Redmine vs. Wrike

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Redmine
Score 6.2 out of 10
N/A
Redmine is a project management web application written using the Ruby on Rails framework. It is cross-platform and cross-database, and free to download and use as an open source project available on the GNU 2.0 license.N/A
Wrike
Score 8.3 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Wrike is a project management and collaboration software. This solution connects tasks, discussions, and emails to the user’s project plan. Wrike is optimized for agile workflows and aims to help resolve data silos, poor visibility into work status, and missed deadlines and project failures.
$0
per month per user
Pricing
RedmineWrike
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Wrike Free
$0
per month per user
Wrike Team
$10
per month (billed annually) per user (2-15 users)
Wrike Business
$25
per month (billed annually) per user (5-200 users)
Wrike Enterprise
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per month per user
Pinnacle
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per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RedmineWrike
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEvery premium plan begins with a 14-day trial period.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Redmine
Chose Redmine
Sysaid and Jira appear to be better alternatives, but they are expensive compared to Redmine, which is free. They are also not as easy to configure, compared to Redmine.
Chose Redmine
Jira is a great project management tool for software product life cycle management for an agile environment based on agile methodologies. Jira is an intuitive and modernized user interface design compared with Redmine but Redmine is a lightweight and affordable project …
Chose Redmine
As we've moved to using agile-based methodologies, we've started using Jira more, which is better suited for agile development. Jira looks and feels like a more modern web application and has greater flexibility and more features. I used Basecamp a long time ago for some small …
Chose Redmine
Redmine is much for granular than Trello. The detail and record tracking in Redmine can't really be compared to that in Trello. While they can both track things and there is a record of changes... Redmine is more detailed and more geared toward long term projects where Trello …
Chose Redmine
Redmine has a lot of the same functionality but is much easier to use. The project tends to have functions that only the most advanced PM would even look at. JIRA is easier to deploy in a cloud/managed environment: it also has better "apps" support. However, Redmine benefits …
Chose Redmine
Basecamp was very busy and seemed more into the "wow" factor than into being an efficient tool. Redmine has none of the characters or kid-like appearance of Basecamp's model. I found Basecamp to be too cluttered in views and its interactions confusing, making it difficult to …
Chose Redmine
Jira is new: it is easier to deploy in a cloud/managed environment: it also has better "apps" support.
However, Redmine benefits from maturity, as well as a large base of experts who manage Redmine on a constant basis. Additionally, Redmine is fairly "easy" to set up: as long …
Chose Redmine
Redmine stacks up to its competitors by being free and open-source. Additionally, it is an easy tool to install and maintain in any operating system, like Linux and Windows. Administrators will not have so many headaches when getting it running. You can customize the code and …
Chose Redmine
Jira is currently the gold standard here, but it has a pretty substantial subscription price based on the number of accounts you need to create. Jira gets pricey, very quickly.

Chose Redmine
Redmine has a lot of the same functionality, but is much easier to use. Project tends to have functions that only the most advanced PM would even look at.
Chose Redmine
It can beat other services only as free, open source solution. Right now we've moved to Jira, and Redmine only stays on as an archive and is used by our editor's department.
Chose Redmine
I think that although they are tools for managing equipment and tools for bugs tracking, Redmine has a great advantage since it can be integrated with many third-party tools and that is the only tool of this type with which I have been able to integrate and integrate systems. …
Wrike
Chose Wrike
I think Wrike is comparable against these competitors - it reminds me of Trello the most in terms of interface. I did not personally select Wrike, I am a user, not the purchase decision maker.
Chose Wrike
I like Wrike best. I liked Asana, but I think it got too pricey for the features that we wanted out of it. Notion was fine, but I think its ability to integrate with the rest of our tech stack proved difficult. Trello was fine, it was early in my career and I remember its ease …
Chose Wrike
I'm in the process of evaluating ClickUp, and so far, it seems far more robust in the areas that matter (integrations, automation, speed, ease of use) where it could apply to small and medium orgs. I have another call with ClickUp and if their pricing holds, we may end up …
Chose Wrike
Jira is really geared towards IT organizations. It is far more complex to use so it has a steeper learning curve, but once you get the hang of it, it does have more customization capabilities and it offers more functionalities, such as extra fields, types of graphs, etc.... …
Chose Wrike
Wrike provides multiple use cases on managing workflow through the various range of functionalities provided. Trello more so provides a straight forward way to obtain a full scope view of projects, but Wrike is more comprehensive in managing all stages.
Chose Wrike
Wrike is definitely easier to use and easier to teach team members to use
Chose Wrike
We use both Wrike and Smartsheet to satisfy our necessities. Smartsheet gives us a platform to input more information, while in Wrike we stablish contact with our customers for proofing before product development; information that goes directly into our Smartsheet once the …
Chose Wrike
differnt platform and different user features
Chose Wrike
ClickUp and Wrike look very different - when I think of Wrike, I think of larger tasks, but ClickUp I used for smaller lists & used the calendar view more.
