Self-hosted alternatives to Shortcut
Want project management for software teams without handing your data to Shortcut? These 12 self-hosted apps run on your own server (most are open source; licenses are listed below). Cheapest estimated hosting starts at about $3.5/month.
About Shortcut: Project management for software teams, formerly Clubhouse.
| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plane | Active | 62k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Huly | Active | 28k | EPL-2.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| OneDev | Active | 15.3k | MIT | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| GitLab | Active | 7.2k | MIT | ✓ | 8 GB | $40/mo |
| Paca | Active | 2k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| ZenTao | Active | 1.7k | AGPL-3.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| 4ga Boards | Active | 735 | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Traq | Active | 207 | GPL-3.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Fossil | Unknown | – | BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD | – | 512 MB | $3.5/mo |
| Kanban Tool | Unknown | – | ⊘ Proprietary | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Taiga | Unknown | – | MPL-2.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Trac | Unknown | – | BSD-3-Clause | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
The options in detail
1. Plane
Track issues, epics, and product roadmaps in the simplest way possible (alternative to JIRA, Linear and Height).
Active Last commit 2026-11-03. Latest release v1.4.3 (2026-10-28). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM incl. postgres/redis. How to run it →
2. Huly
All-in-one project management platform (alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack).
Active Last commit 2026-11-02. Latest release v0.7.426 (2026-07-05). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
3. OneDev
All-In-One DevOps Platform. With Git Management, Issue Tracking, and CI/CD. Simple yet Powerful.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release v17.1.0 (2026-11-04). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
4. GitLab
Git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, activity feeds and wikis.
Active Last commit 2026-11-05. Latest release v18.11.0 (2026-04-16). Needs roughly 8 GB RAM. How to run it →
5. Paca
AI-native project management platform where AI agents and humans collaborate as Scrum teammates on the same board and sprints. Configurable via config files and WASM plugins (alternative to Jira, Trello, ClickUp).
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release v0.20.0 (2026-11-03). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
6. ZenTao
Agile(scrum) project management system/tool.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release zentaopms_22.6_20260917 (2026-10-21). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
7. 4ga Boards
Straightforward realtime kanban boards management for intuitive task tracking. Featuring an elegant dark mode, collapsible todo lists, and multitasking tools to supercharge your team's productivity.
Active Last commit 2026-11-02. Latest release v3.3.14 (2026-10-24). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
8. Traq
Project management and issue tracking system written in PHP.
Active Last commit 2026-10-28. Latest release v3.9.0-beta.1 (2026-10-28). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
9. Fossil
Distributed version control system featuring wiki and bug tracker.
Unknown Needs roughly 512 MB RAM. How to run it →
10. Kanban Tool
Advanced Kanban boards with time tracking.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
11. Taiga
Agile Project Management Tool based on the Kanban and Scrum methods.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
12. Trac
Enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects.
Unknown Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
Why self-host instead of Shortcut?
- Own your data — it lives on a server you control, with backups you decide on.
- Predictable cost — a small VPS often replaces per-seat pricing for a whole team or family.
- No lock-in — open-source licenses let you keep running the software even if a vendor disappears.
The trade-off: you are responsible for updates, backups and security. Pick an app marked Active (a commit in the last 90 days) and with Docker support for the easiest ride.
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