Project and task management
Basecamp alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
opf/openproject★15,781 GitHub starsGPL-3.0 licenceFull-featured project management web app with issues, boards, timelines, collaboration, and calendars.Open on GitHub ↗AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy★75,039 GitHub starsAGPL-3.0 licenceSelf-hosted collaborative workspace for notes, docs, tasks, and team collaboration with file storage.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Decades-scale reliability and operational uptime (99.99% historical uptime)
- Large-file storage at petabyte scale and enterprise storage economics
- Extensive, long-standing customer support and company-run onboarding
- Brand trust and large existing user base
- Polish and integrations provided by Basecamp (native apps, CLI, extensive integrations)
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Basecamp, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.