OpenProject
EU verifiedGerman open-source project management for classic, agile and hybrid teams – available as cloud or self-hosted.
OpenProject is a German open-source project management platform covering tasks, roadmaps, agile boards, time tracking and team collaboration. The Community Edition can be self-hosted for free, while Enterprise Cloud and Enterprise On-Premises plans add commercial features and support. For Euro Toolhub, OpenProject is a strong sovereignty candidate because it combines public source code, self-hosting and EU-based cloud hosting, with German hosting available on request according to the provider. It is a credible European alternative to Jira, Asana, Monday.com and Microsoft Project for public-sector, education, research and regulated organizations.
Note on ownership: German open-source company (OpenProject GmbH, Berlin). The Community Edition is open source and free to self-host; Enterprise Cloud and Enterprise On-Premises are also available. According to the provider the cloud runs in the EU (AWS Ireland), with German hosting available on request – so the default cloud uses a US hyperscaler in the EU region.
Strengths
- Open source with self-hosting and a free Community Edition
- Broad project management feature set including tasks, Gantt, boards, roadmaps and time tracking
- DPA and public subprocessor list available
- EU cloud hosting; German hosting available on request
Weaknesses
- Default cloud setup uses AWS Ireland rather than a purely European hyperscaler
- Enterprise features and professional support are paid
- Can be more complex than lightweight Kanban tools
Best for
- • Organizations that care about sovereignty and data control
- • Teams replacing Jira or Asana with a self-hostable option
- • Public sector, education, research and regulated companies
Less suited for
- • Teams looking for a very minimal task manager
- • Organizations that reject any AWS involvement in cloud delivery
Sovereignty Score & weitere Bewertungen
Hohe Souveränität, da OpenProject deutsch, quelloffen und self-hostbar ist; Privacy leicht reduziert, weil die Standard-Cloud AWS Irland nutzt (EU-Hosting und deutscher Standort auf Anfrage dokumentiert).
The Sovereignty Score is an editorial orientation aid, not legal advice. How we rate.
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