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qinglong vs Redmine
qinglong has 19,887 GitHub stars, 3,232 forks, 108 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Redmine has 6,033 stars, 2,472 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped yesterday. qinglong leads on adoption by 230% (19,887 vs 6,033 stars). qinglong is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; Redmine is written in Ruby under a custom or non-standard licence. qinglong has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, Redmine 41%. qinglong was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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Side by side
| qinglong | Redmine | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 6.0K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 2.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick qinglong if
- You weight community size — 20K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Redmine if
- You want the Redmine feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and Redmine fits your workflow better
About qinglong
Qinglong is a self hosted timed task management platform that schedules and runs Python 3, JavaScript, Shell, and TypeScript scripts from a web interface, built for developers and operators who want central control over scheduled jobs instead of hand editing crontab on every machine.
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About Redmine
Redmine is a flexible, self hosted project management web application written in Ruby on Rails, intended for teams and organizations that need to run their own project and work management platform.
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Frequently asked questions
Is qinglong or Redmine more popular?
qinglong has 19,887 GitHub stars and Redmine has 6,033. qinglong has the larger community by that measure.
Are qinglong and Redmine free?
Both are open source. qinglong is licensed under Apache-2.0, and Redmine has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between qinglong and Redmine?
qinglong is written in TypeScript and Redmine in Ruby. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, qinglong or Redmine?
Choose qinglong if you want the larger community (19,887 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Redmine if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.