Best Issue Tracking tools by public signals

These picks are computed from scored public evidence. Use the openness column in the ranking to separate OSI-approved, source-available, open-core, proprietary, and unverified-license tools.

Use Case Rankings

Ordered by ToolVitals score, then health, shipping, confidence, GitHub stars, and name.

#ToolHealthShippingOpennessStarsScoreStatus
01Kaneo
🎯 All you need. Nothing you don't. Open source project management that works for you, not against you.
9797OSI-approved OSS9.1k97Active
02Plane
🔥🔥🔥 Open-source Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp alternative. Plane is a modern project management platform to manage tasks, sprints, docs, and triage.
9695OSI-approved OSS59.3k95Active
03ClawSweeper
Tool that suggests which issues and PRs can be closed and why.
9694OSI-approved OSS2k95Active
04Ever Teams
Ever® Teams™ - The Workplace for Humans. Open Work & Productivity Platform - https://ever.team
9395OSI-approved OSS56994Active
05feedlog
Open-source feedback and roadmap tool with AI-assisted changelog.
9394OSI-approved OSS13394Active
06Redmica
Web-based project management and issue tracking software based on Redmine.
9292OSI-approved OSS12092Active
07AIPlan
Open source project management system.
8891OSI-approved OSS6889Active
08Huly
Huly — All-in-One Project Management Platform (alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, Notion, Motion)
7460OSI-approved OSS27.7k69Warning
09Taskwondo
Self-hosted project management and issue tracking platform with kanban boards and workflows.
7066OSI-approved OSS1469Warning
10Devlane
Open-source Jira, Linear, Monday, ClickUp and Plane alternative.
7043OSI-approved OSS15159Warning
11Yona
Project Hosting SW
6350OSI-approved OSS50058Warning
12BoardUpScale
Self-hosted alternative to Jira with Scrum, Kanban, sprints, and AI.
5834OSI-approved OSS949Warning
13FlowInquiry
FlowInquiry is an open-source platform that brings together project management, ticket tracking, workflow automation, and SLA monitoring to help teams stay organized and efficient.
4226OSI-approved OSS21035Critical
14OpenTicket
Open-source cybersecurity incident and inventory management system for SecOps and IT teams.
144OSI-approved OSS110Critical

Not Scored

Tracked for context, but excluded from rankings because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.