Free Self-Hosted JIRA Alternatives

JIRA is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best free Self-Hosted alternative is Redmine, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to JIRA and many of them are free and available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Self-Hosted alternatives to JIRA are GitLab, Taiga.io, AFFiNE and Wekan.

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JIRA alternatives are mainly Project Management Tools but may also be Team Collaboration Tools or Todo List Managers.  Other popular filters includes Self-Hosted + Free and Self-Hosted + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of JIRA.
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  1. Redmine icon
     389 likes

    Redmine is a flexible project management web application. Written using Ruby on Rails framework, it is cross-platform and cross-database.

    260 Redmine alternatives
    Issue List

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • MariaDB
    • Ruby
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • Cloudron
    • Ruby on Rails
    • PostgreSQL

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Issue Tracking
    2.  Multi-project management
    3.  Included wiki
    4.  Simplicity. Notes that get backed up
    5.  File Versioning
    6.  Goal Tracking
    7.  Support for MarkDown
    8.  Task Time Tracking
    9.  Kanban Board
    10.  Real time collaboration
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Gantt-charts
    13.  Calendar View
    14.  Employee Time Tracking
    15.  Built-in File Manager
    16.  VCS integration
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    Redmine VS JIRA

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    Comments about Redmine as an Alternative to JIRA
     
       
    Leonardo Colman

    Has everything jira has and is easy to self host and manage

    Top positive commentJun 28, 2023
    1
    Guest

    One of the most important features of Jira as an issue track is, that I can very easy add a screenshot to the bug description (wysiwyg, copy-paste).

    Top negative commentOct 17, 2020
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    dnotonetg

    Redmine is free, open source, flexible, and has all the features I would want from JIRA with a much better interface.

    Great project management system.

    Positive commentJan 3, 2023
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    • Most users think Redmine is a great JIRA alternative.

    • Redmine is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to JIRA.

    • Redmine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to JIRA.

    • Redmine is Free and Open SourceJIRA is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Redmine is Privacy focusedJIRA is not according to our users
  2. GitLab icon
     710 likes

    Provides a robust platform for on-premise or hosted Git repository management, integrating seamlessly with various dev tools, facilitating efficient workflow through offerings like issue tracking, code reviews, continuous integration, CI/CD pipelines, and option for unlimited private repositories.

    111 GitLab alternatives
    Activity stream

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Cloudron

    Top GitLab Features

    1.  Unlimited private repos
    2.  Continuous Integration
    3.  Continuous Deployment
    4.  Project Management
    5.  Private repositories
    6.  Continuous builds
    7.  Kanban Board
    8.  CI/CD
    9.  Git Support
    10.  Unlimited users
    11.  Not Microsoft EEE
    12.  Pipelines
    13.  Mercurial support
    14.  File Versioning
    15.  Syntax Highlighting
    16.  Shared Hosting
    17.  Dark Mode
    18.  Two-factor Authentication
    19.  Jenkins integration
    20.  Built-in CI
    21.  Support for @mentions
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    Comments about GitLab as an Alternative to JIRA
     
       
    FelschR

    GitLab comes with some great project management tooling. Sure, it's not as powerful as JIRA's, but it isn't totally bare-bones either. Some of the supported features are: Issues, Boards, Requirements, Epics, Milestones, Roadmaps, Burndown Charts, Time Tracking

    Top positive commentJun 28, 2022
    1
    Guest

    apple to banana, not the same thing to compare

    Top negative commentJan 22, 2021
    1
    kjcain

    as of 2023, gitlab has parity with most of the commonly used features of jira, however, a few of the features are only available in the more premium offerings, and even when you have the more premium features i think some of the more management-oriented people are still a little turned off by developer first interface gitlab provides and don't look much further than the readme.

    Positive commentSep 22, 2023
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    • This alternative is disputed. GitLab is a legitimate JIRA alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • GitLab is the most popular Linux alternative to JIRA.

    • GitLab is Freemium and Open SourceJIRA is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Taiga.io icon
     287 likes

    Taiga is the easy and intuitive yet powerful agile project management tool for multi-functional teams. Taiga has a best in class Sprint task board, and you can seamlessly migrate to Kanban if needed.

    203 Taiga.io alternatives
    Taiga.io screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Django
    • AngularJS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Scrum Boards
    2.  Kanban Board
    3.  Sprints
    4.  Ruby
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Task Time Tracking
    7.  Real time collaboration
    8.  Bug reporting
    9.  Wiki-like interface
    10.  Backlog management
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    Guest

    No time tracking. No time format for custom fields. No statistic and analyzing features.

