Replaces Jira
European alternatives to Jira
Issue tracking and planning from EU vendors
Browse the category: Project management software · Team communication services
Jira is the issue tracker and project management tool of Atlassian, an Australian company. Software teams use it for backlogs, sprints, boards and releases, with configurable workflows, custom fields, automation rules and reports such as burndown and velocity charts. Larger organisations often build extensive processes on top of it and connect it to their code hosting and support desk.
That depth is also the reason a migration gets discussed carefully: the tracker ends up holding requirements, security findings and customer specifics, and its hosting location increasingly appears in tenders and internal policy. A European alternative to Jira puts that with an EU or EFTA supplier. YouTrack is aimed at development teams with issue tracking and agile boards, OpenProject can be self-hosted for classic and agile planning, and Stackfield and awork cover project work for broader teams.
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 Jira issues?
Jira exports issues to CSV, and several tools accept that format with a field mapping step. YouTrack and OpenProject document their importers, so plan how you will handle custom fields and attachments.
Which European alternative is closest to Jira?
YouTrack is the closest for software teams that want a proper issue tracker with agile boards and a query language. OpenProject is the better match when work breakdown structures and Gantt planning matter more.
Do these support agile workflows?
Boards, backlogs and sprints are standard across this list, including MeisterTask, Zenkit Projects and YouTrack. Compare how each handles estimation and reporting, since that is where the products differ most.