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NocoBase vs OpenProject
A side-by-side editorial comparison of NocoBase and OpenProject — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
NocoBase vs OpenProject: at a glance
What is NocoBase?
NocoBase's v3 beta lets apps ship their own CLI, separate from Agents.
NocoBase ships several betas a day across v2.3 and v3. After multi-app projects on November 12, the two November 13 v3 betas let applications distribute their CLI independently of Agents, add a public installer and streamed uploads, show each coding tool's concurrency limit and current runs in the agent runtime list and turn on web search for DeepSeek models. They also speed up IMAP sync and make stalled release downloads time out.
What is OpenProject?
OpenProject patches five release lines at once with undisclosed security fixes
On 9 November OpenProject shipped 17.9.7, 17.8.2, 17.7.3, 17.6.1 and 17.5.2 together. 17.9.7 carries 12 security fixes and the older lines four each; details will be published later, and the notes ask everyone to update immediately. Bug fixes ride along: a slow project overview members widget on 17.9, copied projects inheriting the original's sprints on 17.6. This follows two earlier 17.9 patches that fixed a PDF-export file read and a budget disclosure.
NocoBase vs OpenProject: editorial side-by-side
NocoBase
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NocoBase's v3 beta lets apps ship their own CLI, separate from Agents.
◆ Current state
NocoBase ships several betas a day across v2.3 and v3. After multi-app projects on November 12, the two November 13 v3 betas let applications distribute their CLI independently of Agents, add a public installer and streamed uploads, show each coding tool's concurrency limit and current runs in the agent runtime list and turn on web search for DeepSeek models. They also speed up IMAP sync and make stalled release downloads time out.
◆ Where it's heading
v3 is assembling a toolchain around apps built by coding agents: app hosts, release management, CLIs and agent runners, each published as its own package. Many daily betas mean the parts are still moving fast.
◆ Prediction
Expect release management and the agent runtime list to keep changing in daily betas before any v3 release candidate appears.
OpenProject patches five release lines at once with undisclosed security fixes
◆ Current state
On 9 November OpenProject shipped 17.9.7, 17.8.2, 17.7.3, 17.6.1 and 17.5.2 together. 17.9.7 carries 12 security fixes and the older lines four each; details will be published later, and the notes ask everyone to update immediately. Bug fixes ride along: a slow project overview members widget on 17.9, copied projects inheriting the original's sprints on 17.6. This follows two earlier 17.9 patches that fixed a PDF-export file read and a budget disclosure.
◆ Where it's heading
Security work is now the main output of the 17.x branch, and OpenProject is backporting it to lines as old as 17.5 rather than telling self-hosters to jump to 17.9. Feature work since the 17.9.0 release in September has not shown up in this feed.
◆ Prediction
Security advisories describing the 9 November fixes are the next likely publication, followed by a 17.10 or 18.0 feature release; until then, more 17.9 patches.
Alternatives to NocoBase and OpenProject
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 NocoBase or OpenProject.
Asana
Asana lets Division admins run their own custom roles, on top Enterprise plans only.
Productboard
Productboard's v2 documents API now keeps plain web addresses and emoji as ordinary text.
Hive
Hive turns reporting into a planning tool: shared inputs, grouped values, per-person drill-downs.
Tracecat
Tracecat 1.5 alpha patches add sub-cases and lock down agent sandboxes.
SmartSuite
SmartSuite adds tracked changes to SmartDocs, so policy edits need an approver.
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Recent activity from NocoBase and OpenProject
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 20h agoNocoBaseNocoBase v3 beta adds a public CLI installer, DeepSeek web search
- 20h agoNocoBase@nocobase/app-server 5.0.0 beta 6
- 1d agoNocoBaseNocoBase v3 beta separates app CLIs from Agents
- 1d agoNocoBase@nocobase/app-template-default 1.0.0 beta 96
- 1d agoNocoBase@nocobase/create-app 0.1.0 beta 38
- 1d agoNocoBase@nocobase/document-extractor 0.1.0 beta 2
- 5d agoOpenProject17.7.3 backports four security fixes
- 5d agoOpenProject17.6.1 backports four security fixes and sprint bugs
- 5d agoOpenProject17.5.2 backports four security fixes
- 5d agoOpenProject17.9.7 fixes 12 security issues, details to follow
- 5d agoOpenProject17.8.2 backports four security fixes
- 14d agoOpenProject17.9.6 fixes unsaved workflow changes
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between NocoBase and OpenProject?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. NocoBase and OpenProject 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 NocoBase better than OpenProject?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. NocoBase and OpenProject 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 NocoBase?
Top NocoBase alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "NocoBase alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/nocobase for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to OpenProject?
Top OpenProject alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "OpenProject alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/openproject for the full list with editorial commentary on each.