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
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |