Manufacturing
A product launch ties tooling, suppliers and a fixed market date together. One slipped delivery changes the budget and the risk list at once.
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Redmine alternative: FlexiProject compared
FlexiProject is a Redmine alternative that runs a project from its charter to its closure report. You also get an approved baseline, a budget, a risk register and portfolios, all in one system.
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FlexiProject vs Redmine
| Try for free | Redmine | |
|---|---|---|
| Drag-and-drop scheduling on the Gantt chart | ||
| Multi-level task structure | ||
| All four relationship types FS / SS / FF / SF | ||
| Critical path | ||
| Milestones | ||
| Schedule baseline | ||
| Kanban board on the same data as the Gantt | ||
| Project charter | ||
| Multi-stage approval paths | ||
| Risk register | ||
| Project products | ||
| Project budget | ||
| Project template with schedule, budget, risks and products | ||
| Project portfolios with data aggregation | ||
| Resource workload | ||
| Time tracking | ||
| E-mail notifications | ||
| Custom project attributes | ||
| Open API | ||
| On-premises version |
A Redmine alternative built for the whole project
Redmine tracks tickets. FlexiProject is a Redmine alternative that also carries the charter, the baseline, the budget and the risk register. Book a demo and bring one project.
FlexiProject key strengths as a Redmine alternative
Five things an issue tracker was never built to hold. They show why FlexiProject is a Redmine alternative for teams that run whole projects, not only tickets.
Move a task on the chart, not in a date field.
Tasks sit on as many levels as the work needs, and you drag them on the chart itself. Dependent dates recalculate, and the critical path shows what cannot slip.
Say what the project is for before the first ticket.
The charter states the goal, the scope, the budget frame and the success measures. It goes through an approval path, and every approved version stays in the archive with its author and date.
A risk is not a ticket with a label on it.
Each risk carries an owner, a probability, an impact and a response plan, and lands on a matrix you configure. It also points at the schedule task it threatens.
Money in the project, not in a separate spreadsheet.
Costs and revenues are planned together, and budget lines link to schedule tasks. The forecast to completion stands next to the plan and the spend. Every approved change is versioned.
Start a repeatable project from a ready standard.
A template carries the schedule, the budget, the risk list and the products together, with document patterns attached. Dates count in working days from the start.
key strengths
A Redmine alternative at sponsor and board level
A sponsor rarely asks how many tickets are open. They ask whether the project will finish on the approved date, at the approved cost, with what was promised. FlexiProject answers from one record: the charter, the baseline, the budget and the risk register, all kept against the same plan. That is why FlexiProject is a Redmine alternative at sponsor and board level too.
flexible configuration
A Redmine alternative you configure without a developer
You set fields, templates, roles and approval paths yourself, without a developer and without an implementation consultant. Every division can run its own work area, with its own charter templates. The charter, the risk register and the budget are part of the product, so you install no plugins and maintain none. Implementation and configuration for your organization are included in the license price. That is why FlexiProject is a Redmine alternative for companies with several divisions too.
A Redmine alternative in selected industries
Energy
Grid and generation projects answer to a regulator. The approved baseline and the decision trail have to survive an audit years later.
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Engineering
Design contracts pay for deliverables, not for closed tickets. Each one needs an owner, a date and acceptance criteria agreed up front.
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Every other industry
Pharma, construction, finance, public sector and services run projects differently. Find the sector closest to yours.
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Compare FlexiProject with other tools
See how FlexiProject stands against the other systems you are considering.
Redmine alternative: frequently asked questions
Redmine alternative
Is FlexiProject a good Redmine alternative?
Yes. FlexiProject is a good Redmine alternative when a project has to run through its whole lifecycle, not only through tickets. FlexiProject’s project management software keeps the schedule, the charter, the risk register, the products, the budget and the portfolio in one record. A project manager sees the whole scope without switching tools, and every approved plan change stays in the history with its author and date.
Can FlexiProject run alongside Redmine?
Yes. Teams can keep issues where they are while the project itself moves into FlexiProject. FlexiProject also holds work outside projects in its operational task software. Project managers and the board then work from the charter, the schedule, the budget and the risk register in one place.
Can the Gantt chart in FlexiProject be edited directly?
