Redmine
Free, open-source project management and issue tracking you host and control.
What is Redmine?
Redmine is a free, open-source, self-hosted project management and issue-tracking web application built on Ruby on Rails. It supports multiple projects, version-control integration, and role-based access for teams that want full control of their data.
Best known for: Free, self-hosted open-source project and issue tracking
Key features
- Issue tracking and workflows
- Multiple-project support
- Gantt charts and calendar
- Per-project wikis and forums
- Time tracking
- Version control integration and plugins
Who Redmine is best for
- No-license-fee self-hosted issue tracking with data ownership
- Orgs with in-house IT or DevOps capacity
- Multi-project shops needing SCM, Gantt, and wikis
Ideal team: Small-to-mid technical teams of ~5–50 with sysadmin/DevOps capacity who prefer free self-hosted software (or offload hosting to a provider like Planio).
Redmine pricing
Self-Hosted (Core)
$0
- Open source (GPL v2)
- Unlimited users + projects
- SCM (Git/SVN/Hg) + per-project wiki
Planio Silver (hosted)
$25/per org / mo
- Managed hosting + SSL/backups
- 3 projects, 5 users, 5 GB
- Unlimited issues + repos + Team Chat
Planio Diamond (hosted)
$125/per org / mo
- 15 projects, 20 users, 40 GB
- Help Desk + Team Chat
- Migration support
Costs to watch before you commit
- Self-hosting is the real cost: servers, setup, patching, upgrades, and backups.
- No official vendor support — community forums only; an SLA needs a paid third party.
- Agile boards, CRM, and advanced reporting require plugins (some paid) with upgrade-compatibility risk.
- Hosted providers trade the free license for recurring fees and some lock-in.
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