License & Deployment Mix: 31 tools – 15 OSS, 16 commercial, 17 SaaS. (OSS and SaaS counts can overlap when an open-source tool also offers a hosted edition.)
This directory covers project management for software and product teams – issue trackers, kanban and scrum boards, and work-management platforms that plan, track, and ship development work.
What Software PM Covers
These tools organize work around issues, boards, and iterations rather than documents:
- Issue and work tracking – tickets with status, assignee, priority, labels, and relationships; the backlog and its history
- Boards – kanban columns and scrum/sprint boards with WIP limits and swimlanes
- Planning – epics, milestones, sprints, roadmaps, and estimation
- Developer integration – links to commits, branches, and pull/merge requests; several tools are part of a full source-forge
- Automation and reporting – workflow rules, burndown/velocity charts, and dashboards
- API and webhooks – for CI/CD and toolchain integration
The category spans lightweight kanban boards, full-featured enterprise trackers, and integrated developer platforms (where PM ships alongside Git hosting and CI). It has a deep open-source bench – self-hosted boards, trackers, and forges – next to the major commercial SaaS suites.
The information on these pages was researched by a combination of human review and large language models. To suggest an addition or correction, please contact us. Prepared by Rhodium Systems Inc., author of the ResorsIT platform — a unified IT operations management platform for IT teams and MSPs that integrates a curated suite of open-source, commercial, and SaaS applications into a single system with shared identity, single sign-on, access control, and a common audit trail. Use this catalogue only as a starting point for your own research, and review any tool carefully against your own requirements before relying on it. Catalogue data version 2026.197.
Comparison
SSO / OIDC Comparison
OIDC is the preferred SSO protocol.
| Tool | OIDC | SAML | LDAP | Authentik Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab CE | Yes | Yes (EE) | Yes | Native OIDC (OmniAuth); SAML requires EE or Authentik proxy |
| Gitea | Yes | No | Yes | Native OIDC (OAuth2 provider); no SAML |
| Forgejo | Yes | No | Yes | Native OIDC (OAuth2 provider, same as Gitea); no SAML |
| OpenProject | Yes | Yes | Yes | Native OIDC and SAML; LDAP sync supported |
| Taiga | Yes* | No | No | OIDC via contrib plugin (taiga-contrib-oidc); no LDAP |
| Leantime | Yes | No | Yes | Native OIDC; LDAP via plugin |
| Plane | Yes | No | No | Native OIDC (OAuth2); no SAML or LDAP |
| Focalboard | Yes* | Yes* | Yes | OIDC/SAML via Mattermost (requires Mattermost) |
| Redmine | Yes* | Yes* | Yes | OIDC via plugin (redmine_openid_connect); SAML via plugin |
| GitHub | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Native OIDC and SAML (Enterprise); LDAP Enterprise only |
| Jira | Yes | Yes | Yes | Native OIDC and SAML (Atlassian Access); LDAP via connector |
| Azure DevOps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Native via Entra ID; Authentik as external IdP via OIDC/SAML |
| Asana | Yes | Yes | No | Native SAML (Business+); OIDC via Authentik SAML proxy |
| Monday.com | Yes | Yes | No | Native SAML (Enterprise); OIDC via SAML proxy |
| Linear | Yes | Yes | No | Native SAML (Business); OIDC via SAML proxy |
| ClickUp | Yes | Yes | No | Native SAML (Enterprise); OIDC via SAML proxy |
| Shortcut | Yes | Yes | No | Native SAML (Enterprise); OIDC via SAML proxy |
| Trello | No | Yes | No | SAML + SCIM via Atlassian Guard (paid); no OIDC |
| Wekan | Yes | No | Yes | Native OIDC/OAuth2 and LDAP; no SAML |
| Kanboard | Yes* | Yes* | Yes | LDAP native; OIDC/SAML via plugin or reverse-proxy |
| Planka | Yes | No | No | Native OIDC; no SAML or LDAP |
| Vikunja | Yes | No | Yes | Native OIDC and LDAP (free edition) |
| Restyaboard | No | Yes* | Yes* | SAML and LDAP via paid add-on apps; no OIDC |