Yes. In the Gantt chart tool you drag a bar and dependent dates recalculate automatically. In Redmine the chart is drawn from ticket dates and cannot be edited by dragging. FlexiProject also marks the critical path, so you see which tasks cannot slip.
Schedule and dependencies
Does Redmine support all four dependency types?
No. Redmine relates issues as precedes and follows, which is finish-to-start only. FlexiProject carries FS, SS, FF and SF, each with a lead or a lag, and routes a plan change through approval workflow software. Dependent dates recalculate after every change, and the critical path shows on the chart.
What happens to a plan that was approved in FlexiProject?
You save the approved schedule as a baseline in the project plan module, and the Gantt chart shows the deviation from it. Every later approved version stays in the archive, so you can compare version three with version seven a year later.
Does FlexiProject have a Kanban board?
Yes. In Redmine the module called Boards is a discussion forum, and a Kanban view has to be added with a plugin. The task list, the Gantt chart and the Kanban board software are three views of the same schedule, with no plugin to install.
Products, reviews and portfolio
Does Redmine track project deliverables?
Not as its own object. Redmine tracks issues and versions, which is not the same thing. In the product management module, each deliverable in FlexiProject gets an owner, a deadline and acceptance criteria. It also links to the tasks that produce it.
How do you report project status to the board in FlexiProject?
The PMO sets the review date. Data from the schedule, the budget and the risk register feeds a report in the company template automatically, in the project review software. In Redmine you build a query against the issue list and export it by hand.
Is FlexiProject a good Redmine alternative for portfolio management?
Yes. FlexiProject is a good Redmine alternative for portfolio management. The project portfolio software aggregates the schedules, budgets and risks of every project it holds. One project can belong to several portfolios without duplicating data, and a simulation shows how switching a project off changes the portfolio figures.
Scoring, strategy and programs
How do you choose which projects to start in FlexiProject?
You score each idea in the project scoring software, against criteria and weights you set yourself. You can set a separate scoring model for each project type, and rescore a project already underway. Redmine leaves this choice outside the tool.
Can projects be tied to company goals in FlexiProject?
Yes. A goal in the strategy management software carries a baseline value, a target value and a current value. Goals form a tree with subgoals, and you link projects to a goal with a level of impact. Redmine has no goal object.
Can FlexiProject link the schedules of several projects together?
Yes. In the program management software you link the schedules of several projects into one shared plan, with dependencies that connect tasks across projects. A simulation shows the impact of a delay before you change any date, and the same project can belong to several programs.
Resources, time and the team
Does Redmine show who is overloaded across projects?
No. It shows assigned issues, not capacity. The resource management software in FlexiProject reads each person’s daily availability, including holidays and part-time contracts, across the whole organization. FlexiProject warns you before an assignment overruns that availability, right when you assign the task.
How do you log time in FlexiProject?
You log hours in the time tracking software directly on a schedule task, and you can also report time from a mobile app. Because the hours sit on the task, planned and actual effort stay on the same row next to the schedule. Redmine also records time on issues, with a report per user.
Where does the project conversation happen in FlexiProject?
You add comments on a task, a risk, a product or a budget line in the team communication software. A mention notifies a colleague right away, and project chat stays archived together with the project. Redmine keeps the conversation in issue comments, a wiki and forums instead.
Rollout, reporting and licensing
Does FlexiProject need plugins to cover these modules?
No. The charter, the risk register, the budget, the portfolio and approval paths are part of the product. You install no plugins and update none after a core upgrade. Team instructions live in the knowledge base software.
What reporting comes out of the box in FlexiProject?
The project reporting software covers schedules, risks, products, budgets and plan changes. You build reports in a report builder with no coding, and dashboards use configurable widgets. Redmine reports on issues and logged time only.
Redmine costs nothing in license. How does FlexiProject compare on cost?
Rates for FlexiProject are published on the pricing page. One full license for an administrator is enough to start, with no minimum number of seats. Users who only complete their own tasks cost nothing. Implementation and configuration for your organization are included in the license price. Redmine costs nothing in license but you carry hosting, plugins and upgrades yourself.
See a Redmine alternative on your own project
Contact us and name one project you run in Redmine today. On the demo you will see its charter, its schedule with a baseline, its budget and its risk register in FlexiProject. Invite the project manager and the person who approves budgets. After the session you can judge whether FlexiProject is a good Redmine alternative for your PMO.
