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Leantime vs OpenProject

Leantime and OpenProject are both listed on Forkshelf as open source alternatives to Linear. This page sets their license and GitHub activity side by side. Every figure comes from the GitHub API, fetched on 8 Nov 2026 [S1].

Leantime vs OpenProject at a glance

Leantime and OpenProject compared, from the GitHub API
LeantimeOpenProject
LicenseAGPL-3.0 [S1]GPL-3.0 [S1]
GitHub stars12,019 on 8 Nov 2026 [S1]17,098 on 8 Nov 2026 [S1]
Last push8 Nov 2026 [S1]8 Nov 2026 [S1]
Latest releasev3.13.2 on 31 Oct 2026 [S1]v17.9.6 on 30 Oct 2026 [S1]
ArchivedNo [S1]No [S1]
Project siteleantime.iowww.openproject.org
RepositoryLeantime/leantimeopf/openproject

What is Leantime?

Its makers describe Leantime as a goals focused project management system for non-project managers. Its code is on GitHub at Leantime/leantime [S1].

What is OpenProject?

Its makers describe OpenProject as software for product, project and portfolio management, with agile planning, issue tracking, roadmaps, Gantt charts and time tracking. Its code is on GitHub at opf/openproject [S1].

What Linear does

Our catalog sums it up as: Linear is a hosted issue tracker aimed at software teams. [S2]

How we list Leantime and OpenProject

Our Linear alternatives page describes Leantime as: Leantime is pitched as project management for non-project managers, under an AGPL-3.0 license. [S2] We also list Leantime as an alternative to Jira, Asana [S3].

Our Linear alternatives page describes OpenProject as: OpenProject is web-based project management software for teams that need data sovereignty, released under GPL-3.0. [S2] We also list OpenProject as an alternative to Jira, Asana, ClickUp [S3].

Leantime vs OpenProject license

The Leantime repository is under AGPL-3.0 [S1].
The OpenProject repository is under GPL-3.0 [S1].

Activity

On 8 Nov 2026, Leantime had 12,019 GitHub stars. It is not archived, and its last push was on 8 Nov 2026 [S1].
On 8 Nov 2026, OpenProject had 17,098 GitHub stars. It is not archived, and its last push was on 8 Nov 2026 [S1].
Leantime's latest GitHub release is v3.13.2, from 31 Oct 2026 [S1].
OpenProject's latest GitHub release is v17.9.6, from 30 Oct 2026 [S1].

Which one fits

OpenProject has more GitHub stars than Leantime as of 8 Nov 2026 [S1]. Stars show interest, so check the issue tracker too.
Both had a push on 8 Nov 2026 [S1].
Leantime uses AGPL-3.0 and OpenProject uses GPL-3.0 [S1]. If you plan to change the code and run it as a service for others or ship it, read both licences before you pick.

Other Linear alternatives

See the full list on the Linear alternatives page [S2].

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FAQ

Is Leantime open source?
Its repository is under AGPL-3.0, as of 8 Nov 2026 [S1].

Is OpenProject open source?
Its repository is under GPL-3.0, as of 8 Nov 2026 [S1].

Is the Leantime repository still active?
As of 8 Nov 2026, it is not archived and its last push was on 8 Nov 2026 [S1].

Is the OpenProject repository still active?
As of 8 Nov 2026, it is not archived and its last push was on 8 Nov 2026 [S1].

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