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Software alternatives to Atlassian – free and open source

Software alternatives to Atlassian – free and open source

With the end of Jira Data Center announced and prices rising year after year, vendor lock-in is no longer just an abstract risk, it has already become reality. Many organizations now face a costly migration…
8 open source software solutions for the public sector

8 open source software solutions for the public sector

Open source software is becoming more and more important, especially in the public sector in Europe. Open source implies providing access to its source code or segments of it, permitting utilization, modification…
Your search for a Jira Data Center alternative ends here

Your search for a Jira Data Center alternative ends here

You need an alternative to Jira Data Center, and you need it soon? No problem, OpenProject has got you covered!…
AI-powered project and portfolio management with OpenProject

AI-powered project and portfolio management with OpenProject

AI is everywhere. Especially large language models (LLM), which are what most people mean when they talk about AI today. These models are becoming common tools at work and in everyday life. At the same…
A PM²-based software solution for the European public sector

A PM²-based software solution for the European public sector

What does a software solution look like that enables employees in the public sector to successfully prioritize, manage, implement, and report on strategic initiatives?…
Empowering the Public Sector with OpenProject: An Open Source alternative for project management

Empowering the Public Sector with OpenProject: An Open Source alternative for project management

At a time when digital sovereignty and transparency are essential for governmental institutions, OpenProject offers secure, open source project management and team collaboration software tailored to public…
Strong open source Jira and Confluence alternative: OpenProject and XWiki join forces

Strong open source Jira and Confluence alternative: OpenProject and XWiki join forces

Caution…
Hacking Borders: Our participation in Hack Days 2025 in Paris

Hacking Borders: Our participation in Hack Days 2025 in Paris

Last month, we wrote a blog post about our participation in Hack Days 2025, a hackathon organized by the digital directorate of the French government, DINUM (direction interministérielle du numérique)…
The best open source alternative to Monday.com

The best open source alternative to Monday.com

If you are looking for a project management software and compare different solutions, you will eventually stumble upon Monday.com. We took a closer look at the software and compared it with the free open…
Accessibility at OpenProject: real progress, real impact

Accessibility at OpenProject: real progress, real impact

Do you know why we forked Redmine back in 2012? The reason was accessibility. At the time, Deutsche Telekom hired us to remove various barriers in Redmine. When the Redmine maintainers showed no interest…
For a sovereign digital Europe: OpenProject at HackDays Paris

For a sovereign digital Europe: OpenProject at HackDays Paris

How can open source tools from across Europe work better together? That’s the question OpenProject will explore at HackDays Paris, a hackathon organized by the French government’s DINUM, from June 2–4…
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