| Nextcloud Deck | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Inherited from Nextcloud (user_oidc / user_saml / LDAP) |
| Basecamp | No | No | No | No SSO/SAML; Google social sign-in only |
| Microsoft Planner | Yes | Yes | No | Microsoft Entra ID (OIDC/SAML, SCIM); no LDAP |
| Zoho Projects | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Zoho Directory (paid): OIDC, SAML, SCIM, AD/LDAP |
| MeisterTask | No | Yes* | No | SAML (Enterprise); no OIDC; JIT provisioning |
| Hive | No | Yes* | No | SAML via enterprise add-on; no OIDC/SCIM |
| Nifty | No | Yes* | No | Custom SAML (Unlimited/Enterprise); no OIDC |
* = requires plugin, specific tier, or external integration
Best SSO support: GitLab CE (native OIDC, LDAP), OpenProject (native OIDC, SAML, LDAP), Jira (native OIDC, SAML, LDAP)
Limited SSO: Taiga (OIDC via plugin only), Plane (OIDC only, no LDAP)
API Comparison
| Tool | API Type | Auth | Rate Limits | Webhooks | SDKs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab CE | REST + GraphQL | OAuth 2.0, PAT | 600/min (auth) | Yes (push, MR, issue, pipeline) | Ruby, Go, Python, JS (community) |
| Gitea | REST (Swagger) | OAuth 2.0, PAT, Basic | 600/min (configurable) | Yes (push, issue, PR, release) | Go, Python, JS (community) |
| Forgejo | REST (Swagger) | OAuth 2.0, PAT, Basic | 600/min (configurable) | Yes (push, issue, PR, release) | Go, Python (community) |
| OpenProject | REST (HAL+JSON) | OAuth 2.0, API key | No published limit | Yes (work package, project) | Ruby (official), JS (community) |
| Taiga | REST | Token (JWT) | No published limit | Yes (issue, sprint, epic) | Python (official) |
| Leantime | REST | API key | No published limit | Yes (via plugin) | None official |
| Plane | REST | API key | No published limit | Yes (issue, cycle, module) | None official |
| Focalboard | REST | Token (Mattermost) | Via Mattermost config | Yes (via Mattermost) | None official |
| Redmine | REST (XML/JSON) | API key, Basic | No published limit | No (plugin available) | Ruby, Python, JS (community) |
| GitHub | REST + GraphQL | OAuth 2.0, PAT, GitHub App | 5000/hr (auth) | Yes (200+ event types) | Octokit (JS, Ruby, .NET, Go) |
| Jira | REST + GraphQL* | OAuth 2.0, PAT, API token | 100-500/min (varies) | Yes (issue, sprint, project) | Java, Python, JS, Ruby (community) |
| Azure DevOps | REST | OAuth 2.0, PAT | 200/min per user | Yes (work item, build, release) | .NET, Python, JS, Java, Go |
| Asana | REST | OAuth 2.0, PAT | 1500/min | Yes (task, project, portfolio) | Python, JS, Ruby, Java, PHP |
| Monday.com | GraphQL | API token | 5M complexity/min | Yes (board, item, column) | None official (GraphQL client) |
| Linear | GraphQL | OAuth 2.0, API key | 1500/hr (basic) | Yes (issue, project, cycle) | JS/TS (official) |
| ClickUp | REST | OAuth 2.0, API token | 100/min per token | Yes (task, list, space) | None official |
| Shortcut | REST | API token | 200/min | Yes (story, epic, iteration) | None official |
| Trello | REST | API key + token, OAuth 1.0a | Yes (varies) | Yes (board, list, card) | JS (Power-Ups SDK) |
| Wekan | REST | JWT token | No published limit | Yes | None official |
| Kanboard | JSON-RPC | API token (Basic) | No published limit | Yes | None official |
| Planka | REST | Token | No published limit | Yes | None official |
| Vikunja | REST | JWT token | No published limit | Yes | None official (OpenAPI) |
| Restyaboard | REST | Token, OAuth | No published limit | No | None official |
| Nextcloud Deck | REST (OCS) | Nextcloud auth | Via Nextcloud | No | None official |
| Basecamp | REST | OAuth 2.0 | 50/10s per token | Yes (per project) | None official |
| Microsoft Planner | REST (Graph) | OAuth 2.0 (Entra) | Graph throttling | Yes (Graph) | Microsoft Graph SDKs |
| Zoho Projects | REST | OAuth 2.0 | Plan-based | Yes | Zoho SDKs, Deluge |
| MeisterTask | REST | OAuth 2.0 | No published limit | Yes | None official |
| Hive | REST | Token / OAuth | No published limit | Yes | None official |
| Nifty | REST | OAuth / token | No published limit | Yes | None official |
