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Open-source alternatives to Jira

Jira is Atlassian's issue tracking and project management platform, widely adopted in software engineering teams for sprint planning, bug tracking, and roadmap management. It integrates with the broader Atlassian ecosystem (Confluence, Bitbucket) and hundreds of third-party tools. Jira's custom workflow engine and JQL query language give it significant configuration depth for enterprise teams.

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gitea

★ 55,385 Go MIT

Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD

go-gitea/gitea Updated 2026-05-06

plane

★ 48,790 TypeScript AGPL-3.0

🔥🔥🔥 Open-source Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp alternative. Plane is a modern project management platform to manage tasks, sprints, docs, and triage.

makeplane/plane Updated 2026-05-05

redmine

★ 5,939 Ruby NOASSERTION

Mirror of redmine code source - Official Subversion repository is at https://svn.redmine.org/redmine - contact: @vividtone or maeda (at) farend (dot) jp

redmine/redmine Updated 2026-05-05

Comparison notes

Plane is the primary modern OSS Jira alternative with issues, cycles (sprints), modules, and roadmaps in a TypeScript codebase with self-hosting support. GitLab Issues covers software development-specific tracking with native CI/CD integration. Redmine is an older Ruby-based OSS project manager with broad plugin ecosystem. The main gaps vs. Jira: Plane lacks Jira's workflow automation engine (triggers that move issues between statuses automatically). Jira's JQL query flexibility is more powerful than most OSS alternatives. Jira's Confluence integration for linking issues to documentation has no direct OSS equivalent.

Migration tips

  • Export Jira projects as CSV or use the Jira Cloud Migration Assistant for bulk export including issue history
  • Map Jira issue types (Story, Bug, Epic, Task) to your OSS tool's issue type schema before importing
  • Recreate Jira custom fields in your target tool — standard fields (assignee, priority, labels) transfer cleanly, custom fields require manual setup
  • Document Jira workflow automations before migrating — they must be manually recreated in your OSS tool
  • Update CI/CD integrations (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) that reference Jira ticket IDs in commit messages or branch names

FAQ

Can I fully replace Jira with an OSS tool?

Feature parity varies. Most OSS alternatives cover 70-90% of core workflows, but may lack polish, integrations, or specialized features. Pilot the alternative with a subset of your team before fully committing.

What's the cost of self-hosting?

Plan for ~$5-50/month in VPS costs (DigitalOcean, Hetzner, etc.) plus 2-8 hours/month in maintenance. For a team of 20+, self-hosting usually breaks even against SaaS pricing within 6-12 months.

Which alternative should I pick?

Sort by GitHub stars (a proxy for community health), check the last-pushed date (avoid unmaintained projects), and read recent issues to gauge responsiveness.