Plane
Project Management & TasksOpen-source project and issue tracking tool
Replaces Jira, Linear
Best API Project Management & Tasks for self-hosting
The 10 best API project management & tasks you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
OpenProject
Project Management & TasksOpen-source project management and collaboration
Replaces Jira, Asana
Habitica Self-Hosted
Project Management & TasksGamified task and habit manager for personal productivity
Replaces Todoist, Habitica
Leantime
Project Management & TasksGoal-oriented project management for teams
Replaces Asana, Trello
Kan
Project Management & TasksOpen-source, self-hosted kanban board and Trello alternative
Replaces Trello
Vikunja
Project Management & TasksOpen-source to-do and project management app
Replaces Todoist, Trello
Taskcafe
Project Management & TasksOpen-source project management with kanban boards
Replaces Trello, Asana
Taiga
Project Management & TasksAgile project management for cross-functional teams
Replaces Jira, Trello
LibrePlan
Project Management & TasksWeb-based planning and project management
Replaces Microsoft Project
Traq
Project Management & TasksPHP project management and issue tracking suite
Replaces Redmine, Jira
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plane | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 60,799 |
| OpenProject | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | GPL-3.0 | 16,410 |
| Habitica Self-Hosted | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 1,024 MB | GPL-3.0 | 14,205 |
| Leantime | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 11,829 |
| Kan | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 5,767 |
| Vikunja | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 5,720 |
| Taskcafe | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | MIT | 5,215 |
| Taiga | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | MPL-2.0 | 857 |
| LibrePlan | Read-the-docs project | Hard | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 358 |
| Traq | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 205 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Plane (60,799 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Vikunja (from 256 MB RAM, against 2,048 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 5 of 10 use AGPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged API within the project management & tasks category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.