* = Jira GraphQL is Atlassian Forge only
Project Management Features
| Tool | Issue Tracking | Boards | Sprints | Roadmaps | Time Tracking | Wiki/Docs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab CE | Yes | Yes | Yes (iterations) | Yes (epics, CE milestones) | Yes | Yes (wiki) |
| Gitea | Yes | Yes (projects) | No | No | No | No |
| Forgejo | Yes | Yes (projects) | No | No | No | No |
| OpenProject | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Gantt) | Yes | Yes (wiki) |
| Taiga | Yes | Yes (Kanban) | Yes (Scrum) | Yes (epics) | No | Yes (wiki) |
| Leantime | Yes | Yes (Kanban) | Yes | Yes (milestones) | Yes | Yes |
| Plane | Yes | Yes (Kanban) | Yes (cycles) | Yes (modules) | No | Yes (pages) |
| Focalboard | Yes (cards) | Yes (Kanban) | No | No | No | No |
| Redmine | Yes | No (plugin) | Yes (sprints plugin) | Yes (Gantt) | Yes | Yes (wiki) |
| GitHub | Yes | Yes (Projects) | Yes (iterations) | Yes (roadmap view) | No | Yes (wiki) |
| Jira | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Advanced Roadmaps) | Yes (Tempo plugin) | Yes (Confluence) |
| Azure DevOps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (delivery plans) | No | Yes (wiki) |
| Asana | Yes (tasks) | Yes | Yes (sprints) | Yes (timeline) | Yes (built-in) | No |
| Monday.com | Yes (items) | Yes | Yes | Yes (timeline) | Yes (column) | Yes (docs) |
| Linear | Yes | Yes | Yes (cycles) | Yes (roadmaps) | No | No |
| ClickUp | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Gantt, timeline) | Yes | Yes (docs) |
| Shortcut | Yes (stories) | Yes | Yes (iterations) | Yes (roadmap) | No | Yes (docs) |
| Trello | Yes (cards) | Yes (Kanban) | No | Yes (Timeline, Premium) | No (Power-Up) | No |
| Wekan | Yes (cards) | Yes (Kanban) | No | No | Partial | No |
| Kanboard | Yes | Yes (Kanban) | No | Yes (Gantt) | Yes | No |
| Planka | Yes (cards) | Yes (Kanban) | No | No | Yes | No |
| Vikunja | Yes | Yes (Kanban) | No | Yes (Gantt) | No (Pro) | No |
| Restyaboard | Yes (cards) | Yes (Kanban) | No | No | No | No |
| Nextcloud Deck | Yes (cards) | Yes (Kanban) | No | No | No | No |
| Basecamp | Partial (to-dos) | Yes (Card Table) | No | No | No (add-on) | Yes (Docs) |
| Microsoft Planner | Yes (tasks) | Yes (buckets) | Premium | Premium | No | No |
| Zoho Projects | Yes | Yes (Kanban) | No | Yes (Gantt) | Yes | Yes (Pages) |
| MeisterTask | Yes | Yes (Kanban) | No | Partial (Timeline) | Yes | No |
| Hive | Yes | Yes (Kanban) | No | Yes (Gantt) | Add-on | Partial (Notes) |
| Nifty | Yes | Yes (Kanban) | No | Yes (Gantt) | Yes | Yes (Docs) |
Code Hosting & DevOps
| Tool | Git Hosting | CI/CD | Code Review | Container Registry | Package Registry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab CE | Yes | Yes (native) | Yes (MRs) | Yes | Yes |
| Gitea | Yes | Yes (Gitea Actions) | Yes (PRs) | Yes | Yes |
| Forgejo | Yes | Yes (Forgejo Actions) | Yes (PRs) | Yes | Yes |
| OpenProject | No | No | No | No | No |
| Taiga | No | No | No | No | No |
| Leantime | No | No | No | No | No |
| Plane | No | No | No | No | No |
| Focalboard | No | No | No | No | No |
| Redmine | Yes (Git integration) | No | No | No | No |
| GitHub | Yes | Yes (Actions) | Yes (PRs) | Yes (GHCR) | Yes |
| Jira | No (Bitbucket) | No (Bamboo/Bitbucket) | No (Bitbucket) | No | No |
| Azure DevOps | Yes (Repos) | Yes (Pipelines) | Yes (PRs) | Yes (ACR integration) | Yes (Artifacts) |
| Asana | No | No | No | No | No |
| Monday.com | No | No | No | No | No |
| Linear | No (GitHub/GitLab link) | No | No | No | No |
| ClickUp | No (GitHub/GitLab link) | No | No | No | No |
| Shortcut | No (GitHub/GitLab link) | No | No | No | No |
| Trello | No | No | No | No | No |
| Wekan | No | No | No | No | No |
| Kanboard | No | No | No | No | No |
| Planka | No | No | No | No | No |
| Vikunja | No | No | No | No | No |
| Restyaboard | No | No | No | No | No |
| Nextcloud Deck | No | No | No | No | No |
| Basecamp | No | No | No | No | No |
| Microsoft Planner | No | No | No | No | No |
