Last checked October 2026 · 12 alternatives to Jira in our catalog
Jira paid plans start at $7.75/user/month, which is why people look for an open-source alternative. Below are 5 open-source options you can inspect, modify and often self-host - 4 are completely free, 1 runs on Linux and 4 work in the browser.
Picked from listing data (price model, license, platforms, community votes), not hands-on testing.
| Alternative | Price | Open source | Platforms | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanboard | Free | Yes (MIT) | Web | Free, self‑hosted Kanban board for small teams and individuals |
| OpenProject | Free | Yes (GPL-3.0) | Web | Free and open source project management software |
| plane | Free | Yes (AGPL-3.0) | Web | Open-source project management for issues, cycles, and roadmaps without admin overhead |
| GitLab | Freemium | Yes (MIT (Community Edition)) | Web, Mac, Windows, Linux | The most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform |
| Mantis | Free | Yes (MIT) | iOS, Mac | A Swift image‑cropping library that mimics the iOS Photos app experience |
Free, self‑hosted Kanban board for small teams and individuals
Free and open source project management software
Open-source project management for issues, cycles, and roadmaps without admin overhead
The most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform
Free plan includes: 5 users per namespace · 400 CI/CD minutes/mo · Basic security scanning
A Swift image‑cropping library that mimics the iOS Photos app experience
Kanboard is the first free alternative we list for Jira and has no paid tier. Others worth a look: OpenProject, plane and GitLab. Which one fits depends on what you use Jira for, so check the platform and free-plan details for each.
Yes: Kanboard, OpenProject, plane, GitLab and Mantis. Open-source options can usually be inspected, modified and self-hosted.
Yes. The free plan includes Up to 10 users, Kanban and Scrum boards, Backlog and agile reporting and Basic roadmaps. Paid plans start at $7.75/user/month.
How this list is built: alternatives come from our catalog's curated alternative relationships; price model, license and platforms come from each product's listing; order is fully-free first, then community votes.
