# OpenProject vs Redmine (slim)

> OpenProject scores 57.4 (C) to Redmine's 50.2 (D) for issues and tasks. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenProject scores 57.4 (C) on agent readiness against Redmine's 50.2 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Redmine leads on reliability and payments & pricing. Both do issues and tasks.

- OpenProject: C 57.4, rank #610 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openproject.min.md
- Redmine: D 50.2, rank #777 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/redmine.min.md
- OpenProject, good for Teams that want a self-hostable or EU-hosted project tool with Gantt, time tracking and budgets, and an agent working through a documented REST API. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 76 against 32; Agent ergonomics, 70 against 51; Security & auth, 59 against 51; Transparency & trust, 87 against 47.
- Redmine, good for Teams that already run Redmine or want a free, self-hosted tracker with issues, time entries and wikis under their own control. Ahead on Reliability, 69 against 52; Payments & pricing, 60 against 30.

| Category | OpenProject | Redmine |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 52 | 69 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 76 | 32 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 70 | 51 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 59 | 51 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 75 | 73 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 87 | 47 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenProject | Redmine |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenProject GmbH | Redmine project |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 for the OpenProject source. Enterprise add-ons need a paid token, and OpenProject Enterprise cloud runs under OpenProject's Terms of Service | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-09-30 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-06 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Popularity | 16k stars | none |