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GanttPRO vs Leantime

A side-by-side editorial comparison of GanttPRO and Leantime — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Shared themes:project-management

GanttPRO vs Leantime: at a glance

FeatureGanttPROLeantime
SectorPMPM
Velocity score5.05.0
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesgantt-charts, project-management, stakeholder-sharing, reportingproject-management, self-hosted, permissions, plugins
Last editorial update12d ago2d ago
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What is GanttPRO?

GanttPRO ships a quarter's worth of features at a time, filed as blog tutorials.

This feed announces product changes as how-to posts, naming the feature after the colon. The last ones that clearly announced features, dashboard export with portfolio invitations and a rebuilt list view, landed on 4 August. The October posts are a how-to on custom colours that doesn't say whether the feature is new, and a buy-versus-build article for enterprise Gantt tools. Earlier in the year came a shared board-view link, table reports and an AI Gantt chart maker.

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What is Leantime?

Leantime swaps role ranks for real permissions and syncs with your calendar app.

Leantime moved from 3.10 to 3.14 between October and 10 November. v3.14.0 replaces role-rank checks with specific permission checks across projects, timesheets, users, API keys, to-dos, milestones and sprints, and opens the calendar to plugins; a new CalDAV plugin syncs both ways with Nextcloud, Radicale and Apple Calendar. Earlier releases added mobile push, per-project modules, global search and self-updating plugins.

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GanttPRO vs Leantime: editorial side-by-side

G5.0

GanttPRO ships a quarter's worth of features at a time, filed as blog tutorials.

◆ Current state

This feed announces product changes as how-to posts, naming the feature after the colon. The last ones that clearly announced features, dashboard export with portfolio invitations and a rebuilt list view, landed on 4 August. The October posts are a how-to on custom colours that doesn't say whether the feature is new, and a buy-versus-build article for enterprise Gantt tools. Earlier in the year came a shared board-view link, table reports and an AI Gantt chart maker.

◆ Where it's heading

Two threads run through the recent work. One is giving people outside the project a way in: shared private links for board view, invitations to portfolios, dashboard export — each aimed at a stakeholder who needs the picture without a seat in the plan. The other is loosening the product's attachment to the chart it is named after, through the list view, board view and table reports. For a tool that sold one visualisation, methodically shipping all the others is the more consequential of the two.

◆ Prediction

Expect the next feature post to extend the sharing thread, export or link access for views that lack it, since two of the last three features were about read-only distribution. The October posts are content marketing, so the gap since August means no new feature has appeared in the feed.

L5.0

Leantime swaps role ranks for real permissions and syncs with your calendar app.

◆ Current state

Leantime moved from 3.10 to 3.14 between October and 10 November. v3.14.0 replaces role-rank checks with specific permission checks across projects, timesheets, users, API keys, to-dos, milestones and sprints, and opens the calendar to plugins; a new CalDAV plugin syncs both ways with Nextcloud, Radicale and Apple Calendar. Earlier releases added mobile push, per-project modules, global search and self-updating plugins.

◆ Where it's heading

The release cadence is roughly one feature version every two weeks, split between finer access control and a plugin marketplace that carries more functionality. Core changes increasingly exist to give plugins stable hooks, as the calendar rework shows.

◆ Prediction

Expect more marketplace plugins built on the new calendar and permission hooks, and further permission work extending to the remaining modules.

Alternatives to GanttPRO and Leantime

Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either GanttPRO or Leantime.

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Recent activity from GanttPRO and Leantime

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 3d agoLeantimev3.14.0: per-permission access checks and a CalDAV sync plugin
  2. 14d agoLeantimev3.13.2: digest changes, OIDC PKCE, marketplace install reporting
  3. 14d agoLeantimev3.13.1: clearer plugin install errors
  4. 14d agoLeantimev3.13.0: mobile push, per-project modules, Laravel 12
  5. 15d agoGanttPROCustom Gantt Charts for Enterprise Project Management: When to Buy and When to Build
  6. 23d agoGanttPROHow to Organize Projects Visually with GanttPRO: Custom Colors
  7. 29d agoLeantimev3.12.0: self-updating plugins and a shared interface library
  8. 1mo agoLeantimev3.11.0: global search across the workspace
  9. 3mo agoGanttPROHow to Share Project Progress and Collaborate on Portfolios with GanttPRO: Dashboard Export and Invitations to Portfolios
  10. 3mo agoGanttPROHow to Manage Projects with GanttPRO: Updated List View
  11. 6mo agoGanttPROHow to Present Your Projects with GanttPRO: Shared Private Link for Board View
  12. 7mo agoGanttPROFrom an Idea to a Plan in Minutes: Meet the AI Gantt Chart Maker ⚡

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between GanttPRO and Leantime?

Both compete on the same themes — project-management — within PM. GanttPRO and Leantime are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is GanttPRO better than Leantime?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. GanttPRO and Leantime are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other PM products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to GanttPRO?

Top GanttPRO alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "GanttPRO alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/ganttpro for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to Leantime?

Top Leantime alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Leantime alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/leantime for the full list with editorial commentary on each.