    Negative commentJan 21, 2017
    4
    cryoff

    Simple interface, embedded knowledge base, easy basic configuration

    Positive commentOct 24, 2018
    1
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    Taiga.io icon
    • Most users think Taiga.io is a great JIRA alternative.

    • Taiga.io is the most popular SaaS alternative to JIRA.

    • Taiga.io is Freemium and Open SourceJIRA is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. AFFiNE icon
     68 likes

    There can be more than Notion / and Miro. Affine is a next-gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together.

    103 AFFiNE alternatives
    AFFiNE screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Goal Tracking
    3.  Kanban Board
    4.  Interactive Whiteboard
    5.  Real time collaboration
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Pomodoro Timer
    8.  Handwritten Notes
    9.  Subtasks
    10.  Hierarchical Structure
    11.  Support for @mentions
    12.  Cloud Sync
    13.  Rust
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  5. Wekan icon
     203 likes

    Wekan, formerly LibreBoard, is an open-source and collaborative Trello -like kanban board application.

    187 Wekan alternatives
    Wekan screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • Sandstorm.io
    • UberSpace
    • Cloudron

    Wekan Features

    1.  Kanban Board
    2.  To do lists
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Double Donut Chart
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  6. OpenProject icon
     114 likes

    Construct a collaborative project landscape with open source flexibility, holistic management tools, and robust data security.

    180 OpenProject alternatives
    OpenProject screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Project Management
    2.  Kanban Board
    3.  Gantt-charts
    4.  Work Item Tracking
    5.  Agile boards
    6.  Timeline
    7.  Cloud Sync
    8.  Hierarchical Structure
    9.  WYSIWYG Support
    10.  Support for MarkDown
    11.  Scrum Boards
    12.  Cost estimate
    13.  Wiki
    14.  Email tracking
    15.  Meeting
    16.  Splitting costs
    17.  Cost Calculator
    18.  Project Tracking
    OpenProject iconJIRA Icon

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    Guest

    Out of the list of alternatives, it matches quite a few criteria:

    • Free, selfhostable
    • Docker install is a single image with very little configuration needed
    • Feature rich
    Positive commentApr 6, 2019
    1
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    • Most users think OpenProject is a great JIRA alternative.

    • OpenProject is Freemium and Open SourceJIRA is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Focalboard icon
     42 likes

    Focalboard is an open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.

    250 Focalboard alternatives
    Focalboard screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Kanban Board
    2.  Project Management
    3.  Real time collaboration
    Discontinued

    "Effective September 15th, 2023, Mattermost, Inc. staff are no longer reviewing or merging pull requests for either Focalboard or the Mattermost Boards plugin in this repository. We encourage the community to fork this repository for continued development and contributions."

    Focalboard iconJIRA Icon

    Focalboard VS JIRA

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    Comments about Focalboard as an Alternative to JIRA
     
    Nguyen Phong Luu

    Focal board only have kanban while jira have more function

    Negative commentDec 26, 2021
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    • Focalboard is Free and Open SourceJIRA is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Focalboard is Privacy focusedJIRA is not according to our users
  8. Kanboard icon
     139 likes

    Kanboard is a free and open source Kanban project management software.

    187 Kanboard alternatives
    Kanboard screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  Kanban Board
    2.  Recurring Tasks
    3.  Task Time Tracking
    4.  Gantt-charts
    5.  Real time collaboration
    6.  Reminders
    7.  Goal Tracking
    8.  Dark Mode
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    Kanboard VS JIRA

    Is Kanboard a good alternative to JIRA?
     
    Comments about Kanboard as an Alternative to JIRA
     
    Guest

    Very easy to use, simple interface, lightweight footprint, lots of tools and options, includes plugins. Works incredibly well for a free tool.

    Positive commentSep 20, 2018
    4
    Guest

    It's self hosted, simple and can be used by a team. Cannot replace Jira as a ticketing tool for customers.

    Positive commentMar 9, 2023
    0
    JIRA Icon
    Kanboard icon
    • Most users think Kanboard is a great JIRA alternative.

    • Kanboard is Free and Open SourceJIRA is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Kanboard is LightweightJIRA is not according to our users
  9. Trac icon
     143 likes

    Trac is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects. Trac uses a minimalistic approach to web-based software project management. Our mission is to help developers write great software while staying out of the way.

    158 Trac alternatives
    Trac screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    Trac Features

    1.  Reminders
    2.  Task Time Tracking
    3.  SCM Integration
    4.  Included wiki
    5.  Wiki
    6.  Helpdesk Ticketing
    7.  Activity history
    Trac iconJIRA Icon

    Trac VS JIRA

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