# Free alternatives to Jira

> Jira (Standard) costs $101.76 a year. Free alternatives: Plane and OpenProject. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/jira/
- Category: Tasks & Projects (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/tasks-and-projects/)
- Vendor: Atlassian
- Plan: Standard
- Price: $8.48/month, $101.76/year
- Billing: per user/month
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Standard Everything you need to get started $8.48 per user / month"
- Price source: https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### 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

### 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

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Jira?

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

### How much does Jira cost?

Jira's Standard plan costs $8.48 a month, which is $101.76 a year (per user/month). Source: the official pricing page at atlassian.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Jira alternatives run on Linux?

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

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

Yes. Plane and OpenProject run on your own server.

### Are these Jira alternatives open source?

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

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