Short answer
Buy the RedmineUP full stack bundle ($1,799) if your Redmine needs more than a task board: it includes the same Agile PRO plugin plus Helpdesk, CRM, Invoices, Resources, Budgets and nine more, 15 PRO plugins in all. Buy the Redmine Agile plugin ($499) if your team only wants Scrum and Kanban boards, sprint planning and Agile charts.
The break-even point is easy to remember: Agile, Helpdesk, CRM, Resources and Budgets bought one by one cost $1,795, four dollars less than the whole bundle. Need four or more of the bigger plugins? Take the bundle. Need just the board? Take the Agile plugin, or start with its free Light edition.
At a glance
| RedmineUP full stack bundle | Redmine Agile plugin |
|---|
| Best for | Teams that run development, support, sales and billing in Redmine | Teams that only need Scrum and Kanban boards and Agile charts |
| Price (single-server) | $1,799 | $499 |
| Multi-server license | $4,799 | $1,099 |
| Optional renewal after 12 months | $1,259.30 a year | $349.30 a year |
| What you get | 15 PRO plugins, Agile PRO included | Agile PRO only |
| Agile boards, sprint planner, 11 charts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Helpdesk, CRM, invoicing, resource planning | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free way to try | Fully functional demo (link by email) | Free Light edition, plus the demo |
| Runs on | Redmine 5.0 to 7.0, Ruby 3.1 to 4.0 | Redmine 5.0 to 7.0, Ruby 3.1 to 4.0 |
| redmine.org user rating | Agile 4.7 (141), Helpdesk 4.7 (55), CRM 4.6 (73) | 4.7 out of 5 from 141 ratings |
How we compared them
- Opened both products' order pages in US dollars and noted the single-server price, the multi-server price and the renewal price offered for the second year.
- Matched the bundle's plugin list in the checkout against RedmineUP's pricing page and added up what the same plugins cost one by one.
- Read the Agile plugin's Light and PRO feature lists and system requirements on RedmineUP's site, and its version history on redmine.org.
- Counted the user ratings for the Agile, Helpdesk and CRM plugins on redmine.org, the Redmine project's own plugin directory.
What we checked: on October 13, 2026, the order page listed the RedmineUP full stack bundle at $1,799.00 (multi-server $4,799.00, renewal $1,259.30) and the Redmine Agile plugin at $499.00 (multi-server $1,099.00, renewal $349.30). The same day, redmine.org listed Agile plugin version 1.7.0, released September 2, 2026, with 141 user ratings.
RedmineUP full stack bundle
RedmineUP full stack bundle: every RedmineUP PRO plugin for self-hosted Redmine in one license.
- Price: $1,799 single-server, $4,799 multi-server
- Includes: Agile, Helpdesk, CRM, Invoices, Finance, Products, People, Checklists, Drive, Questions, Mailchimp, Zenedit, Reporter, Resources and Budgets
- Runs on: your own Redmine 5.0 to 7.0 server (Linux, macOS or Windows), with SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQL Server
- Best for: companies that want support tickets, customers, projects and invoices in one Redmine
The RedmineUP full stack bundle turns Redmine from an issue tracker into the place where a whole small company works. Developers get the full Agile PRO board. Support gets Helpdesk, which turns email, website widget messages, logged calls and web forms into Redmine tickets. Sales gets CRM with contacts, companies and a deals pipeline. Finance gets Invoices and Finance for billing logged hours and tracking income and expenses. Managers get Resources for team workload planning and Budgets for cost and bill rates per project and issue.
Helpdesk tickets in the Redmine issue list, with each customer's photo, the latest message and the time to first response.
What makes the bundle more than a discount is that the plugins are built to share data. A Helpdesk ticket shows the customer's CRM record. A won deal can become a project. An invoice can bill the time entries your team already logged against issues. Buying separate tools for each job would cost you that connection, and buying the plugins one by one would cost you almost twice as much.
CRM deals with amounts in pounds, dollars and euros, the client company and statuses such as New, First contact, Negotiations and Pending.
The catch is scale. Fifteen plugins means fifteen sets of settings, permissions and upgrades, and the price only makes sense if you will use several of them. A ten-person development team that never talks to customers inside Redmine would be paying $1,300 for plugins it doesn't open.
