Project management tools encompass many different types of software such as scheduling, resource allocation, collaboration software, quality management, and cost control / budget management. This type of software is typically used by project managers looking to plan and control resources, costs and schedules to meet the objectives of a project.
To help plan a project, there are a number of different types of project management tools. One of the industry standards is the Gantt Chart, which provides a graphical displays of all the tasks that a project is composed of. Each bar on the chart is a graphical representation of the length of time the task is planned to take. Other popular tools include PERT charts (a method for analyzing the tasks involved in completing a project), Product Breakdown Structure (a hierarchical tree structure of components that make up a project deliverable), and Work Breakdown Structure (a hierarchical tree structure of deliverables and tasks that need to be performed to complete a project).
Project management tools offer many advantages when it comes to project planning and tracking. Gantt charts are synonymous with project management. The ability to get an overview of a project visually in the form of a simple to understand chart should not be underestimated. But good project management software offers so much more functionality.
Here’s our updated recommendations for the finest free and open source project management software. We’ve relocated web-based project management software to a separate roundup.
Click the links in the table below to learn more about each application.
| Project Management Software | |
|---|---|
| ProjectLibre | Standalone replacement for Microsoft Project |
| GanttProject | Graphical Java program for editing Gantt charts |
| Taskjuggler | Modern and powerful open source project management tool |
| MyCollab | Project Management, CRM and Document Management |
| Planner | The GNOME project management tool |
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Thanks. Could you please always provide the date of your articles. So I can see how up to date this list is.
Web2Project often gets missed from these tests… Its superior to a fair number on these listings so worth a review.
Web2Project often is not recommended because it’s not as good as popular open source project management software. It hasn’t had a release since October 2014. I admit it’s been a long while since I tried it (v3.0), but I suspect it’s still lacking the features I need.
thanks for the information. i loves using project management software for the business because of the advanced tools it has. there are many advantages of using the project management software and the best feature i like about this software is Real-time Reporting and Portfolio-Wide Visibility.
I appreciate your research time to find your open source project management tools that are available in the market. Simply thank you for doing great work. Please update the list of tools for future.
Thanks a lot for your review.
Would it be possible to publish an overview table to show the rated criteria to understand your rating.
E.g. I’m especially interested in multi project management, but I would prefer not installing a server.
Details of the rating criteria are indicated in our FAQ (Number 2).
Good, how are ZenTao? I don’t even see it on the list.
Does anyone know if there is an off-line management software that does not require a server? with simple install on Linux?
You missed one of the best community/enterprise packages out there. Project In A Box and its brother Planner. Both of which are free and as powerful if not more so than MS Project and some of these open source programs.
No, we didn’t miss them. Neither are eligible for inclusion for this roundup.
If you check the title, we only include open source software for Linux in this article. So a product must have at least an edition which is open source and runs under Linux to be eligible for inclusion.
> Does anyone know if there is an off-line management software that does not require a server? with simple install on Linux?
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