# Free alternatives to Asana

> Asana (Starter) costs $131.88 a year. Free alternatives: OpenProject and Plane. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/asana/
- Category: Tasks & Projects (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/tasks-and-projects/)
- Vendor: Asana
- Plan: Starter
- Price: $10.99/month, $131.88/year
- Billing: per user, billed annually ($13.49 monthly)
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "$10.99 Per user, per month billed annually. $13.49 billed monthly"
- Price source: https://asana.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### OpenProject

- Website: https://www.openproject.org
- Repository: https://github.com/opf/openproject (16,416 stars, last push 2026-10-14)
- License: GPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/openproject/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Plane

- Website: https://plane.so
- Repository: https://github.com/makeplane/plane (60,710 stars, last push 2026-10-12)
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/plane/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Asana?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are OpenProject (open source, GPL-3.0) and Plane (open source, AGPL-3.0).

### How much does Asana cost?

Asana's Starter plan costs $10.99 a month, which is $131.88 a year (per user, billed annually ($13.49 monthly)). Source: the official pricing page at asana.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Asana alternatives run on Linux?

OpenProject (self-hosted server; web UI) and Plane (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a Asana alternative?

Yes. OpenProject and Plane run on your own server.

### Are these Asana alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: OpenProject (GPL-3.0) and Plane (AGPL-3.0).

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