Our verdict
Worklenz and Orangescrum are both work-management tools for restaurants. On our independent rubric, Worklenz scores 3.7/5 versus 3.4/5 for Orangescrum. Choose Worklenz if you're Agencies and teams that need task tracking plus resource/workload views or Teams wanting client portals in a self-hosted tool; choose Orangescrum if you're Very small teams (up to 5) wanting a free self-hosted PM tool or Teams that may later upgrade to a paid self-hosted Enterprise edition.
Side-by-side comparison
| Metric | Worklenz | Orangescrum |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | 3.7/5 | 3.4/5 |
| G2 rating | — | — |
| Capterra rating | — | — |
| Starting price | Free (self-hosted, AGPL-3.0) | Free (open-source Community edition, GPLv3; up to 5 users) |
| Free tier | ||
| Free trial | ||
| Integrations | 4 · REST API, Webhooks, Slack… | 5 · Google Drive, Dropbox, GitHub… |
| Best for | Agencies and teams that need task tracking plus resource/workload views, Teams wanting client portals in a self-hosted tool, Self-hosters who want a modern all-in-one work manager via Docker | Very small teams (up to 5) wanting a free self-hosted PM tool, Teams that may later upgrade to a paid self-hosted Enterprise edition, Agencies wanting tasks, time tracking, and Gantt in one tool |
| Category | work-management | work-management |
| Founded | 2022 | 2011 |
| HQ | Bandarawela, Sri Lanka | San Jose, California, USA |
A teal check marks the stronger option on each measurable row. Ratings are sourced from G2/Capterra with attribution on each listing.
Worklenz
- Free, self-hostable under AGPL-3.0 via Docker
- Includes resource/workload management and client portals
- Modern UI and active development
- Multiple project views
- Young project (open-sourced May 2024) with a small community
- Limited third-party integrations so far
- No code hosting or full ALM scope
Orangescrum
- Free, self-hostable open-source Community edition (GPLv3)
- Covers tasks, agile boards, Gantt, and time tracking
- Backed by an established vendor with paid upgrade paths
- Cloud and paid self-hosted Enterprise options available
- Free Community edition is capped at 5 users
- Open-source edition trails the commercial editions
- UI and integrations feel dated next to modern tools
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