Project Management
OpenProject
Open-source project management software.
What it is
OpenProject is open-source project management with a free Community edition you can self-host, and paid Enterprise tiers that add feature add-ons and, crucially, a support level with published service hours. The detail that decides the real cost is not the per-user price but the minimum user count attached to each tier: the cheapest paid plan bills for at least twenty-five users whatever the size of your team, so a six-person group pays the same as a twenty-five-person one. Support hours widen tier by tier, and the Corporate tier adds a named engineer and onboarding.
OpenProject pricing
OpenProject does not publish a plan ladder we could verify. From $5.95/mo.
Prices read from the vendor's own pricing page on 2026-09-10. Vendors change plans without notice — check the source before you budget. Price verification log.
Key features
Community edition
Full open-source project management, self-hosted, free and with no user minimum.
Enterprise add-ons
Tiered feature add-ons layered on the Community base.
Published support levels
Email, phone, remote hands and a dedicated engineer by tier, with stated hours.
Strengths and trade-offs
What works well
- Community edition is free with no minimum users
- Support hours and channels are published per tier
- Self-hosted and cloud both offered, with 14-day trials
Where it falls short
- Paid tiers carry 25, 100 and 250 user minimums
- Per-user price billed in increments of five users
- Corporate tier is quote-only
Who it is for
Organisations wanting self-hostable project management with a support contract.
Pick it or skip it
Pick OpenProject if
- Small teams and self-hosters: the Community edition is free with no user minimum at all
- Organisations of 25 or more needing a support contract — Basic is €5.95 per user per month with email support
- Teams needing phone support, which begins on Professional at €10.95 per user per month
- Construction teams, since the BIM module is a published add-on at +€1.00 per user
Skip it if
- Your team is under 25 people: the cheapest paid tier still bills a 25-user minimum
- You need installation and upgrade assistance, which starts on Premium with a 100 user minimum
- You want support outside European business hours; every tier publishes Mon-Fri CET windows
- You need openDesk or Nextcloud Hub single sign-on, which are Corporate with a 250 user minimum and a quote
Our verdict
The free edition is the real product for small teams. Paid tiers only make sense once you actually have the minimum headcount — below it you are buying seats you do not use.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does OpenProject cost?
- The Community edition is free. Basic is €5.95 per user per month, Professional €10.95 and Premium €15.95, with Corporate on request. Minimums are 25, 25, 100 and 250 users respectively.
- Is OpenProject free?
- Yes, the Community edition is free open-source software with no minimum user count, self-hosted. Paid Enterprise tiers add feature add-ons and a support contract.
- Does OpenProject have a minimum number of users?
- Community has none. Basic and Professional require 25 users, Premium 100 and Corporate 250, and users are selected in increments of five.
- What support does OpenProject include?
- Community support via forum and tickets on the free edition; email support Mon-Fri 9:30-16:00 CET on Basic, phone support on Professional, remote hands plus install and upgrade help on Premium, and a dedicated engineer with onboarding on Corporate.
- How much does OpenProject cost?
- OpenProject starts at $5.95/mo as a flat monthly price. We verified this against the vendor's pricing page; see "What we checked" below for the date.
- Does OpenProject have a free plan?
- No free plan is listed on the vendor's pricing page. OpenProject is sold as a paid subscription.
- Who is OpenProject best for?
- Organisations wanting self-hostable project management with a support contract.
- What are the main drawbacks of OpenProject?
- The trade-offs we noted: Paid tiers carry 25, 100 and 250 user minimums; Per-user price billed in increments of five users; Corporate tier is quote-only.
- When should you not use OpenProject?
- Skip OpenProject if: Your team is under 25 people: the cheapest paid tier still bills a 25-user minimum; You need installation and upgrade assistance, which starts on Premium with a 100 user minimum; You want support outside European business hours; every tier publishes Mon-Fri CET windows.
What we checked
- Public APIOffers a documented API you can build against.Yes
- Mobile appHas a native app for iOS or Android, not just a mobile website.Not checked
- Open source / self-hostableSource is open and the tool can be run on your own infrastructure.Yes
- SSO (SAML)Supports SAML single sign-on on at least one plan.Yes
“Not checked” means exactly that — we have not verified it, and we do not guess.
Evidence and freshness
Status: Vendor pricing page verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-10
- OpenProject — Pricing ↗
Checked 2026-09-10 · Supports: Community: free, no minimum users, Community features and community support via tickets, forum and user guides, Basic €5.95 per user per month with a 25 user minimum: Basic Enterprise add-ons and Basic support with email, Mon-Fri 9:30-16:00 CET, Professional €10.95 per user per month with a 25 user minimum: Professional Enterprise add-ons and Professional support adding phone, Mon-Fri 9:30-17:00 CET, Premium €15.95 per user per month with a 100 user minimum: Premium Enterprise add-ons and Premium support adding remote hands plus installation and upgrade assistance, Mon-Fri 9:30-17:30 CET, Corporate on request with a 250 user minimum: Corporate Enterprise add-ons, OpenID Connect for Nextcloud Hub and openDesk integration, custom plugin support, a dedicated support engineer, training material, onboarding training and a dedicated onboarding manager for 3 hours, Mon-Fri 9:00-18:00 CET, OpenProject BIM is an add-on at +€1.00 per user for construction teams, Users are selected in increments of 5, A 14-day free trial of the Enterprise cloud, or a 14-day trial licence key to upgrade a self-hosted Community installation, is offered without cancellation requirements, Prices are shown in EU/€ or US/$
Limit: Vendor pricing page was reviewed by an editor on this date; this record is not a ToolCompare benchmark. Prices and limits change. Prices were read from the EU/€ view of the pricing page; a US/$ toggle exists and was not read.
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