Replaces Asana
European alternatives to Asana
Project management tools with European hosting
Browse the category: Project management software · Team communication services
Asana is a project management application from the United States. Teams use it to break work into tasks and subtasks, assign owners and due dates, and then look at the same work as a list, a kanban board, a calendar or a timeline. Portfolios and dashboards roll several projects up for reporting, and rules automate the repetitive steps such as moving a card when a field changes.
A project tool quietly accumulates plans, client names, budgets and internal discussion, so where that sits becomes a question for legal and procurement teams, and for anyone bidding on public tenders with European hosting requirements. Choosing a European alternative to Asana keeps that record with an EU or EFTA supplier. OpenProject is the option for teams that want to run it themselves, awork and MeisterTask cover everyday planning for smaller teams, and Projektron BCS is aimed at larger project organisations.
European options
| service | Country | Hosting | Open source | Free plan | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stackfield |
 Germany |
EU hosted | — | — | EU controlled |
 Taiga |
 Spain |
Self-hosted | ✓ | ✓ | Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved |
 Nextcloud Deck |
Germany |
Self-hosted | ✓ | — | EU controlled |
Stackfield
Encrypted team collaboration from Germany
Stackfield is a project management and collaboration platform from Germany. It brings together team chat, tasks and projects, whiteboards, video conferencing and collaborative document editing, so a team can work in one place instead of stitching several tools together.
GermanyEU hosted♻EU controlledSelf-hosted and open source
Open source projects you can run yourself. Not necessarily made in Europe, but nobody else holds your data.
Taiga
Open source project management from Spain
SpainOpen sourceFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Nextcloud Deck
Open source kanban boards inside Nextcloud
GermanyOpen sourceEU controlledServices without verified European control
Kept here for transparency, but excluded from the European options and totals. How we classify services →
OpenProject
Open source project management software from Germany
GermanyEU hostedOpen sourceFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
awork
Project planning, time tracking and optional AI from Germany
Germany Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
YouTrack
Issue tracking and project management from the Czech Republic
Czech RepublicFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
MeisterTask
German project management software with kanban boards
GermanyFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Zenkit Projects
Project management software from Germany
GermanyFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Sayr
Project management with a public portal, from Ireland
IrelandEU hostedFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Projektron BCS
Project management and ERP software from Germany
GermanyEU hosted♻ Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
Vikunja
Open source task and project management from Germany
GermanyEU hostedOpen source♻ Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
freispace
Gantt style project management from Germany
GermanyEU hosted♻ Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved
HelpSpace
Customer support and task management from Germany
Germany Ownership reviewed, controller unresolvedQuestions
Can I import my Asana projects?
Asana exports projects as CSV or JSON, and several tools here can read a CSV of tasks. OpenProject and YouTrack document their import paths, so check which fields survive the transfer before you switch the whole team.
Which European alternative is closest to Asana?
awork, MeisterTask and Zenkit Projects are closest to the same everyday mix of lists, boards and timelines. OpenProject goes further into classic project planning with Gantt charts and work breakdown structures.
Is there an option we can host ourselves?
OpenProject is designed to be self-hosted, which is the usual route when internal policy requires the data to stay on your own infrastructure. Others on this list are offered as managed services, so compare the operating effort as well as the licence.