Private and open-source alternatives to Basecamp
15 task management rated against the same public privacy criteria as Basecamp, with our picks first.
Why look for an alternative?
- Open source: no. Closed source.
- No trackers or telemetry: no. The privacy policy describes web analytics, third-party cookies and ad-company scripts for visitors who arrive from ads. Exodus finds Sentry in the Android app.
- No ads or data sales: partial. Funded by subscriptions with no ads in the product, and data is never sold. Visitors who click Basecamp ads may get an ad-company script that sends conversion data to the ad network.
- Independent audit: no. No independent audit is published.
The alternatives
Plane Grade D Our pick
Open source project management tool with issues, cycles, modules, pages and Kanban, list and Gantt views. Available as a hosted cloud service or a self-hosted Community Edition.
Why it is our pick: Open-source project management with issues, cycles, modules, pages and Kanban, list and Gantt views, as a replacement for Jira and Linear. The AGPL-3.0 Community Edition can be self-hosted, and its telemetry is opt-in.
Based in the United States (Five Eyes). Plane scores 45 out of 100 (grade D) on the task management criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales.
Kanboard Grade B
Minimalist, self-hosted Kanban project management software written in PHP, with plugins, automatic actions and an API. The project is in maintenance mode, receiving small fixes and community contributions.
Kanboard scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the task management criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
Nextcloud Deck Grade B
Kanban-style board app for Nextcloud, with boards, stacks, cards, labels, due dates and sharing with Nextcloud users and groups. Data stays on the Nextcloud server.
Based in Germany (Fourteen Eyes). Nextcloud Deck scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the task management criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
Planify Grade B
Open source task manager for Linux built with GTK4 and libadwaita, with projects, sections, labels and reminders. Works offline and can sync with Todoist or CalDAV servers such as Nextcloud.
Planify scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the task management criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
Super Productivity Grade B
Open source to-do list and time tracker with timeboxing, Pomodoro and integrations with Jira, GitHub, GitLab and calendars. Data stays on the device, with optional sync through WebDAV, Dropbox or end-to-end encrypted Super Sync.
Super Productivity scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the task management criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
WeKan Grade B
Open source, self-hosted kanban board with swimlanes, checklists, custom fields and import from Trello. Runs as a web app on the user's own server.
Based in Finland. WeKan scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the task management criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
Mindwtr Grade C
A Getting Things Done + Pomodoro productivity system for desktop and mobile. Local-first, no account required, can sync via WebDAV/Dropbox/local file or self-hosted deployment.
Mindwtr scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the task management criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales.
OpenProject Grade C
Open source project management software with Gantt charts, work packages, agile boards, time tracking and wikis. Can be self-hosted or used as a cloud service from OpenProject GmbH.
Based in Germany (Fourteen Eyes). OpenProject scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the task management criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales.
PLANKA Grade C
Self-hostable kanban board for teams with real-time updates, card attachments, notifications and Markdown descriptions. Offered as a free Community edition and a paid Pro edition or hosted service.
Based in Germany (Fourteen Eyes). PLANKA scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the task management criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales.
Vikunja Grade C
Open source, self-hostable to-do and project management app with list, Gantt, table and Kanban views. Also available as a hosted service through Vikunja Cloud.
Vikunja scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the task management criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales.
Leantime Grade D
Open source project management system aimed at non-project managers, with tasks, Kanban boards, timesheets, goals and idea boards. Can be self-hosted or used as a paid cloud service.
Based in the United States (Five Eyes). Leantime scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the task management criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales.
Mattermost Boards Grade D
Open-source Kanban and project board plugin for self-hosted Mattermost servers, continuing the Focalboard project.
Based in the United States (Five Eyes). Mattermost Boards scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the task management criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales.
Taiga Grade D
Open source agile project management platform with Scrum and Kanban boards, backlogs, issues and wiki. Can be self-hosted or used as the hosted Taiga cloud service.
Based in Spain (Fourteen Eyes). Taiga scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the task management criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales.
Tasks.org Grade D
Open source to-do list app descended from Astrid, with subtasks, tags, reminders and location alerts. Syncs with CalDAV, EteSync, DAVx5, Microsoft Exchange, Google Tasks or its own Tasks.org sync service.
Tasks.org scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the task management criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales.
Huly Grade D
Open-source work platform from Huly Labs that combines issue tracking, docs, chat, video calls and planning, available as a hosted service or self-hosted.
Huly scores 40 out of 100 (grade D) on the task management criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: open source.