Project management: European providers compared

Tools for tasks, projects and team collaboration, with a focus on European providers and self-hosting options.

Recommendations

Nextcloud

Germany

Confidence: high

Open-source, self-hostable collaboration platform from Germany – files, calendar, office and more.

EUOpen SourceSelf-Hosting

Stackfield

Germany

Confidence: high

Secure German project-management and collaboration suite with German data location, end-to-end encryption and ISO/BSI-C5 certification.

awork

Germany

Confidence: high

German project management and time tracking tool from Hamburg – especially for agencies and service providers, with servers in Germany.

Comparison table

Providers	Score	Headquarters	Pricing
Nextcloud	90	Germany	Open source (AGPLv3) / enterprise support
Stackfield	86	Germany	from 13 € / Monat
awork	80	Germany	from 5 € / Monat · pro Nutzer

Selection criteria

First decide between simple task management (Kanban, to-dos) and comprehensive project management with schedules, resources and dependencies. For teams, integrations (calendar, chat, cloud) matter and – for sensitive projects – a self-hosting option.

Data protection & compliance

Project data often contains internal or customer information. Pay attention to EU hosting or self-hosting, a permissions concept and a DPA if personal data is processed.

The Sovereignty Score is an editorial orientation aid, not legal advice.

Typical use cases

Task and to-do management in the team
Kanban and sprint boards for agile teams
Project plans with milestones and dependencies
Collaboration on documents with comments

Pricing guidance

Many tools offer a free plan for small teams. Paid plans are usually billed per user per month (roughly €5–12); self-hosted open-source solutions are free apart from server costs.

Providers in this category

3 results

Nextcloud

Germany

Confidence: high

Open-source, self-hostable collaboration platform from Germany – files, calendar, office and more.

EUOpen SourceSelf-Hosting

Stackfield

Germany

Confidence: high

Secure German project-management and collaboration suite with German data location, end-to-end encryption and ISO/BSI-C5 certification.

awork

Germany

Confidence: high

German project management and time tracking tool from Hamburg – especially for agencies and service providers, with servers in Germany.

Frequently asked questions

Cloud or self-hosting?

Cloud is faster to get started; self-hosting gives full data sovereignty but requires operation and maintenance. For public authorities and heavily regulated teams, self-hosting or EU-managed operation is often the better choice.

Do I need a dedicated PM tool or is groupware enough?

For simple tasks, the existing groupware is often enough (e.g. Nextcloud Deck). Complex projects with many participants benefit from a specialized tool.

The Sovereignty Score is an editorial orientation aid, not legal advice. How we rate.