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Best Issue Trackers (2026)

The self-hosted project management tools in this directory that fit issue trackers, ranked by our transparent editorial rubric. Every fact is source-cited, and no vendor can pay for a higher spot.

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  1. 1
    RedmineFree tier

    Redmine is a long-running, free and open-source web-based project management and issue-tracking tool written in Ruby on Rails. Released in 2006 by Jean-Philippe Lang, it offers flexible issue tracking with custom workflows, Gantt charts, a calendar, time tracking, per-project wikis and forums, document management, and multi-project support, all extensible through a large plugin ecosystem (including agile boards). It is GPL-2.0 licensed and self-hosted on your own server.

    4.1(0)
    Free (self-hosted, open source)
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