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Leantime vs Fibery

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Leantime and Fibery — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Shared themes:project-management

Leantime vs Fibery: at a glance

FeatureLeantimeFibery
SectorPMPM
Velocity score6.36.3
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesproject-management, self-hosted, api, permissionswork-management, custom-apps, mcp, ai-automation
Last editorial update2mo ago5d ago
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What is Leantime?

Leantime is stabilizing its big 3.9 rewrite while extending cross-project planning and a mobile API

Leantime is deep in a modernization cycle. The 3.9.0 release rebuilt the app around a native, fail-closed permission engine, a JSON-RPC API, and a consolidated Blueprints domain; the releases since then mostly stabilize that foundation. Recent point releases fix regressions (repeated Bearer/PAT auth fixes) while adding cross-project program views and a mobile app backend.

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What is Fibery?

Fibery's Custom Apps go GA, completing its turn from work tracker to embedded app platform

Fibery spent the past quarter building and shipping Custom Apps — AI-generated mini-apps buildable inside the platform via Claude, ChatGPT, or MCP. Custom Apps launched publicly in mid-August after two months of experimental iteration. In the same period, Fibery added AI-driven automation creation, a usage dashboard tracking AI and integration consumption, and expanded MCP coverage to rich text editing and direct Custom Apps authoring. The platform is shipping weekly with a mix of headliner features and steady bug fixing.

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Leantime vs Fibery: editorial side-by-side

L6.3

Leantime is stabilizing its big 3.9 rewrite while extending cross-project planning and a mobile API

◆ Current state

Leantime is deep in a modernization cycle. The 3.9.0 release rebuilt the app around a native, fail-closed permission engine, a JSON-RPC API, and a consolidated Blueprints domain; the releases since then mostly stabilize that foundation. Recent point releases fix regressions (repeated Bearer/PAT auth fixes) while adding cross-project program views and a mobile app backend.

◆ Where it's heading

The work is consolidation over expansion: hardening the new auth/permission and API layers, closing security IDORs domain by domain, and building the surface a mobile app and program-level planning need. The steady stream of small patch releases reflects shaking out regressions from the 3.9.0 refactor rather than opening new product directions.

◆ Prediction

Expect continued point releases fixing regressions from the permission-engine and JSON-RPC migration, plus buildout of the Leantime Mobile app now that its Bearer-authenticated backend API is landing.

F6.3

Fibery's Custom Apps go GA, completing its turn from work tracker to embedded app platform

◆ Current state

Fibery spent the past quarter building and shipping Custom Apps — AI-generated mini-apps buildable inside the platform via Claude, ChatGPT, or MCP. Custom Apps launched publicly in mid-August after two months of experimental iteration. In the same period, Fibery added AI-driven automation creation, a usage dashboard tracking AI and integration consumption, and expanded MCP coverage to rich text editing and direct Custom Apps authoring. The platform is shipping weekly with a mix of headliner features and steady bug fixing.

◆ Where it's heading

Fibery is repositioning from a flexible project tracker into a platform where teams build custom tooling on top of their own data, without leaving the workspace. The Custom Apps launch — AI-generated, embeddable in documents, now on a versioned platform — is the clearest statement of that direction. MCP integration at multiple layers (rich text, apps, automations) shows Fibery making itself a first-class target in AI-native workflows rather than bolting on a chat widget.

◆ Prediction

The next likely move is tying Custom Apps directly into Fibery's automation engine — AI-built apps that trigger and respond to automations — which would close the loop between the platform's two main new capability axes. The breaking platform update to Custom Apps in September signals further architectural changes are coming before the feature stabilizes.

Alternatives to Leantime and Fibery

Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Leantime or Fibery.

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Recent activity from Leantime and Fibery

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 6d agoFiberyHierarchical filter improvements and whiteboard color coding
  2. 13d agoFiberySeptember 3, 2026 / Custom Apps updates, Set a load limit for Lists and Tables on Entity View, Multi-window support in the desktop app
  3. 20d agoFiberyAugust 27, 2026 / Usage dashboard, manually edit custom apps
  4. 27d agoFiberyAugust 20, 2026 / Batch undo, create automations with AI, Views history
  5. 1mo agoFiberyAugust 13, 2026 / Custom Apps, See how each change was made (UI, API, automation, AI)
  6. 1mo agoFiberyAugust 6, 2026 / Custom Apps improvements, Convert Select field to Database, Update small part of rich text and add comments via MCP
  7. 2mo agoLeantimeLeantime 3.9.8: milestone reporting and MCP endpoint fixes
  8. 2mo agoLeantimeLeantime 3.9.7 adds cross-project program views
  9. 2mo agoLeantimeLeantime 3.9.6: security hardening plus content templates
  10. 2mo agoLeantimeLeantime 3.9.5 adds mobile notification and calendar APIs
  11. 3mo agoLeantimeLeantime 3.9.4 fixes cross-project 'My Work' loading
  12. 3mo agoLeantimeLeantime 3.9.3 fixes Bearer-token API authentication

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Leantime and Fibery?

Both compete on the same themes — project-management — within PM. Leantime and Fibery are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 6.3 vs 6.3, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is Leantime better than Fibery?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Leantime and Fibery are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 6.3 vs 6.3, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other PM products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to Leantime?

Top Leantime alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Leantime alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/leantime for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to Fibery?

Top Fibery alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Fibery alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/fibery for the full list with editorial commentary on each.