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# Europe on a Roll: Plans Open Source Alternative to Confluence and Jira
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/europe-open-source-alternative-confluence/
- Published: 2025-07-11T11:16:51.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-14T03:48:28.000Z
- Description: European organizations are going all in for digital sovereignty with open source tools.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Open Source, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

Europe's push towards [digital sovereignty](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2020/651992/EPRS%5FBRI%282020%29651992%5FEN.pdf?ref=itsfoss.com) is gaining serious momentum in 2025\. Amid growing concerns over data privacy, access, and surveillance, many regions are distancing themselves from U.S.-based tech giants [like Microsoft](https://itsfoss.com/french-city-replaces-microsoft/) in favor of open source alternatives.

A growing number of European initiatives are working to keep infrastructure, data, and innovation within the continent. Their goal is **to reduce dependence on foreign tech platforms** that lock in customers and to build long-term digital independence through local open source development.

In a notable development, two European open source organizations have teamed up to offer an alternative to two popular workflow tools.

**What's Happening:** XWiki and OpenProject have [announced](https://www.openproject.org/blog/open-source-jira-confluence-alternative/?ref=itsfoss.com) that they are working on creating a fully open source alternative to Atlassian's [Confluence](https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence?ref=itsfoss.com) and [Jira](https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira?ref=itsfoss.com), two of the most widely used workflow and collaboration tools out there.

Confluence is a popular platform for team documentation and knowledge sharing, while Jira is known for issue and project tracking across teams. Together, they dominate enterprise collaboration but remain proprietary and primarily U.S.-based (even though they originated in Australia).

As for the two organizations, [XWiki](https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/?ref=itsfoss.com) is a well-known provider of open source enterprise wiki and knowledge management solutions, offering advanced collaboration features for businesses. It also develops [CryptPad](https://cryptpad.org/?ref=itsfoss.com), a privacy-focused, end-to-end encrypted suite that many of us know and love.

[OpenProject](https://www.openproject.org/?ref=itsfoss.com) complements this with its open source project management platform, designed for agile workflows, task tracking, and team collaboration.

Speaking on the matter, [Ludovic Dubost](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ldubost/?ref=itsfoss.com), CEO and Founder of XWiki, added that:

> 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.

**What to Expect:** The goal of this initiative is to create an open, modular stack that allows teams to collaborate efficiently **without the worry of vendor lock-in, forced upgrades, or loss of control over their data**.

By combining their strengths in documentation handling and knowledge sharing, XWiki and OpenProject are working to deliver a unified, open source platform for managing both content and projects.

With backing from public sector efforts like [ZenDiS](https://www.zendis.de/en?ref=itsfoss.com) and its [openDesk](https://www.opendesk.eu/en?ref=itsfoss.com) platform, the project lines up with Europe's broader goals of digital sovereignty and accessible, self-hosted infrastructure.

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