| Zoho Projects | No | No | No | No | No |
| MeisterTask | No | No | No | No | No |
| Hive | No | No | No | No | No |
| Nifty | No | No | No | No | No |
Deployment and Licensing
| Tool | License | Self-Hosted | Cloud | Docker | Min Resources | ARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab CE | MIT (CE) | Yes | GitLab.com | Yes | 4 CPU, 4 GB | Yes |
| Gitea | MIT | Yes | Gitea Cloud | Yes | 1 CPU, 512 MB | Yes |
| Forgejo | MIT | Yes | Codeberg | Yes | 1 CPU, 512 MB | Yes |
| OpenProject | GPLv3 | Yes | OpenProject Cloud | Yes | 2 CPU, 4 GB | No |
| Taiga | MPLv2 | Yes | Taiga Cloud | Yes | 1 CPU, 2 GB | No |
| Leantime | AGPLv3 | Yes | Leantime Cloud | Yes | 1 CPU, 1 GB | No |
| Plane | AGPLv3 | Yes | Plane Cloud | Yes | 2 CPU, 4 GB | No |
| Focalboard | MIT/AGPLv3 | Yes | Mattermost Cloud | Yes | 1 CPU, 1 GB | Yes |
| Redmine | GPLv2 | Yes | No | Yes | 1 CPU, 1 GB | Yes |
| GitHub | Proprietary | Yes (Enterprise) | GitHub.com | No | N/A (SaaS) | N/A |
| Jira | Proprietary | Yes (Data Center) | Jira Cloud | No | 4 CPU, 16 GB (DC) | No |
| Azure DevOps | Proprietary | Yes (Server) | Azure DevOps Services | No | 4 CPU, 4 GB (Server) | No |
| Asana | Proprietary SaaS | No | Asana.com | No | N/A (SaaS) | N/A |
| Monday.com | Proprietary SaaS | No | Monday.com | No | N/A (SaaS) | N/A |
| Linear | Proprietary SaaS | No | Linear.app | No | N/A (SaaS) | N/A |
| ClickUp | Proprietary SaaS | No | ClickUp.com | No | N/A (SaaS) | N/A |
| Shortcut | Proprietary SaaS | No | Shortcut.com | No | N/A (SaaS) | N/A |
| Trello | Proprietary SaaS | No | Trello.com | No | N/A (SaaS) | N/A |
| Wekan | MIT | Yes | No | Yes | 1 CPU, 1 GB | Yes |
| Kanboard | MIT | Yes | No | Yes | 1 CPU, 512 MB | Yes |
| Planka | PLANKA Community 1.1 | Yes | No | Yes | 1 CPU, 512 MB | Yes |
| Vikunja | AGPLv3 | Yes | Vikunja Cloud | Yes | 1 CPU, 512 MB | Yes |
| Restyaboard | OSL-3.0 | Yes | No | Yes | 2 CPU, 2 GB | Yes |
| Nextcloud Deck | AGPLv3 | Yes (Nextcloud app) | No | Yes | Nextcloud host | Yes |
| Basecamp | Proprietary SaaS | No | Basecamp.com | No | N/A (SaaS) | N/A |
| Microsoft Planner | Proprietary SaaS | No | Microsoft 365 | No | N/A (SaaS) | N/A |
| Zoho Projects | Proprietary SaaS | No | Zoho.com | No | N/A (SaaS) | N/A |
| MeisterTask | Proprietary SaaS | No | MeisterTask.com | No | N/A (SaaS) | N/A |
| Hive | Proprietary SaaS | No | Hive.com | No | N/A (SaaS) | N/A |
| Nifty | Proprietary SaaS | No | Niftypm.com | No | N/A (SaaS) | N/A |
Tools
31 tools.
4ga Boards
4ga Boards is an open-source, self-hosted realtime kanban board for team task tracking, built on React, Sails.js, and PostgreSQL.
License: MIT (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: docker · SSO: OIDC
Asana
Asana is a SaaS work management platform for organizing and tracking tasks and projects, with list, board, timeline, and calendar views plus goals, portfolios, workload, and rule-based automation.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none
Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps is Microsoft’s integrated DevOps platform providing a complete set of development tools spanning project management, version control, CI/CD, testing, and artifact management.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC
Basecamp
Basecamp is 37signals’ SaaS project management and team collaboration tool built around projects, to-dos, message boards, and chat.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none
ClickUp
ClickUp is an all-in-one productivity platform that aims to replace multiple work tools with a single unified application. Founded in 2017 in San Diego, ClickUp has experienced rapid growth and is used by over 800,000 teams worldwide.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC
Focalboard (Mattermost Boards)
Focalboard is an open-source project management tool designed as a self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana. Originally created by Chen-I Lim as a standalone application, it was acquired by Mattermost Inc.
