Free, self-hosted project and issue tracking that has outlived most competitors.
Redmine is an open-source Ruby on Rails application providing issue tracking, gantt charts, wikis, time tracking and per-project configuration, with a large plugin ecosystem. It runs entirely on your own infrastructure at no licence cost and remains common in organisations that cannot use SaaS.
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Open sourceFree tier: Everything, self-hosted
What drives the bill: Free software. You pay for hosting, upgrades and the plugin maintenance that comes with them.
Check current pricing on OSS community’s siteFigures are indicative and were last reviewed August 2026. Vendors change pricing often; confirm before you commit.
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