Open-source alternatives to Jira
4 self-hostable open-source projects that replace Jira, ranked by computed health score with real self-hosting cost. Save up to $46/yr per seat by self-hosting on a $4.13/mo VPS.
Why people leave Jira
- Per-seat pricing scales painfully past 10 users
- Atlassian Cloud-only, Jira Server end-of-life since 2024
- Slow page loads vs lightweight competitors
- Workflows lock to Atlassian ecosystem (Confluence, Bitbucket)
Plane, OpenProject, and Leantime give kanban + issues + sprints + roadmaps for unlimited users on a single VPS.
The 4 alternatives, ranked by health
Health score is a 6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Leantime is a goals focused project management system for non-project managers. Building with ADHD, Autism, and dyslexia in mind.
Open-source Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp alternative. Plane is a modern project management platform to manage tasks, sprints, docs, and triage.
Ready to use Slack bot for lazy developers: start Jenkins jobs, watch Jira tickets, watch pull requests with AI support...
Changelog generator : use a git repository and various data sources and publish the result on external services
Cost comparison vs Jira
Self-hosting cost on cheapest plan meeting requirements vs Jira entry tier ($8/mo).
| Project | Self-host /mo | Jira /mo | Save /yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| leantime | $4.13 | $8+ | $46 | Deploy → |
| plane | $4.13 | $8+ | $46 | Deploy → |
| slack-bot | $4.13 | $8+ | $46 | Deploy → |
| chyle | $4.13 | $8+ | $46 | Deploy → |
Pick your alternative
Most operators land on leantime (top health score in this category; cheapest VPS path is leantime on hetzner for $4.13/mo).
Data refreshed daily. Pricing for Jira sourced from official site.