Category: Project Management
8 European alternatives to Leantime — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
German open-source project management for strategy and execution
Facts
- Headquarters
- DE (EU)
- Category
- Project Management
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- Yes
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Leantime
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AI-powered project and resource management platform, formerly headquartered in Copenhagen (DK). Acquired by US-based Accelo in July 2025 and fully integrated into accelo.com by May 2026. Ultimate parent is Accelo Inc. (San Francisco, US). EU data sovereignty guarantees previously claimed under eu-strict no longer apply.
DK · commercial
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Leantime?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Leantime include awork, Bitrix24 and BookStack (self-host). On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Leantime?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Leantime include BookStack (self-host) and Kanboard. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Leantime GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Leantime is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. It is also open-source, so you can self-host it. That makes Leantime an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.