Projects, service desk and knowledge compared

Roundups of self-hosted project management, ITSM, helpdesk and wiki software, judged on license and paid editions, data model, integrations and the effort to migrate and run them.

Open-source project management software compared

OpenProject, Redmine and Plane compared as self-hosted Jira or Asana alternatives: licenses and paid editions, issue, Gantt and agile features, integrations, hosting stack and migration effort.

Open-source ITSM tools compared

GLPI, iTop and Znuny compared as self-hosted ServiceNow alternatives, with Snipe-IT covered for asset tracking alone. Looks at CMDB and asset models, ITIL processes, editions and support, integrations and operating effort.

Open-source helpdesk software compared

Zammad, osTicket and FreeScout compared as self-hosted Zendesk alternatives: licenses and paid modules or hosting, channels, SSO and LDAP, reporting and hosting requirements.

Self-hosted wiki software compared

XWiki, BookStack and Wiki.js compared in depth, with MediaWiki, DokuWiki and Outline covered as alternatives. Looks at license type, structure and editing, permissions and SSO, storage and dependencies, and the upkeep each needs.

Open-source IT asset management software compared

GLPI, Snipe-IT and iTop compared for tracking hardware, software licenses and assignments, with automated inventory, CMDB depth, LDAP and SAML, hosting options and paid tiers; also names OCS Inventory NG as an inventory source for GLPI.

Open-source Scrum and agile tools compared

Taiga, Plane and OpenProject compared for teams running sprints and backlogs on their own servers: Scrum and Kanban support, importers, paid editions and deployment effort; also names Leantime for teams without dedicated project managers.

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