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A self-hosted Asana alternative you can make your own

Get the smooth project management your team expects without locking your data, workflows and future into a SaaS platform. Redmine vs Asana is not the right question. RedmineX gives you the best of both worlds.

  • Modern project & task management

  • Self-hosted & full data ownership

  • Custom development without platform limits

  • No Vendor Lock-In

ASANA ALTERNATIVE

What do you gain by moving from Asana to RedmineX?

Asana already does project management well. The difference is what happens when your requirements go beyond the platform. With RedmineX, you don't have to adapt your organization to the software — you can adapt the software to your organization.

  • Host it yourself or have a managed infrastructure

  • Own your environment — Control upgrades, backups, security and infrastructure.

  • Have custom features developed

  • Integrate anything using REST API

COMPARE

Compare Asana vs RedmineX

Asana
Asana
RedmineX
RedmineX
Task & project management
Yes
Yes
Kanban boards
Yes
Yes
Gantt charts & dependencies
Yes
Yes
Time tracking
Yes
Yes
Resource & workload management
Yes
Yes
Self-hosted / data ownership
No
Yes
Custom programming Limited
Yes
Custom integrations Limited
Yes
Open-source core
No
Yes
Licensing model Per-user SaaS Flexible

Ready to own your project management?

Asana vs Redmine FAQ

Will we lose Asana's project management features?

You don't have to give up the essentials. RedmineX provides task and project management, kanban boards, interactive Gantt charts, time tracking, resource planning and reporting. The workflows won't be identical to Asana, but the core project management capabilities are covered.

Can I host RedmineX on-premise?

Yes. RedmineX can run on your own infrastructure, in a private cloud or as a managed hosted solution. With self-hosting, you retain control over your application, project data, database, backups and infrastructure.

Can RedmineX be customized beyond what Asana allows?

Yes. This is one of the fundamental differences. RedmineX is built on the open-source Redmine platform, so we can develop custom functionality, workflows and integrations specifically for your organization rather than limiting customization to predefined platform options.

Is RedmineX cheaper than Asana?

Often, particularly as the number of users grows. Asana uses per-user SaaS pricing, while RedmineX offers both hosted and self-hosted options with a different licensing model. The actual difference depends on your number of users, required features and deployment model.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS

Why team leaders
love working with us

RedmineX has been extremely helpful with helping customize Redmine to suit the workflow needs for our creative department.

5-star review
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Brent Manke Verified Customer
Creative Director at Homefield

RedmineX rebuilt our entire Redmine server, migrated all our data with minimal interruption, and delivered a fast, stable environment that has been running flawlessly ever since.

5-star review
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Maxime Blass Verified Customer
Application Engineering Director at SCHILLER France

Try All RedmineX Plugins

entire solution & plugins  |  totally FREE

  • All plugins
  • Cloud Solution
  • On-premise Solution
  • UX Upgrade
  • Gantt chart
  • Resources
  • Agile MyPage
  • Project templates
  • Statistics
  • Inline edit
  • Timesheet
  • Microsoft Auth
  • Secure Async Export
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How Does The Demo Work?

  1. Login credentials
    After submitting the form, you will be redirected to a page with login credentials.

  2. One demo to rule them all
    The demo site is shared and the database is being reset every full hour. You can do anything, but the data you enter will eventually be reset. You can qualify for a dedicated demo if you‘re interested in keeping the data, or testing more thoroughly.

  3. Ask anything
    Michael is ready to help you with any request so you can squeeze maximum from your Redmine.