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Open-source alternatives to Monday.com

Monday.com is a work management platform with a spreadsheet-like interface organizing work as items in color-coded boards with customizable columns. Teams use it for project tracking, CRM pipelines, HR workflows, and operations management. Its no-code automation and 200+ integrations make it a general-purpose work tool rather than a developer-specific project tracker.

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plane

★ 48,790 TypeScript AGPL-3.0

🔥🔥🔥 Open-source Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp alternative. Plane is a modern project management platform to manage tasks, sprints, docs, and triage.

makeplane/plane Updated 2026-05-05

leantime

★ 9,764 PHP AGPL-3.0

Leantime is a goals focused project management system for non-project managers. Building with ADHD, Autism, and dyslexia in mind.

leantime/leantime Updated 2026-04-22

Comparison notes

Plane covers engineering team project management with sprints, issues, and roadmaps. Leantime is an ADHD-friendly project management tool with focus-oriented UX. The main gap vs. Monday.com: Monday's configurable board structure (any team using it as a spreadsheet replacement for processes from HR to sales) is more flexible than Plane's engineering-focused layout. Monday's automation marketplace and integration count are well ahead of OSS alternatives. For non-engineering use cases (HR workflows, CRM boards), no single OSS alternative matches Monday's no-code flexibility.

Migration tips

  • Export your Monday.com boards as Excel files (right-click board → Export to Excel) — one file per board
  • Map Monday.com column types to your OSS tool's field types before importing
  • Document your Monday.com automations (recipe configurations) — these must be manually recreated
  • Recreate board permissions and team visibility settings in your target tool
  • Update Zapier, Make, or other automation tools that trigger Monday.com actions to use the new platform's API

FAQ

Can I fully replace Monday.com with an OSS tool?

Feature parity varies. Most OSS alternatives cover 70-90% of core workflows, but may lack polish, integrations, or specialized features. Pilot the alternative with a subset of your team before fully committing.

What's the cost of self-hosting?

Plan for ~$5-50/month in VPS costs (DigitalOcean, Hetzner, etc.) plus 2-8 hours/month in maintenance. For a team of 20+, self-hosting usually breaks even against SaaS pricing within 6-12 months.

Which alternative should I pick?

Sort by GitHub stars (a proxy for community health), check the last-pushed date (avoid unmaintained projects), and read recent issues to gauge responsiveness.