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Categories/Project Management/The Open Source Startup Operating System
The Open Source Startup Operating System

The Open Source Startup Operating System

Manage projects and track company goals with automated asynchronous check-ins

Pricing model

Free Tier, Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Operately to connect high-level company goals directly to daily project work. It lets your team set measurable OKR targets and automatically track progress as milestones are reached. Every project is assigned an owner, eliminating ambiguity and micromanagement. Operately includes built-in asynchronous check-in reminders so team members can share regular status updates without sitting through status meetings. You can host it on your own servers under an open-source Apache 2.0 license or run it directly in the cloud without paying per-seat fees.

What The Open Source Startup Operating System does

Set company goals with quantifiable targetsLink specific projects to strategic objectivesAssign champions and milestones to projectsSubmit asynchronous weekly status check-insMonitor automated goal progress feedsDeploy the self-hosted version on local infrastructureDirect linking between high-level OKR goals and daily projectsAutomated progress updates calculated from connected project milestonesBuilt-in asynchronous check-in reminders on a set scheduleSingle project ownership assignments to ensure clear accountabilityOpen-source Apache 2.0 code available for self-hosting in minutesFlat pricing model without per-user seat fees

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free tier, Paid

PlanList price
Free (annual billing)Free
Pro (annual billing)$49 / mo, billed annually
Business (annual billing)$149 / mo, billed annually
Unlimited (annual billing)$249 / mo, billed annually

Tutorials & Demos

Frequently asked

GitHub (Syncing code activity), Slack (Notification alerts), Google Calendar (Meeting sync), Docker (Deployment), PostgreSQL (Database), REST API (Custom connections), GitHub (Code activity sync), Discord (Community/Team alerts), Discord (Team alerts), GitHub (Code sync), Slack (Alerts), Discord (Community), Google Calendar, REST API, Unverified, Slack (Notifications), PostgreSQL, Discord, GitHub (Code activity), Discord (Alerts), Webhooks, GitHub Actions (Workflow triggers), Slack (Alerts & Notifications), Discord (Community alerts), REST API (Custom connectivity), AI Agent Skills (Codex/Claude Code)

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Operately, OKRs, goal tracking, project management, open source, Apache 2.0, self-hosted, asynchronous check-ins, milestone tracking, team alignment, progress updates