Openproject

App in the BluixApps catalog

What it is

OpenProject is a comprehensive project management platform — Gantt charts, agile boards, work packages, time tracking, wiki, forums, meetings. Strong on the project-management-as-discipline side (vs Kanboard's "lightweight Kanban" approach). Ruby on Rails-based.

For enterprises running formal project management (Microsoft Project replacement) with privacy concerns, OpenProject is the leading OSS option.

What it's for

  • Project management — Gantt + Kanban + Scrum boards
  • Portfolio management — multi-project oversight
  • Time tracking — billable hours per work package
  • Meeting management — agendas, minutes, action items
  • Wiki / documentation — project-specific knowledge base

Who it's for

  • Enterprise PMOs running formal project management
  • Engineering teams combining agile boards + work breakdown
  • Consulting orgs tracking billable project work
  • Government / public sector under data sovereignty
  • Multi-project orgs needing portfolio-level visibility

Why teams pick OpenProject over alternatives

  • GPLv3 (Community) — fully open
  • Gantt + Kanban + Scrum — all PM methodologies supported
  • Self-host parity — Community covers most features
  • Active development — backed by OpenProject (DE)
  • API + REST — programmatic project access
  • Multi-tenant — host PM for clients

Integrations

  • Git providers — GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket integration
  • Authentication — local + LDAP + OAuth + SAML
  • Time tracking — built-in + Toggl / Harvest sync (Enterprise)
  • CalDAV — task calendar sync
  • Email — IMAP / SMTP for notifications
  • API — REST + GraphQL
  • Plugins — extension framework

Notable users & community

  • 9k+ GitHub stars
  • Used by German Bundeswehr, European Commission, universities
  • Backed by OpenProject GmbH (DE) — European OSS
  • Active forum community
  • Strong release cadence

Tips & operations

  • Resource sizing — OpenProject needs 4 GB RAM + 4 vCPU for active teams
  • Postgres only — no other DB supported in production
  • Permissions discipline — define roles early
  • Persistent uploads + DB — both essential
  • Mind upgrade path — major versions sometimes need migration steps
  • API auth — token-based; rotate keys

What we ship in BluixApps

  • Docker compose: OpenProject + Postgres
  • Pinned openproject/community:14 (release-tagged)
  • HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
  • Admin user via first-run wizard
  • Persistent volumes for Postgres + uploads
  • SMTP placeholder for notifications
  • Backup hook covers Postgres + uploads
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