: facility-maintenance, multi-site-rollout

Problems: multi-location-consistency, replace-spreadsheets

Smallest useful experiment

Plan a small renovation with work packages and a public project wiki section for staff.

Typical time to first value: 1–3 days

Implementation guide

A routable implementation guide is not currently published.

Verification

Status: partially-verified
Last reviewed: 2026-07-17
Sources:

Seed entry compiled from official project sites and repositories. Re-verify pricing, license text, and feature claims before production decisions. Star counts and free-tier numeric limits intentionally omitted unless verified at review time.