OpenProject

Classic project management: Gantt, agile boards, time and budgets. German vendor.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleftOpen corenot verified

Building on it: what may you do?

Short answers based on the licence, for the version in the catalog.

  • B1 Change the code for internal use in your company Yes Yes, as long as you don't distribute it.
  • B2 Build your own product or service on top and offer it to customers as SaaS Yes Yes. Running it as a service is not distribution.
  • B3 Make a closed-source derivative and sell or distribute it No No. If you distribute it, the whole work must carry the same licence, with source.
  • B4 Use the project's name and trademark No No, not without permission. The licence covers the code, not the name or logo.

Keep in mind

  • Open core: parts of the project (often an ee/ or enterprise folder) are under a separate commercial licence and may not be changed or used freely.
  • There is a licence note for this product (e.g. parts under another licence or version-specific terms): read it and check the licence of the exact version you use.

This is guidance, not legal advice. Check with a lawyer before deciding.

Verify with a lawyer. Not verified: check the following in the product's own documentation before deciding: sso.

The licence in brief

GNU GPL 3.0 (GPL-3.0)

Strong copyleft. Free to run internally and as a service. If you distribute it, the whole work must be GPL with source.

What does GPL-3.0 mean?

GPL-3.0 with commercial Enterprise add-ons. Part of openDesk.

This is guidance, not legal advice (inte juridisk rådgivning). Check with a lawyer before deciding.

Facts

Licence
GPL-3.0
Licence type
Strong copyleft
Open core
Yes – some features need a paid edition
GitHub stars
16.3k
Latest activity
Deployment
Docker, Helm, Packages
Login/SSO
OIDC/SAML, LDAP
API
REST (HAL), webhooks
Multi-tenant
No
EU vendor
Yes
Source
GitHub API, fetched 2026-10-03

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