Atlassian open source Jira Confluence alternative: OpenProject and XWiki partnership

Strong open source Jira and Confluence alternative: OpenProject and XWiki join forces

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We are delighted to announce our official partnership with XWiki. This adds another important milestone on our journey to establish a fully open, transparent, and data-sovereign ecosystem as a genuine open source alternative to proprietary tools such as Atlassian Confluence and Jira.

A shared vision for digital sovereignty

Both OpenProject and XWiki have always stood for open standards, transparency, and user control. At a time when data sovereignty and digital independence are becoming increasingly important, a strategic collaboration was the next logical step.

Our goal: Together, we want to offer organizations an integrated, open source alternative to Jira and Confluence, combining a solution for project management and knowledge management – and thus a powerful, privacy-friendly as well as cost-effective alternative to Atlassian tools.

“This partnership strengthens the open source ecosystem and marks an important step for organizations to move away from Atlassian — toward digital sovereignty and independence. We are delighted to have XWiki as an experienced and committed partner at our side that share the same vision and values to further advance open and sovereign software solutions.” – Niels Lindenthal, CEO, OpenProject GmbH

Screenshot of Niels Lindenthal from OpenProject and Ludovic Dubost from XWiki and CryptPad) Image: Niels Lindenthal (CEO OpenProject) and Ludovic Dubost (CEO XWiki and CryptPad) at the OSXP in Paris.

“Our partnership with OpenProject is a natural extension of a shared commitment to building open, sovereign digital infrastructure for Europe and beyond. At the same time, it’s a strong affirmation of our joint vision: delivering integrated, open source solutions that respect user freedom and data sovereignty. By combining our expertise, we’re creating a compelling alternative to Atlassian’s Jira and Confluence — one that puts control and transparency back into the hands of the user. It’s a step forward for open-source collaboration in Europe, and most importantly, it responds directly to what our customers have been asking for.” — Ludovic Dubost, CEO and Founder, XWiki SAS and CryptPad

OpenProject + XWiki = Open source stack for modern teams

XWiki is a powerful platform for collaborative knowledge management – ideal as a Confluence replacement. OpenProject offers comprehensive project planning, task management, and issue tracking – a strong alternative to Jira.

The combination of both solutions creates an open, modular stack that enables teams to collaborate efficiently without compromising on control, security, or usability.

Screenshot benefits of open source alternative jira and confluence atlassian) Image: Overview of benefits of the open source alternative for Jira (OpenProject) and Confluence (XWiki)

Concrete benefits for our users for switching from Jira and Confluence

This partnership is not just a symbolic alliance – it also brings practical benefits:

  • Integration in development: We are actively working on an integration between OpenProject and XWiki to enable a seamless user experience.
  • Joined sales & support: Both partners will be able to offer each other’s services and support packages.
  • Expanded ecosystem: The connection to other open source providers such as Nextcloud will also be further strengthened by this cooperation.
  • Both OpenProject and XWiki are part of the openDesk: Therefore both open source applications can also be jointly procured via ZenDiS as part of the openDesk bundle.

Part of the openDesk initiative

Our partnership is part of larger European initiatives such as openDesk, a modular open source suite for public administration and organizations. Under the leadership of the Center for Digital Sovereignty (ZenDiS), leading open source companies such as OpenProject and XWiki are working closely together here alongside many other well-established open source vendors from Germany and Europe.

For a sovereign digital future

With this partnership, we are sending a strong signal for the open source movement in Europe and worldwide. Together with XWiki, we are providing organizations with tools that enable teams to work independently, securely, and collaboratively without vendor lock-in and without compromises on their data sovereignty.

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