Category: Project Management
8 European alternatives to Jira — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
Atlassian's project management and issue tracking platform
Facts
- Headquarters
- US (US)
- Category
- Project Management
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- US, EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Jira
- OpenProject↗
German open-source project management software with Gantt, boards, and BIM
DE · open-source
- Planka↗
Open-source kanban board (self-hosted). Note: since v2.0 (May 2025) the project is no longer open source — it is distributed under a proprietary Fair Use License (source-available). Personal and internal company use remains free; commercial hosting for third parties requires a paid Pro/Enterprise licence from PLANKA Software GmbH.
DE · commercial
- ProjectLibre↗
open-source desktopprojectmanagementtool as an alternative to Microsoft Project
FR · open-source
- Restyaboard↗
open-source Kanban-bord and project management tool with comprehensive features
DE · open-source
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Jira?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Jira include BookStack (self-host), Kanboard and Leantime. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Jira?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Jira include BookStack (self-host), Kanboard, Leantime, OpenProject, ProjectLibre, Redmine (self-host) and Restyaboard. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Jira GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Jira is headquartered in US and hosts data in US, EU. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.