# OpenProject vs YouTrack (slim)

> OpenProject scores 57.4 (C) on agent readiness against YouTrack's 49.9 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. YouTrack leads on security & auth. Both do tasks create. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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OpenProject scores 57.4 (C) on agent readiness against YouTrack's 49.9 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. YouTrack leads on security & auth. Both do tasks create.

- OpenProject: C 57.4, rank #550 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openproject.min.md
- YouTrack: D 49.9, rank #698 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/youtrack.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 Reliability, 52 against 30; Agent ergonomics, 70 against 55; Maintenance & community, 75 against 64; Transparency & trust, 87 against 82. Also Open source.
- YouTrack, good for Software teams that already run YouTrack and want an agent to search, file and update issues, comment, log time and maintain knowledge base articles under each user's permissions. Ahead on Security & auth, 67 against 59.

| Category | OpenProject | YouTrack |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 52 | 30 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 76 | 72 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 70 | 55 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 59 | 67 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 75 | 64 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 87 | 82 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenProject | YouTrack |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenProject GmbH | JetBrains s.r.o. |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| 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 | Proprietary service under the JetBrains YouTrack Cloud Terms of Service. YouTrack Server is licensed separately for self-hosting |
| Tools exposed | none | 23 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-06 | 2024-08-14 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-06-12 |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 16k stars | none |