Project management
Self-hosted alternatives to Jira, priced
2 open-source tools that can replace Jira, each shown with what it would actually cost to run for a team of 10 people. Jira on the Standard tier costs $0.00 a month at that size.
Start here
Jira's Free plan covers teams of up to 10 users. Inside that limit there is no licence cost, so self-hosting a replacement saves nothing.
| Tool | Server only | With your time | vs Jira | Operational weight | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plane | $46.80 | $272 | -$10,985 | hard | AGPL-3.0 |
| OpenProject | $46.80 | $272 | -$10,985 | hard | GPL-3.0 |
The final column is the 36-month difference: positive means self-hosting is cheaper.
Which one to pick
Plane 59,255 stars
Django API, web and space frontends, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ and MinIO. A genuine Jira substitute and priced like one in RAM terms.
At 10 people it needs 5.2 GB of memory and 27 GB of disk, which fits the Starter 8 GB at VPSServer for $39.00 a month. Setting it up is roughly 16 hours of work, then 3 hours a month to keep it healthy.
Full Jira versus Plane breakdown · Plane at every team size
OpenProject 16,084 stars
Rails monolith with PostgreSQL and Memcached. Carries classical project management, including baselines and earned value, which the newer tools omit.
At 10 people it needs 5.3 GB of memory and 27 GB of disk, which fits the Starter 8 GB at VPSServer for $39.00 a month. Setting it up is roughly 16 hours of work, then 3 hours a month to keep it healthy.
Full Jira versus OpenProject breakdown · OpenProject at every team size
How the pricing was established
Jira pricing was read from its own pricing page on 2026-09-14. Server prices come from the providers listed on the hosting page. The sizing model and the cost of your time are set out in full on the methodology page.