What we like
- Costs $1,537 less than buying the 14 separately priced plugins one by one ($3,336)
- Includes the complete Agile PRO plugin, so you lose nothing on the board side
- The plugins share data: tickets, customers, deals, time and invoices link to each other
- Self-hosted, so customer data stays on your own server
Watch out for
- $1,799 up front, and $1,259.30 a year if you want updates after the first 12 months
- No free trial install of the whole bundle, only an online demo
- Fifteen plugins to configure and keep compatible when you upgrade Redmine
- Needs someone who can install Redmine plugins, or RedmineUP's paid installation service
What users say about the bundle's plugins
On redmine.org, the Helpdesk plugin is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 55 ratings and the CRM plugin 4.6 from 73. People who run several RedmineUP plugins together tend to mention how well they fit, and how quickly support answers:
"One of the best plugins supported by an excellent support staff. No questions took more than 24 hours to answer. They have a well documented user manual. I am using their Agile Plugin and Helpdesk plugin and I am extremely satisfied with both." Nitin Srivastava, 5 stars on redmine.org
"We use this plugin in conjunction with the Helpdesk plugin and it's excellent. We mostly use the contacts, contact notes, and tags. It works flawlessly, and if there are any problems, Dimitar is very helpful." John Campbell, on the CRM plugin, 5 stars on redmine.org
Upgrades are the weak spot when plugins depend on each other. Almost seven years ago, Alexander Meindl gave the CRM plugin 1 star: "With Version 4.2.6 all project related redmine_contacts_helpdesk and redmine_contacts_invoices settings disappeared. No reaction from redmineup to my support request till now." Back up your Redmine database before every plugin upgrade.
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Redmine Agile plugin
Redmine Agile plugin: drag-and-drop Scrum and Kanban boards, a sprint planner and Agile charts inside Redmine.
- Price: $499 single-server, $1,099 multi-server (PRO). The Light edition is free.
- Current version: 1.7.0, released September 2, 2026
- Runs on: your own Redmine 5.0 to 7.0 server (Linux, OS X or Windows), with SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQL Server
- Best for: development teams that already track work in Redmine and want a board instead of an issue list
The Redmine Agile plugin turns your Redmine issues into cards on a board. You drag cards between columns, comment and tick checklists on the card, and create issues without leaving the board. It respects your Redmine workflow, so a card can't jump to a status the user isn't allowed to set. It works for Scrum, Kanban or a mix such as Scrumban.
A Redmine Agile board with Backlog, a Development column split into Doing and Done, and Closed. Each card shows its estimate and assignee, and one is being dragged between columns.
The free Light edition gives you the basic board. PRO is where the planning tools are: Scrum boards with sprint planning, a backlog planner, story points, work-in-progress limits, board sub-columns and horizontal swimlanes, boards saved by user, role or project, card colors by priority, project or spent time, and the extra charts (burn-up, cumulative flow, velocity and lead time). RedmineUP lists 11 Agile charts in all.
The sprint planner: issues without a version, the Backlog and Sprint #1 side by side, with a user story being dragged into the sprint.
A work burndown chart plotting remaining work against the ideal line over a sprint.
The plugin is actively maintained. Version 1.6.14 (June 2026) added Redmine 7.0 support, version 1.7.0 fixed an SQL injection vulnerability, and RedmineUP shipped six releases between March 2025 and September 2026.
What we like
- $499 buys the complete Agile PRO feature set, the same one the bundle includes
- A free Light edition lets you try the board on your own server first
- Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 141 ratings on redmine.org
- Works with your existing Redmine workflow and permissions
Watch out for
- Only the board and charts: no helpdesk, CRM or invoicing
- Updates stop after 12 months unless you renew ($349.30 a year)
- Some charts aren't self-explanatory, according to a few long-time users
- Needs a self-hosted Redmine 5.0 or later
What users say about the Agile plugin
Of the 141 redmine.org ratings, 119 are 5 stars and 14 are 4 stars. Four of the eight low ratings are protests about the company rather than complaints about how the plugin works.
"Our software development team relies on this superb plugin to manage our agile process. The graphs, boards, and grids are very customizable, making it a pleasure to work with for our unique combination of Kanban and Scrum techniques." Alex Silverstein, 5 stars on redmine.org
"We worked with this Agile plugin for 2 years, it's incredibly simple with many features. What we love first - outside simplicity I already mentioned - is that you can use whatever framework / method / process / practice you have." Alain SALMETOZ, Software Firmware R&D Efficiency leader in Schneider Electric, on RedmineUP's site
"Great plugin! Makes Redmine usable for us (agile team). Closed sprint filter is needed almost everywhere. Once a sprint is closed, you cannot view the charts for the closed sprint otherwise. Great support team!" Serhat Güler, 5 stars on redmine.org. Version 1.6.4 (April 2022) added closed sprints to the filter.
The sharpest criticism is old but worth knowing. About 11 years ago, Martin Hartung gave it 2 stars: "I like the idea what the majority of diagrams don't really explain themselfes and I miss customization at different aspects. The company should really invest some time and money into a good user documentation."
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Agile features: identical
The RedmineUP full stack bundle and the Redmine Agile plugin give you exactly the same board. The bundle's plugin list in the checkout includes the Agile plugin, and RedmineUP describes the bundle as all PRO versions in one pack. So the choice is never about board features. It's only about whether you need the other 14 plugins.
Price: when the bundle pays for itself
The RedmineUP full stack bundle starts paying off at about five plugins. Each extra plugin you'd otherwise buy costs $99 to $399, so the totals climb quickly:
What you pay for a single-server license (USD)
Redmine Agile plugin only$499
Agile + Helpdesk + CRM$1,197
Agile + Helpdesk + CRM + Resources + Budgets$1,795
RedmineUP full stack bundle (all 15)$1,799
All 14 separately priced plugins, one by one$3,336
Single-server prices from RedmineUP's pricing page, with the Agile plugin and bundle prices confirmed on the order page on October 13, 2026. Mailchimp has no separate price.
