Leantime vs OpenProject
| Tagline | Goal-oriented open-source project management built with neurodiversity in mind | Enterprise-grade open-source project management with Gantt, agile boards, and budgeting |
| Category | Project Management & Kanban | Project Management & Kanban |
| Replaces | Asana, monday.com, Basecamp | Jira, Asana, Basecamp |
| GitHub stars | 12k | 16k |
| Language | PHP | Ruby |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 3/5 Moderate | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | Docker Docker Compose Manual | One-Click Docker Docker Compose Kubernetes Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 8 days ago | yesterday |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
Leantime
- Some integrations and advanced features are reserved for the paid cloud/enterprise plans
- Reporting and automation are limited versus monday.com
- No native mobile apps
- Smaller plugin ecosystem
OpenProject
- Many premium modules (team planner, baselines, SSO, custom fields beyond limits) require the paid Enterprise edition
- UI feels heavier and less modern than Linear or Notion
- Ruby/PostgreSQL stack is resource-hungry for small teams
- No native mobile apps
Bottom line
Both are a similar lift to self-host; choose OpenProject for the larger community and ecosystem. OpenProject has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.
Leantime
Goal-oriented open-source project management built with neurodiversity in mind
OpenProject
Enterprise-grade open-source project management with Gantt, agile boards, and budgeting