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OpenProject
On our sovereignty score, OpenProject leads (86 vs 80). Both are European Project management providers – which fits better depends on your priorities below.
Score comparison
| awork | OpenProject | |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty | 80 | 86 |
| Privacy | 80 | 82 |
| Open Source | 10 | 95 |
| Business fit | 82 | 86 |
| Migration ease | 68 | 65 |
| Pricing transparency | 82 | 84 |
| Enterprise readiness | 72 | 86 |
Features & facts
| awork | OpenProject | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Germany | Germany |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No | Yes |
| Cloud/SaaS | Yes | Yes |
| EU data residency | Yes | Yes |
| DPA / AV-Vertrag | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| Data location | Germany (Frankfurt) | EU (AWS Ireland); German hosting on request |
| From | 5 € / Monat · pro Nutzer | 0 € / Monat |
| Founded | 2019 | 2012 |
awork
Germany
German project management and time tracking tool from Hamburg – especially for agencies and service providers, with servers in Germany.
Strengths
- Servers in Germany (Frankfurt), ISO 27001, GDPR-compliant
- Tailored to agencies/service providers (PM + time tracking)
- Modern, German-language tool with good support
Weaknesses
- Not open source, no self-hosting
- No permanently free plan
- Per-user billing can become expensive for large teams
OpenProject
Germany
German open-source project management for classic, agile and hybrid teams – available as cloud or self-hosted.
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
Choose awork if…
- Agencies and service providers with project and time tracking needs
- German SMEs that want project management in a GDPR-oriented way
Choose OpenProject if…
- 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
Scores are editorial orientation, not legal advice. Details are based on public provider information and are not independently verified.