Chose Wrike
The visuals are appealing and make it user friendly. It is similar to adobe programs with functionality for approval and editing of documents.
Chose Wrike
Great for large project and/or complex projects. However there can be a learning curve. I would possibly choose a different platform if I am working with non-techy team members.
Chose Wrike
Wrike is better than both as it allows for greater visibility and is more similar to an excel based system, which i think has a much better initial understanding of all users.
Chose Wrike
Very similar. Our global team used Wrike when we merged so we all moved to the same platform
Chose Wrike
Wrike has been a helpful benchmark of industry standard. Many people who have used other similar platforms have been able to easily transition to Wrike.
Chose Wrike
I have used inhouse project management tool in my previous company.
It was very slow compared to Wrike, visualisation is better in Wrike, they did not have customised template increasing repetitive work, the tool used in previous company was very slow as it takes like a lot of …
Chose Wrike
Figma is similar in many regards from the ways I've used it. Wrike is far superior to Workamajig in terms of visual language and ease of use; however, Workamajig seems to be more robust for the expansive needs of an agency.
Chose Wrike
It's a bit more user friendly than salesforce
Chose Wrike
They all have pros and cons, but Workfront is the most robust, while Asana is the middle ground for affordability that meets all our teams’ needs.
Chose Wrike
Wrike is very similar, but the others integrate with our overall Microsoft organization better
Chose Wrike
Wrike has a much deeper feature set than Trello, though does cost significantly more. Azure Devops is better suited to developer workflows out of the box but overall, I would be inclined to use Wrike due to the simpler UX/UI.
Chose Wrike
Wrike always works - it's always up-to-date, never down, and our one source of truth.
I wish the mobile version of Wrike was more usable, but that's the only thing where Wrike may not be the front runner.
Chose Wrike
Much prefer Wrike - easier to use and much better for the teams that use them as well as managers and team leads
Chose Wrike
In my opinion, Wrike is very similar to Asana (Asana has Wrike beat when it comes to completing tasks. Who doesn't enjoy seeing a rainbow unicorn fly across the screen when marking a task complete). Jira is also very similar but a bit more robust as it integrates with Aha for …
Chose Wrike
There are similarities in offerings, but Wrike is more friendly in the visual presentation of the projects.
Features
RedmineWrike
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Redmine
7.7
Ratings
1% above category average
Wrike
8.0
Ratings
4% above category average
Task Management9.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Resource Management7.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Scheduling8.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Workflow Automation5.80 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Team Collaboration8.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology6.90 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology8.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Document Management8.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Email integration9.10 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Mobile Access5.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking7.50 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management8.50 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Redmine
7.5
Ratings
1% below category average
Wrike
7.8
Ratings
3% above category average
Quotes/estimates7.30 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Invoicing7.80 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Project & financial reporting7.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Integration with accounting software7.90 Ratings8.30 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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8.7
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
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8.2
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
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8.4
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Availability
-
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7.9
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Performance
-
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7.5
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Support Rating
6.5
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6.9
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In-Person Training
-
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8.2
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
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9.0
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Ease of integration
-
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6.9
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Product Scalability
-
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7.8
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Vendor post-sale
-
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5.9
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Vendor pre-sale
-
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9.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
RedmineWrike
Likelihood to Recommend
It is a tool that does not is only for this use but with its great power of integration with other tools, we realized that in one solution we could cover many solutions. For instance, it is very well suited for git integration. Besides that, the quality team can assign tasks to the corresponding department. Maybe it is not very appropriate for very large and complex projects, where deeper monitoring of human resources, task deliverables, and deadlines is necessary.
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Negotiations often involve long timelines and multiple rounds of discussion. Wrike allows us to assign clear ownership, track due dates, and monitor progress so that nothing stalls or gets lost. Redlines, proposals, and finalized agreements can be stored and shared within Wrike, reducing reliance on scattered email chains and ensuring everyone is working from the most current version.
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Pros
  • Easy to upgrade and or change to your own particular use-cases.
  • Straightforward set-up and easy to create custom fields and workflows.
  • Communication between multiple teams.
  • Track multiple sprints through their chart views.
  • Keep a historical record of changes done to instances.
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  • different views to accommodate different users workflow
  • predecessors and successors to tie tasks together and adjust dates as a group
  • Being able to see other people's workloads so when I am planning my projects for the upcoming quarter, I can set a project delivery date that is better suited to workload and is more realistic
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Cons
  • The design and user-interface are a little outdated. It looks like a product that was designed ten years ago and doesn't have a polished look and feel like newer apps have.
