ERPNext Project Management
Project planning, resource allocation, time tracking, expense management, and project accounting for project-centric businesses.
ERPNext provides solid project management functionality covering most mid-market requirements. It is not a core differentiator, but it handles standard workflows effectively.
The project management scope ERPNext ships, grouped as the product itself organises it.
Project & Task Management8
Structuring work into projects and dependent tasks, with templates for repeatable project types.
- ProjectThe top-level container for planned work, holding budget, dates, tasks and billing configuration.
- TaskA unit of work within a project, which can depend on other tasks and be assigned to a user.
- Project TemplateA reusable set of tasks that can be applied to quickly scaffold a new project.
- Project UpdateA periodic status update logged against a project for stakeholders to review.
- Project TypeA category used to classify projects, e.g. Internal, External, Research.
- ProjectThe top-level container for planned work, holding budget, dates, tasks and billing configuration.
- TaskA unit of work within a project, which can depend on other tasks and be assigned to a user.
- Project TemplateA reusable set of tasks that can be applied to quickly scaffold a new project.
- Project UpdateA periodic status update logged against a project for stakeholders to review.
- Project TypeA category used to classify projects, e.g. Internal, External, Research.
- Task TypeA category used to classify tasks within a project.
- Projects SettingsGlobal defaults for how projects and tasks behave, such as automatic status updates.
Will ERPNext meet your project & task management needs? Build your requirements and perform a full analysis.
Build my requirements →Time & Activity Tracking4
Recording time spent by employees on activities/tasks, and the cost rate of each activity type.
- TimesheetLogs hours worked by an employee against tasks/projects, which can be billed to a customer.
- Activity TypeA named kind of work (e.g. Development, Design) used to categorize timesheet entries.
- Activity CostThe billing/costing rate applied per hour for a given activity type and employee.
Will ERPNext meet your time & activity tracking needs? Build your requirements and perform a full analysis.
Build my requirements →The ERPNext Evaluation Kit
An independent assessment of ERPNext — strengths, gaps and real pricing — plus a requirements template you can score its project management against alongside every other system on your shortlist.
ERPNext Evaluation Kit
2026 Edition · PDF guide + XLSX template
ERP Research
- Buyer's guide (PDF): ERPNext independently assessed — where it is strong, where it is not, and what it actually costs
- Requirements template (XLSX): weight your requirements and score vendors side by side
- Structured by module, so project management sits alongside the rest of your scope
- The questions to put to the vendor and to implementation partners
ERPNext Evaluation Kit
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Project Management — strength by vendor
| Vendor | Strength | Best for | Starting price | Implementation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ★★★ strong | Midsize companies or subsidiaries needing cloud-first SAP | $120/user/mo | 4–8 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Large enterprises moving from on-premise Oracle to cloud | Custom | 9–18 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Mid-to-large companies in the Microsoft ecosystem | $50/user/mo | 6–14 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Midsize companies wanting unlimited users and flexible cloud ERP | Custom | 4–8 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Service companies and nonprofits needing deep financial management | Custom | 3–6 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Asset-intensive industries needing ERP, EAM, and field service in one platform | $100/user/mo | 6–14 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | People-centric organisations needing unified HR + finance | Custom | 6–12 months | |
 | ★★★ strong | Professional services firms already on Salesforce | $100/user/mo | 3–7 months |
Evaluating project management on ERPNext
What to put in front of the vendor before you commit.
- 1Project accounting depth (WIP, revenue recognition)
- 2Resource planning and skill-based allocation
- 3Time and expense capture (mobile, web)
- 4Integration with financial management
- 5Support for your billing models (T&M, fixed price, milestone)
ERPNext starts at $0 (self-hosted) with a typical total cost of $0–$30K and a 1–3 months implementation.
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ERPNext Project Management FAQ
Does ERPNext support project billing based on time tracked?
Yes. ERPNext links time tracking to project billing, so hours recorded against a project or task can flow directly into an invoice rather than requiring a separate time-billing tool.
Can ERPNext structure work into tasks with dependencies?
Yes. ERPNext lets you structure a project into dependent tasks, and supports templates for repeatable project types so a standard workflow doesn't need to be rebuilt from scratch each time.
Does ERPNext track project costs by activity type?
Yes. ERPNext records time spent by employees on specific activities or tasks and applies a cost rate per activity type, giving project costing at the activity level rather than only a total project budget.
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