List of Top Free Open Source & Self Hosted Application for Software Development – Project Management

Tools and software for software project management.

• Bonobo Git Server – Set up your own self hosted git server on IIS for Windows. Manage users and have full control over your repositories with a nice user friendly graphical interface. MIT C#
• Cgit – A fast lightweight web interface for git repositories. GPL-2.0 C
• Fossil – Distributed version control system featuring wiki and bug tracker. BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD C
• Gerrit – A code review and project management tool for Git based projects. Apache-2.0 Java/Docker
• Gitblit – Pure Java stack for managing, viewing, and serving Git repositories. Apache-2.0 Java
• gitbucket – Easily installable GitHub clone powered by Scala. Apache-2.0 Scala/Java
• Gitea – Community managed fork of Gogs, lightweight code hosting solution. MIT Go
• GitLab – Self Hosted Git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, activity feeds and wikis. MIT Ruby
• Gitlist – Web-based git repository browser – GitList allows you to browse repositories using your favorite browser, viewing files under different revisions, commit history and diffs. BSD-3-Clause PHP
• Gitolite – Gitolite allows you to setup git hosting on a central server, with fine-grained access control and many more powerful features. GPL-2.0 Perl
• GitPrep – Portable Github clone. Artistic-2.0 Perl
• Gogs – Painless self-hosted Git Service written in Go. MIT Go
• Kallithea – Source code management system that supports two leading version control systems, Mercurial and Git, with a web interface. GPL-3.0 Python
• Klaus – Simple, easy-to-set-up Git web viewer that Just Works. ISC Python
• Lavagna – Lavagna is an open-source issue/project management tool designed for small teams. Lightweight, pure Java, easy to install, easy to use. GPL-3.0 Java
• Lazylead ⚠ – Eliminate the annoying work within ticketing systems (Jira, GitHub, Trello). Allows to automate daily actions like tickets fields verification, email notifications by JQL/GQL, meeting requests to your (or teammates) calendar. MIT Ruby
• Leantime – Leantime is a lean project management system for small teams and startups helping to manage projects from ideation through delivery. GPL-2.0 PHP
• Mindwendel – Brainstorm and upvote ideas and thoughts within your team. AGPL-3.0 Docker/Elixir
• Octobox ⚠ – Take back control of your GitHub Notifications. AGPL-3.0 Ruby
• OneDev – All-In-One DevOps Platform. With Git Management, Issue Tracking, and CI/CD. Simple yet Powerful. MIT Java
• OpenProject – OpenProject is a web-based project management system. GPL-3.0 Ruby
• Pagure – A lightweight, powerful, and flexible git-centric forge with features laying the foundation for federated and decentralized development. GPL-2.0 Python
• Party Poker – Agile / Scrum Planning Poker WebApp. Estimate User Stories in real time. MIT C#
• Phorge – Phorge is an open source, community driven platform for collaborating, managing, organizing and reviewing software development projects. Apache-2.0 PHP
• Phproject – High performance full-featured project management system. GPL-3.0 PHP
• Plane – Open Source JIRA, Linear and Height Alternative. Plane helps you track your issues, epics, and product roadmaps in the simplest way possible. Apache-2.0 Docker
• ProjeQtOr – A complete, mature, multi-user project management system with extensive functionality for all phases of a project. AGPL-3.0 PHP
• Redmine – Redmine is a flexible project management web application. GPL-2.0 Ruby
• RhodeCode – RhodeCode is an open source platform for software development teams. It unifies and simplifies repository management for Git, Subversion, and Mercurial. AGPL-3.0 Python
• SCM Manager – The easiest way to share and manage your Git, Mercurial and Subversion repositories over http. BSD-3-Clause Java
• Sourcehut – A full web git interface with no javascript. GPL-2.0 Go
• Taiga – Agile Project Management Tool based on the Kanban and Scrum methods. MPL-2.0 Docker/Python/Nodejs
• Titra – Time-tracking solution for freelancers and small teams. GPL-3.0 Javascript
• Trac – Trac is an enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects. BSD-3-Clause Python
• Traq – Project management and issue tracking system written in PHP. GPL-3.0 PHP/Nodejs
• Tuleap – Tuleap is a libre suite to plan, track, code and collaborate on software projects. GPL-2.0 PHP
• UVDesk – UVDesk community is a service oriented, event driven extensible opensource helpdesk system that can be used by your organization to provide efficient support to your clients effortlessly whichever way you imagine. MIT PHP
• ZenTao – An agile(scrum) project management system/tool. AGPL-3.0 PHP

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