License: MIT (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker · SSO: none
Forgejo
Forgejo is a community-governed hard fork of Gitea, created in late 2022 after concerns arose about Gitea Ltd’s for-profit governance structure.
License: MIT (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker · SSO: none
Gitea
Gitea is a lightweight, self-hosted Git service written in Go. It was forked from Gogs in 2016 by a community of contributors who wanted a more open governance model and faster feature development.
License: MIT (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker · SSO: none
GitHub
GitHub is the world’s largest code hosting platform with over 100 million developers and 420+ million repositories.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, saas · SSO: OIDC
GitLab CE
GitLab is the most widely adopted self-hosted DevOps platform, with over 30 million registered users and deployments ranging from single-developer instances to enterprise installations serving tens of thousands of developers.
License: MIT (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker · SSO: none
Hive
Hive is a SaaS project and work management platform combining tasks, multiple project views, and built-in collaboration for teams.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: SAML
Jira (Atlassian)
Jira is the most widely used issue tracking and project management tool in software development, serving over 65,000 organizations worldwide.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, saas · SSO: OIDC
Kanboard
Kanboard is a minimalist, open-source self-hosted kanban tool written in PHP, offering boards with WIP limits, swimlanes, subtasks, time tracking, automation, and a JSON-RPC API.
License: MIT (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker · SSO: OIDC, SAML
Leantime
Leantime is a strategy-focused open-source project management system designed to connect company goals with day-to-day work.
License: AGPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker · SSO: none
Linear
Linear is a modern issue tracking and project management tool designed specifically for software development teams.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none
MeisterTask
MeisterTask is a kanban-style task and work management app in the Meister suite for team collaboration.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: SAML
Microsoft Planner
Microsoft Planner is the Microsoft 365 task and kanban app, now consolidating To Do and Project for the web into one work-management experience.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML
Monday.com
Monday.com is a visual work operating system (Work OS) that enables organizations to build custom work management applications on top of a flexible board- based platform.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none
Nextcloud Deck
Nextcloud Deck is an AGPL-3.0 kanban board app that runs inside a Nextcloud instance, inheriting its SSO, storage, and sharing.
License: AGPL-3.0 (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: docker, native · SSO: OIDC, SAML
Nifty
Nifty is a SaaS project management and collaboration platform combining tasks, milestones, docs, and chat in one workspace.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: SAML
OpenProject
OpenProject is a comprehensive open-source project management platform that supports classic, agile, and hybrid methodologies.
License: GPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker · SSO: none
Plane
Plane is a modern open-source project management tool designed as a self-hosted alternative to Jira, Linear, and Asana.
License: AGPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker · SSO: none
Planka
Planka is a self-hosted, source-available kanban board for agile teams, built on React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL.
License: LicenseRef-PLANKA-Community-1.1 (source-available) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker · SSO: OIDC
Redmine
Redmine is a veteran open-source project management and issue tracking application built with Ruby on Rails. First released in 2006 by Jean-Philippe Lang, it has been in continuous development for nearly two decades.
License: GPL-2.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker · SSO: none
Restyaboard
Restyaboard is an open-source, self-hosted Trello-like kanban board built on PHP and PostgreSQL with offline sync, revisions, and a REST API.
License: OSL-3.0 (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: docker, native · SSO: SAML
Shortcut
Shortcut (formerly Clubhouse, rebranded in 2021) is a project management tool built specifically for software development teams.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none
Taiga
Taiga is an open-source project management platform designed for agile development teams. Created by Kaleidos Ventures (Madrid, Spain), it launched in 2015 with a focus on Scrum and Kanban workflows.
License: MPL-2.0 (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: docker, native, saas · SSO: none
Trello
Trello is a kanban-first work management tool built on boards, lists, and cards, owned by Atlassian.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: SAML
Vikunja
Vikunja is an open-source, self-hosted to-do and project-management app with list, kanban, table, and gantt views, built on Go and Vue.
License: AGPL-3.0-or-later (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker, saas · SSO: OIDC
Wekan
Wekan is an open-source, self-hosted Trello-like kanban board built on Meteor and MongoDB, offering boards, lists, cards, swimlanes, and real-time updates with no feature gating.
License: MIT (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker · SSO: OIDC
Zoho Projects
Zoho Projects is a cloud project management app in the Zoho suite for planning, tracking, and collaboration.
License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML
