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Redmine
PRODUCTIVITYThe rock-solid classic ticket manager for devs.
FREEDOM SCORE5.0Open
✓Is it free?
+1.5✓Open source?
+1.5✓Self-hostable?
+1.0✓Data export?
+0.5✓Free pricing tier?
+0.5RELEVANCE SCORE4.5Active
✓Actively maintained?
+1.5✓Large community?
+1.5✓Has public API?
+1.0✓Commit < 3 months?
+0.5×Stars > 20k?
+0.5About Redmine
Classic database issue system with robust cross-project boundaries, files repository pipelines, and wikis.
WHAT IT DOES WELL
- +Incredibly stable database setup architecture
- +Decades of stable bugfixes and community scripts
HONEST PROBLEMS
- ✗Classic table structure layout looks quite dated
SELF-HOSTABILITY PROFILE
DifficultyMEDIUM
License typeGPL-2.0
💡 "A legacy project that simply never crashes."
PROJECT METRICS
Repositorygithub.com/redmine/redmine
LicenseGPL-2.0
GitHub Stars⭐ 5,800
Last CommitMay 25, 2026
Last VerifiedVerified May 2026