Active Collab vs git-bug
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted project management & tasks options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Feature Active Collab git-bug Category Project Management & Tasks Project Management & Tasks License ⊘ Proprietary GPL-3.0 Language PHP Go Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 512 MB 64 MB Deployment bare-metal bare-metal, binary GitHub stars — ★ 9,968 First released 2020 2018 Replaces — Jira, GitHub Issues
Why pick each one
Choose Active Collab if… Released under the ⊘ Proprietary license Written in PHP Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM Active Collab details Choose git-bug if… No separate server needed Issues travel with code git-bug details
Frequently asked questions Is Active Collab or git-bug better? Neither is universally better. git-bug has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Active Collab and git-bug free and open-source? Yes. Active Collab is licensed under ⊘ Proprietary and git-bug under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Active Collab and git-bug with Docker? Active Collab: check the project docs for container support. git-bug: check the project docs for container support.