Active Collab vs Leantime
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 Leantime Category Project Management & Tasks Project Management & Tasks License ⊘ Proprietary AGPL-3.0 Language PHP PHP Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 512 MB 512 MB Deployment bare-metal docker, bare-metal GitHub stars — ★ 11,271 First released 2020 2019 Replaces — Asana, Trello, Notion
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 Leantime if… Goal-focused approach Accessible to non-techies Active development Leantime details
Frequently asked questions Is Active Collab or Leantime better? Neither is universally better. Leantime has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Active Collab and Leantime free and open-source? Yes. Active Collab is licensed under ⊘ Proprietary and Leantime under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Active Collab and Leantime with Docker? Active Collab: check the project docs for container support. Leantime: yes.