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Should I use OpenProject.org?

Open source project management software for classic, agile or hybrid project management: task management✓ Gantt charts✓ boards✓ team collaboration✓ time and cost reporting✓ FREE trial! - openproject.org

· 1 month ago

Buy it if you want a full open-source PM suite and can self-host or administer it. Skip it if you just need a simple shared task list or won't stay on top of updates.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 30+ public sources; review samples are small (11 Trustpilot, ~3.8 G2 self-reported by vendor).

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Community

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Basic (cloud)$5.95/user/mo
Premium / EnterpriseHigher tiers; prices not in sources

Best for

  • Public institutions and enterprises needing on-prem
  • Teams replacing expensive Jira/Atlassian stacks
  • Hybrid classic + agile project management
  • Organizations with data sovereignty requirements

Not for

  • Small teams wanting a simple to-do list — this is a heavy suite
  • Non-technical orgs with no admin capacity to run updates
  • Self-hosters unwilling to patch promptly — CVE history makes lag risky
  • Buyers needing hand-holding support; review base is thin

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Self-hosting means you own patching; known CVEs make lagging updates genuinely risky

medium

Community edition splits 'basic' vs 'expert' features; key capabilities sit behind Enterprise paywall

low

Five tiers total; study the feature comparison before picking a cloud plan

low

Enterprise on-prem ToS requires advance notice of IT changes — review obligations before signing

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free, open-source Community edition you can self-host
  • Full suite: Gantt, boards, agile planning, time and cost reporting
  • Positioned as open-source Jira/Atlassian alternative
  • Publishes CVEs for all medium+ severity issues; external audits
  • Strong Capterra ratings from long-term users

Cons

  • G2 rating only ~3.8/5, per vendor's own Reddit post
  • Trustpilot sample is tiny: 11 reviews
  • History of SQL injection and XSS vulnerabilities
  • Users on r/selfhosted actively seek simpler alternatives
  • G2 reviewers preferred Twproject's feature roadmap direction

Sources & method

- 10 sources - Transparent CVE disclosure with external audits, but a real history: SQL injection, XSS, data exposure, and a Docker default-secret RCE — patch promptly.

official x2review x6security x2
  • Unauthenticated SQL injection (CVE-2019-11600), Exploitable by unauthenticated attackers; fixed in a later release.
  • Reflected XSS (CVE-2019-17092), Affected versions ≤9.0.3 and ≤10.0.1; fixed in 9.0.4 and 10.0.2.
  • Project identifiers exposure (CVE-2023-33960), Fixed in 12.5.4.
  • Pre-auth RCE in Docker image via default SECRET_KEY_BASE, Default secret in the Docker image could enable remote code execution; rotate secrets.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free self-hosted core; cloud from $5.95/user/mo
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Users ask for simpler alternatives; steep for basics
  • Feature depth: 5/5. Gantt, boards, agile, time/cost reporting, BIM
  • Support quality: 3/5. Trustpilot 4/5 but tiny 11-review sample
  • Security posture: 3/5. Transparent CVE policy, but repeated injection/XSS history
  • 4.6/5 Capterra rating per OpenProject's own Reddit post
  • 4/5 Trustpilot rating only 11 reviews
  • $5.95/user/mo Starting price Basic cloud plan
  • Yes Free tier Community edition, self-hosted

Pricing

Community

Free

  • Self-hosted
  • Core project management features

Basic (cloud)

$5.95/user/mo

  • Hosted cloud
  • Entry paid tier

Premium / Enterprise

Higher tiers; prices not in sources

  • 'Expert' features
  • 5 tiers total including free

Security

Transparent CVE disclosure with external audits, but a real history: SQL injection, XSS, data exposure, and a Docker default-secret RCE — patch promptly.

  • Unauthenticated SQL injection (CVE-2019-11600)Exploitable by unauthenticated attackers; fixed in a later release.⁵
  • Reflected XSS (CVE-2019-17092)Affected versions ≤9.0.3 and ≤10.0.1; fixed in 9.0.4 and 10.0.2.
  • Project identifiers exposure (CVE-2023-33960)Fixed in 12.5.4.
  • Pre-auth RCE in Docker image via default SECRET_KEY_BASEDefault secret in the Docker image could enable remote code execution; rotate secrets.

What users say

Reviews skew positive on Capterra and GetApp, but G2 sits near 3.8/5 and some users find it heavier than they need.

“Openproject delivers perfection in every feature and it's interface is without any”
Capterra review
“Easy to deploy and powerful.”
Software Advice review
“I thoroughly enjoy OpenProject and hope it continues to grow. Others in my organization find”
GetApp UK review

Companies that use it

  • TU Berlin
  • Open Source Initiative
Full analysis

Based on 30+ public sources; review samples are small (11 Trustpilot, ~3.8 G2 self-reported by vendor).

Powerful open-source PM suite. Great if you'll self-host and administer it; overkill for a simple task list.

Methodology

Based on 30+ public sources; review samples are small (11 Trustpilot, ~3.8 G2 self-reported by vendor).

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. OpenProject on GitHubgithub.com
    official
  2. OpenProject Capterra reviewscapterra.com
    review
  3. OpenProject Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.com
    review
  4. OpenProject pricing breakdownxpay.sh
    review
  5. CVE-2019-11600 SQL injection advisorysec-consult.com
    security
  6. Statement on securityopenproject.org
    security
  7. r/selfhosted: simpler alternatives threadreddit.com
    review
  8. G2: OpenProject vs Twprojectg2.com
    review
  9. Plane vs OpenProjectplane.so
    review
  10. OpenProject Atlassian alternative blogopenproject.org
    official

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