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Self-hosted alternatives to YouTrack

YouTrack is JetBrains' issue tracker and project management tool, available in the cloud or on a customer's own server. One listed app does its main job and runs in your own Cloudflare account.

Each answer comes from the app’s README and source code, compared with the features YouTrack describes on its own site.

  • Projektor issue list for the PROJ project with issue refs, priorities, assignees and statuses

    Issue tracker and wiki for teams working with AI coding agents, with the same operations exposed over MCP

    Deploy
    One-click
    License
    MIT
    GitHub stars
    54 stars
    Last commit

YouTrack features, app by app

FeatureProjektor
Task management for projects of any typeYes
Agile boards with Scrum and Kanban presetsYes
Knowledge baseYes
Time trackingNo
Configurable reportsPartly
Custom fields and extensive customizationPartly
Mentions and notificationsPartly
AI assistancePartly

Issue tracker and wiki for teams working with AI coding agents, with the same operations exposed over MCP

What a YouTrack user would miss
It has no time tracking, no report builder, no workflow rules and no issue mentions.
What it adds
One Worker with D1, KV and R2, a built-in wiki, and an MCP server with issue leases and file claims for AI agents.
  • Yes Task management for projects of any type. Issues with workspace-defined types, statuses, priority, assignee, labels and parent and child links.
  • Yes Agile boards with Scrum and Kanban presets. Backlog, kanban board and sprints.
  • Yes Knowledge base. Nested wiki with revisions, backlinks, drafts, watchers and full-text search.
  • No Time tracking. No time tracking found.
  • Partly Configurable reports. A flow metrics page; no configurable report builder.
  • Partly Custom fields and extensive customization. Custom fields (text, number, select, date, user), custom statuses and types; no custom workflow transitions found.
  • Partly Mentions and notifications. Wiki watchers and in-app notifications; no issue mentions found.
  • Partly AI assistance. 122 MCP tools let outside AI agents file, move and comment on issues and write wiki pages; no built-in assistant.

Sources:github.com/TAJD/projektorwww.jetbrains.com/youtrack/features/