GoProject vs OpenProject
OpenProject is an open-source project management system that can run in your own infrastructure and is available as a free Community edition. GoProject is a closed-source commercial product with broader capabilities for workflows, automation, Help Desk, search and detailed access management.
Capability comparison
| Capability | GoProject | OpenProject |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities included | ||
| Planning and control | ||
| 01Gantt chart with dependencies and baselines | YesGantt with dependencies, baselines and working days | YesGantt with dependencies and baselines |
| 02Portfolio management | YesPortfolios across projects with a roadmap and hour budgets | PartlyPartlyPortfolios in the Enterprise editions |
| 03Risk register | YesA risk matrix with likelihood and impact | NoCustom work package types |
| 04Goals with sub-goals | YesGoals with sub-goals and owners | No |
| Delivery | ||
| 05Work processes with approvals and rules | YesStatuses, transitions and rules in one visual editor | PartlyPartlyA matrix of status transitions per role and type |
| 06Automation without a monthly limit | YesAutomation on events, a schedule, SLA thresholds, Git events and incoming webhooks | PartlyPartlyCustom actions and date alerts in the paid editions |
| 07Test management | YesTest cases, test runs and cycles | No |
| 08Release management | YesReleases with what ships in each | YesVersions and a roadmap |
| 09Time tracking with hour budgets and client acceptance | YesLogged time, hour budgets and acceptance certificates for the client | YesTime, cost and budget management |
| One system | ||
| 10Your own server or the cloud, your choice | YesYour own server, a private cloud, a closed network or GoProject Cloud | YesYour own server or the OpenProject cloud |
| 11Built-in documentation | YesDocuments beside the project, with versions and approval | PartlyPartlyA wiki without document approval |
| 12Help Desk with SLAs and a customer portal | YesIncluded | No |
| 13Built-in team chat | YesChannels and direct messages beside the work | No |
| AI and integrations | ||
| 14AI assistant and AI agents | YesAn assistant and the agents you build, with MCP | NoNo built-in assistant; an MCP server as a paid Enterprise add-on |
| 15Integrations | YesREST API, webhooks, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, Slack, Teams and Google Drive | YesNextcloud, SharePoint, OneDrive, GitHub and GitLab among others |
- YesYes: available and included
- PartlyPartly: available with limits, in another plan or in an alternative way
- NoNo: not available
- N/AN/A: does not apply
The competitor's capabilities were checked against public documentation and product lifecycle information. Last checked: September 2026.
Why teams move from OpenProject
The problems we hear most often, and how GoProject addresses them.
“The team needs a faster and more comfortable place for everyday work.”
GoProject offers editing right in the list, quick create from the keyboard, a command palette and boards that update in real time for every user.
“Standard filters are not enough for the harder questions.”
The GoProject search builder supports AND, OR, brackets and the history of changes. Saved filters can be shared with the team and used on dashboards.
“Test cases and test runs are kept outside the project tool.”
Test management is built in: test cases with steps and expected results, test plans, and cycles for regression, smoke and acceptance tests, run step by step. A failed test becomes a bug on the spot, and every cycle is tied to its release.
“IT tickets need yet another tool.”
The GoProject Help Desk includes queues, SLA deadlines by working calendar, a customer portal with organisations and a mailbox of its own for each Help Desk.
“It is hard to tell why a given user can see sensitive information.”
GoProject security levels limit access to specific work items, and the permission check shows the rule that allows or denies an action for a given user.
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Where OpenProject is ahead today
We say this openly too. In these areas OpenProject offers more today, and GoProject still has work to do.
- A free Community edition and open source with a publicly available repository.
- A long history of product development and a large user community.
- Meeting management with agendas and minutes, and cost and budget management.
- A wider range of interface languages, and integrations with document storage such as Nextcloud, SharePoint and OneDrive.
- A mobile app; GoProject has no mobile app at present.
- SAML support in the paid editions; GoProject does not support SAML at present.
Moving from OpenProject
Import the data straight from OpenProject. Connect OpenProject with a user API key, from your own installation or from the OpenProject cloud. Work packages are moved together with their types, statuses, custom fields, comments, files, work logs and links. Versions become releases and categories become components. Statuses are moved with their transitions open, so configure the transitions you need once after the import, in the GoProject visual workflow editor.
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