Best for
Best for product teams that need strategy, roadmaps and capacity planning documented in one system.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Project Management Comparison
Aha! vs. OpenProject
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for organisations that need a full project management suite on their own infrastructure rather than in someone else's cloud.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Aha! | OpenProject |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $59 / user / month Aha! Roadmaps Premium on annual billing; monthly billing costs more. Enterprise+ is $149 per user and month and is sold on annual billing only. The other Aha! products, among them Ideas, Discovery, Whiteboards, Develop, Teamwork and Knowledge, are priced separately. | Free (Community edition); Enterprise from €5.95 / user / month Community edition is free, self-hosted and has no user minimum. Enterprise Basic €5.95 and Professional €10.95 per user / month from 25 users, Premium €15.95 from 100 users, Corporate on request from 250 users. Rates are for a one-year term; a monthly term adds €1.00 per user and is available for Cloud Basic only. The BIM add-on costs €1.00 per user. |
| Free trial | 30-day trial with all Enterprise features, no credit card required | 14 days on the Enterprise cloud, or a 14-day trial licence for a self-hosted installation |
| Users | Not stated | Unlimited on the self-hosted Community edition; Enterprise plans start at 25 users |
| API | Yes, developer API | Yes, REST API v3 plus a BCF API |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) | Self-hosted on-premises (DEB and RPM packages, Docker, Kubernetes) or Enterprise cloud on servers in the EU |
| Made in | Not stated | Germany |
| Task planning | Yes, strategy, ideas, features and releases planned on roadmaps, boards and timelines; Aha! Develop adds sprint boards and Aha! Teamwork general task management | Yes, work packages with hierarchies and relations, Gantt charts with automatic or manual scheduling, agile boards for Scrum and Kanban with sprints and story points, and reusable project templates |
| Resource planning | Yes, capacity planning for teams and for individuals, with capacity reports expressed in hours of effort or people needed; team capacity planning sits on the Enterprise+ tier | Yes, team planner plus resource allocation across projects, with working hours, holidays and availability feeding the schedule |
| Time tracking | Yes, estimates in story points or in time from minutes through months, with logged effort feeding the capacity reports as it arrives | Yes, hours logged on work packages daily or weekly, a personal time tracking page and PDF timesheet reports |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, more than 75 pre-built product reports and interactive KPI dashboards | Yes, filterable cost reports, budgets for labour and unit costs, hourly rates per member and project, baseline comparison and customisable project dashboards |
| Integrations and API | Yes, a developer API and more than 40 integrations, among them Jira, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Slack, Salesforce and Zendesk | Yes, REST API v3 and a BCF API, plus integrations with Nextcloud, GitHub, GitLab, OneDrive, SharePoint, XWiki and openDesk and an official MCP server |
| AI features | stated Yes | No |
| MCP-ready | No | stated Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise |
| Support | Email helpdesk | more entries Email helpdesk, Phone, Community forum |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars | Documentation and knowledge base, Personal consulting, Guided onboarding |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Jira, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Slack, Google Chat, Salesforce, Zendesk | Nextcloud, GitHub, GitLab, OneDrive, SharePoint, XWiki, openDesk |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Aha! From $59 / user / month OpenProject Free (Community edition); Enterprise from €5.95 / user / month
- Free trial Aha! 30-day trial with all Enterprise features, no credit card required OpenProject 14 days on the Enterprise cloud, or a 14-day trial licence for a self-hosted installation
- Deployment Aha! Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based OpenProject Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise
- Hosting Aha! Cloud (SaaS) OpenProject Self-hosted on-premises (DEB and RPM packages, Docker, Kubernetes) or Enterprise cloud on servers in the EU
- Support Aha! Email helpdesk OpenProject Email helpdesk, Phone, Community forum
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Aha!
Strengths
- Covers strategy, ideas, roadmaps and delivery in one connected suite
- Capacity planning for both teams and individuals, estimated in points or hours
- More than 75 pre-built reports and interactive dashboards
- The 30-day trial opens every Enterprise feature
Limitations
- Priced well above most tools in this category
- Modules are sold separately, so a full stack multiplies the per-user cost
- Team capacity planning and OKRs are reserved for the most expensive tier
OpenProject
Strengths
- Free Community edition under the GNU GPL v3 with no user limit
- Runs on-premises or in an EU-hosted cloud, so project data can stay in-house
- Hours, hourly rates, unit costs and budgets sit in the same tool as the plan
- Official MCP server lets AI assistants work on project data within existing roles and permissions
Limitations
- Enterprise plans start at 25 users, Premium at 100 and Corporate at 250
- Self-hosting means running, securing and upgrading the installation yourself
- Monthly billing costs €1.00 more per user and is limited to Cloud Basic
Plans
Pricing
Aha!
- Premium $59 Per user and month for Aha! Roadmaps, on annual billing. Monthly billing costs more.
- Enterprise Not stated Adds unlimited free reviewers and viewers, so only workspace owners and contributors are paid seats.
- Enterprise+ $149 Per user and month, annual billing only. Adds OKRs, team capacity planning, custom tables, automation rules, workspace templates, Power BI integration and audit reporting.
OpenProject
- Community €0 Free and open source, self-hosted, no user minimum. Community features, community forum and user guides.
- Basic €5.95 Per user / month on a one-year term, from 25 users. Adds the Basic Enterprise add-ons and email support, Mon-Fri 9:30-16:00 CET.
- Professional €10.95 Per user / month on a one-year term, from 25 users. Adds the Professional Enterprise add-ons and phone support, Mon-Fri 9:30-17:00 CET.
- Premium €15.95 Per user / month on a one-year term, from 100 users. Adds the Premium Enterprise add-ons, remote hands and installation and upgrade assistance.
- Corporate On request From 250 users. Adds the Corporate Enterprise add-ons, openDesk and OpenID Connect for Nextcloud Hub, a dedicated support engineer, custom plugin support and onboarding training.
What users say
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Aha!
- Ease of use
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- User interface
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- Onboarding
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- Support and service
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- Value for money
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OpenProject
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Aha! https://www.aha.io · checked against the official source on 2026-09-16
OpenProject https://www.openproject.org · checked against the official source on 2026-09-03
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.