  • It's not particularly designed to support agile-based project management methodologies such as Scrum.
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  • Templating.
  • For example, let's say we are onboarding a new client. There are certain tasks that need to be done. It would be great to be able to create a new project and have certain tasks preloaded.
  • Importing.
  • Importing may seem easy, but there is so much nuance to it. The fact that you need to make sure the parent task comes before child tasks is very difficult to do without the help of AI. Also, I am not sure it is possible if you have a thousand tasks to import, to make sure that you have a folder structure and parent/child tasks.
  • I also find that the documentation is lacking and the 2 import methods lacking as well.
  • Customize my inbox. When I log into Wrike, my Inbox is the first thing I see, but this doesn't show the full picture of what I want it.
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
I wish that Wrike had more drag and drop functionality that would be connected to assignee and also I wish that the finish date of a task would update to the date where you checked completed. It does not do that. Also finishing a task doesn't move the start date of the next task it "protects your time in that way", but our management team wants us to quickly see what we have down the pipeline rather than having to scroll down the list of upcoming tasks.
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Usability
Redmine is a great product to have in an organization. It's extremely flexible, costs much less to maintain than other alternatives, and as a tool, it is relatively fast to get experienced with. The primary advantages of working with Redmine are: flexible platform, API, open-source and highly configurable, stability.
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I love the way task management is designed within Wrike. The full overview, followed by sequential updates, really works for us - this way, we don't need to go into individual people's work subtasks to find what's happening with a project. That's very useful from a project management perspective. The to-do feature also lets everyone access info in one place.
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Reliability and Availability
No answers on this topic
Over two years of (almost) daily usage without outages. Don't remember any errors. I give it 9 only because some Wrike plugins (for online document edit) are based on NPAPI architecture. These types of plugins are being phased out in new browsers, and NPAPI plugins are disabled by default in recent versions of Chrome so you have to do some browser adjustments when you switch browsers or move to another computer.
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Performance
No answers on this topic
Wrike tasks loads fine, but I hate clicking files and wait for a bit of time since it is powerpoint or word, Wrike assumes I want to open those on Wrike. My suggestion is to link it to office 365 so we do not need Wrike based decoder for PPTX and DOCX
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Support Rating
Redmine is free, easy to use and it's everything you could want in a free project management program. The fact that it has wiki integration and that it can track on such a granular level is amazing. Assigning tasks to other users, such as our development team, is fantastic and ensures we are always up-to-date on where we are what - on what projects.
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We've had so many questions during the establishment of Wrike for our team, and the Wrike support team has exceeded our expectations. Our team is naturally curious, and the Wrike support team has always been willing to hold conversations about how we can make an idea work, to show us hidden features that delight us, and to help us plan ways to build out projects efficiently. They meet our questions with multiple solutions and best practices
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In-Person Training
No answers on this topic
We had staff in person provide some training
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Online Training
No answers on this topic
I love the Wrike training options. Wrike Discover has tons of courses, learning plans, certifications, etc. This is an area where Wrike definitely shines! I wish these resources were more in your face for new people, because it seems like a lot of coworkers didn't know all of this training was available to them.
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
There are a lot of bells and whistles in Wrike, and not all of it is easy or intuitive to understand once it's plopped in your lap. It's easier when there are a few choice people who understand Wrike as a platform and articulate it in such a way where it makes it easy to pass it along to others in the group
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Alternatives Considered
Redmine is much for granular than Trello. The detail and record tracking in Redmine can't really be compared to that in Trello. While they can both track things and there is a record of changes... Redmine is more detailed and more geared toward long term projects where Trello is great for short terms notes and tasks.
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Jira did not at all help us get our work done as content creators. I think that was because Jira wasn't quite right for our uses. Wrike fits our needs so much better. I can't tell you enough the relief I felt when we adopted Wrike and I never had to use Jira again.
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Scalability
No answers on this topic
Wrike has significantly enhanced our workflow and productivity, ensuring accuracy and efficiency meet high standards. Our work now reflects professionalism and top quality. Other departments have taken notice of how organized we are thanks to Wrike, and we take great pride in our work—all made possible by this platform
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Return on Investment
  • The "free" bit definitely has a nice impact on ROI. Granted, there are other factors, but not shelling out a ton of cash at the outset is definitely a plus.
  • Once everyone gets into the flow of things, Redmine quickly becomes a huge factor in ensuring proper communication and quality in projects. Having everything centrally located reduces the time and effort needed to gather necessary information to proceed forward.
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  • Wrike has improved our resource management significantly.
  • Wrike has improved the request intake process for us.
  • One negative impact of using Wrike is that we had to include Workato for some customised automations, which were not supported by Unito, but this can be on a need-to basis.
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