Project Management
European alternatives to Asana, Notion and Jira. GDPR compliant tools without US data transfer.
Project data doesn't belong on US servers
Asana, Notion and Jira store tasks, notes and project plans on US servers. Under the CLOUD Act, US authorities can access this data. This includes confidential business strategies and customer projects. European providers are subject to EU law only.
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All Providers in Detail
Hand-picked European project management tools. All providers verified and compared.
OpenProject
Open-source project management for agile and classic methodologies
- Gantt charts, Kanban boards, and Scrum sprint planning
- Integrated issue tracking and bug reporting
- Time tracking and budget monitoring
- Open source, fully self-hostable
MeisterTask
Kanban-based project management with EU data residency
- Intuitive Kanban interface for teams
- Integration with MindMeister for brainstorming
- Time tracking and task automation
- Slack, GitHub, and Google Drive integrations
awork
Modular project management with German hosting
- Time tracking integrated directly into tasks
- Resource planning and capacity overview
- Timeline, Kanban, and list view
- Slack, HubSpot, and Zapier integrations
Nuclino
Collaborative knowledge management system from Germany
- Lightning-fast navigation and search
- Visual graph view of all document connections
- Kanban, lists, and graph in a single tool
- Real-time collaboration without lag
Anytype
Decentralized knowledge management with local data storage
- Local-first: data stays on your device
- End-to-end encryption during synchronization
- Open source, fully transparent
- Flexible object model for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases
Sketch
Vector-based design tool with native performance
- Browser-based UI/UX design tool
- Collaborative design features in the browser
- Plugin ecosystem with over 500 plugins
- Developer handoff with code snippets
Shopware
Open-source e-commerce system with modular architecture
- Open source, fully customizable and extensible
- Headless commerce with an API-first approach
- Integrated CMS for content commerce
- Plugin ecosystem with over 4,000 extensions
Malt
European B2B platform for freelancers and businesses
- Over 700,000 freelancers across 5 European countries
- Transparent pricing without hidden fees
- AI-powered matching technology
- Integrated contract and payment management
Jimdo
CMS for website creation with German hosting
- AI-based website builder (ADI), ready in minutes
- GDPR-compliant cookie banners included
- Online shop with German payment providers
- Custom domain and SSL certificate included
neoscript.ai
AI documentation assistant for healthcare professionals from Germany
- Automatic conversion of conversations into structured clinical documentation
- GDPR-compliant: all data exclusively on German servers
- Open-source AI models (e.g., Qwen3) instead of proprietary black boxes
- On-premises option via neobox for full data sovereignty
Penpot
Open-source design platform from Spain for teams and design systems
- UI design, wireframes and prototyping
- Design systems and design tokens
- Code inspection in CSS, HTML, SVG and JSON
- Flexible layouts based on CSS Grid and Flex
pretix
Open-source ticketing for conferences, museums and events from Germany
- Customizable online ticket shop with marketing tools
- Direct payment processing and individual ticket management
- pretixSCAN for access control, pretixPOS for box office
- pretixKIOSK as a ticket vending machine
PLANTA Project
Enterprise project and portfolio management from Karlsruhe
- Multi-project management with integrated portfolio management
- PLANTA pulse for agile teams (Scrum, Kanban)
- Over 600 installations and 60,000 users in Europe
- 30-day free trial with preconfigured demo
Moqups
Online wireframing, whiteboarding, and diagram tool from Romania
- Wireframes, mockups, diagrams, prototypes, and whiteboard in one app
- Real-time collaboration with live editing
- Over 150 templates and thousands of UI components
- Integrations with Slack, Google Drive, Jira, and Confluence
Frequently Asked Questions
Can OpenProject really replace Jira and Asana?
OpenProject offers Gantt charts, Kanban boards, Scrum sprint planning, issue tracking and time tracking. It is used by the EU Commission and German federal ministries. The learning curve is slightly steeper than Asana. The feature set is comparable.
Which tools are available for small teams and freelancers?
MeisterTask and awork are designed for small teams and offer free starter plans. Nuclino specialises in documentation and knowledge management.
Are these tools compatible with German government requirements?
OpenProject is already used in numerous German federal agencies, the EU Commission and public institutions. All tools listed here are GDPR compliant and can be used in German authorities without concerns.