Project management

Indie and open source alternatives to Jira.

Jira: Issue and project tracking for software teams. These tools do a similar job: indie picks from our Friday drops and open source projects, each one chosen by a person.

Updated 8 Nov 2026How we pick

5 alternatives to Jira

Indie picks2

Built by small, independent teams

Breeze
Simple project manager with boards, lists, time tracking and calendars
Best for Small teams and agencies that want simple tasks
breeze.pm ↗$9/user/month; Solo plan $14/month
Codecks
Card-based project management made for game developers
Best for Indie game studios
codecks.io ↗Free; Plus €6; Pro €9 per user/month (yearly)

Open source3

Free to use, and you can host them yourself

PlaneOpen source
★ 62k
Project tracking with issues, cycles and roadmaps
Best for Software teams moving off Jira
plane.so ↗GitHub ↗Free self-hosted, paid cloud plans
HulyOpen source
★ 28k
All-in-one platform for tasks, chat and docs
Best for Teams replacing several tools at once
huly.io ↗GitHub ↗Free and open source, paid cloud plans
OpenProjectOpen source
★ 17k
Project management with Gantt charts, boards and time tracking
Best for Teams planning long, multi-step projects
openproject.org ↗GitHub ↗Free community edition, paid enterprise