The same logic holds for companies with several Redmine servers, only with bigger numbers: $1,099 for the Agile plugin on unlimited servers, against $4,799 for the multi-server bundle.
Renewals and updates
Both licenses let you use the plugins for life, with 12 months of updates and technical support included. After that, renewing is optional. The checkout offered the second year at $349.30 for the Agile plugin and $1,259.30 for the bundle, both 70% of the purchase price.
Skipping renewal is tempting, but updates matter more for Redmine plugins than for desktop software. Each new Redmine release needs matching plugin versions, and fixes such as the SQL injection patch in Agile 1.7.0 only reach licenses with active updates. Over three years, the bundle costs $4,317.60 with renewals and the Agile plugin $1,197.60.
Installation and upkeep
The Redmine Agile plugin is one folder to copy into Redmine's plugins directory, followed by a bundle install and a database migration. The bundle is the same process repeated for each plugin you enable, and every one of them must be upgraded when you upgrade Redmine. You don't have to switch on all 15: enable the modules each project needs and leave the rest off.
Ratings and support
Average user rating on redmine.org (out of 5)
Redmine Agile plugin (141 ratings)4.70
Helpdesk plugin, in the bundle (55 ratings)4.69
CRM plugin, in the bundle (73 ratings)4.56
Averages calculated from the star counts shown on each plugin's redmine.org page on October 13, 2026.
The ratings are close, and the same support team backs every plugin. Support is the most praised thing in the reviews, often by the name of the person who helped.
Which should you choose?
- A development team that only wants boards and sprints: the Redmine Agile plugin. Install the free Light edition first, and upgrade to PRO for $499 once you need sprint planning, story points or the extra charts.
- A software company that also handles customer support in Redmine: the RedmineUP full stack bundle. Agile and Helpdesk alone cost $898, and adding CRM and Resources puts you within $203 of the bundle price.
- An agency that bills clients for hours: the bundle. CRM, Invoices, Budgets and Resources cover the deal-to-invoice cycle, with Agile on top.
- A tight budget: the Agile plugin, or its free Light edition. The bundle is only cheaper if you'll use most of it.
- Several Redmine servers: compare the multi-server prices ($1,099 against $4,799), since the gap widens.
FAQs
Does the RedmineUP full stack bundle include the Redmine Agile plugin PRO?
Yes. The RedmineUP full stack bundle includes the PRO version of the Redmine Agile plugin, along with 14 other PRO plugins, so you don't need to buy Agile separately.
Is there a free version of the Redmine Agile plugin?
Yes. The Redmine Agile plugin has a free Light edition with the drag-and-drop board. PRO adds Scrum sprint planning, the backlog planner, story points, WIP limits, swimlanes, sub-columns, saved boards and the extra charts. RedmineUP also emails a link to a fully functional online demo.
Do the plugins stop working if I don't renew?
No. Both the Redmine Agile plugin and the RedmineUP full stack bundle are yours to use for life. Without renewal, you stop getting updates and technical support after 12 months, which matters when you upgrade Redmine.
Which Redmine versions does the Redmine Agile plugin support?
The Redmine Agile plugin 1.7.0 supports Redmine 5.0 through 7.0 with Ruby 3.1 to 4.0. Older Redmine 4.x installs need an older plugin release or a Redmine upgrade first.
What is the difference between a single-server and a multi-server license?
A single-server license of a RedmineUP plugin covers one production Redmine server. A multi-server license allows unlimited installations within one company. The Agile plugin costs $499 or $1,099, the full stack bundle $1,799 or $4,799.
Can I modify the Redmine Agile plugin's code?
Yes. RedmineUP releases the plugins' Ruby code under the GPL and allows you to modify it, but it no longer supports a plugin whose code has been changed and can't guarantee that future updates will be compatible.
Does the Redmine Agile plugin work on Windows?
Yes, if Redmine itself runs there. The Redmine Agile plugin runs inside Redmine on Linux, OS X or Windows servers, and your team uses it in a browser such as Chrome, Safari or Firefox. It isn't a desktop program.
Is there a hosted version, so I don't need my own server?
Yes. RedmineUP Cloud is a separate subscription that runs Redmine with the full stack bundle pre-installed, from $69 a month billed annually for 25 users, with a 15-day free trial. The RedmineUP full stack bundle and the Redmine Agile plugin sold here are for your own server.
Conclusion
The RedmineUP full stack bundle is the better buy for any company that wants Redmine to handle more than development: once you need Agile plus four of the bigger plugins, the other ten cost you just $4 more. The Redmine Agile plugin is the right call for a team that only wants a better board, at $499 for exactly the same Agile features.
If you're unsure, install the free Agile Light edition, ask RedmineUP for the demo, and list the plugins you'd really use. If that list reaches five, buy the bundle.
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