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Open Source in Project Management — SaaS tools & trends 2026

5 products Sparkpulse tracks are shipping around open source in Project Management. The fastest-moving right now are Redmine, OpenProject and Plane, ranked by how frequently they ship meaningful updates. Below: the products carrying this theme and 1 recent editorial brief that reference it.

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Products shipping around open source

#01RedmineRedmine hits 7.0 with a Rails 8 jump and its first webhooks, 20 years in6.3alternatives →

#02OpenProjectOpenProject grinds out steady releases while hardening against a bug-bounty backlog of CVEs.6.3alternatives →

#03PlanePlane pushes AI into pages and turns itself into a platform you can publish MCP apps from.5.0alternatives →

#04KitsuKitsu is turning its studio pipeline tool into a client-facing review platform.2.5alternatives →

#05KanboardKanboard is on a year-long security-hardening run, sweeping the codebase one attack class at a time.0.0alternatives →

Briefs on open source

Jul 6, 2026Project-management incumbents rebuild as systems agents operate, with governance shipping in lockstep

Frequently asked questions about open source

Which SaaS tools ship open source in Project Management in 2026?

Redmine, OpenProject, Plane, Kitsu, Kanboard — the open source products Sparkpulse tracks in Project Management, ranked by shipping velocity from verified changelogs.

What's the fastest-moving open source product right now?

Redmine, with a velocity score of 6.3 out of 10 in Project Management, based on how frequently it ships meaningful updates.

How many products are shipping around open source?

Sparkpulse currently tracks 5 products carrying the open source theme in Project Management, updated continuously from verified release data.