Collaboration That Stays Attached to the Work
Not another chat tool. The comments, files, and decisions live on the task they are about, so context survives handovers, holidays, and people leaving.
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What is project collaboration software?
Project collaboration software is where a team works together on the actual work, rather than talking about it somewhere else. The distinction matters: chat is good for quick questions and bad at keeping decisions findable. Orangescrum keeps discussion, files, and approvals on the task, project, or document they concern, so six months later the reasoning is still where the work is.
Why context evaporates
Everything in the same place as the work
Comments and @mentions
Ask on the task and pull in the right person, instead of starting an email thread.
Files on the work
Attachments sit on the task or project, so the reference material is where it is needed.
Notifications and watchers
Follow work you care about without owning it, and hear about changes that matter.
Activity history
Who changed what and when, kept with the task rather than reconstructed later.
Wiki and documents
For knowledge that outlives a task, with approvals in the self-hosted edition.
Unlimited users
Everyone who needs to be involved can be, including clients and stakeholders.
How teams work together here
For teams that are not in one room
Which edition includes what
| Capability | CloudManaged SaaS | Self-HostedOn-premise / private cloud | Open SourceCommunity Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comments and @mentions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| File attachments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Activity history | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Task notifications by email | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Task watchers | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Wiki and knowledge base | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Document management with approvals | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Collaborative document editing | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
Project collaboration FAQ
Does Orangescrum replace our chat tool?
Not for quick back and forth, and we would not claim it does. It replaces the part of chat and email where decisions about specific work get made and then lost, because those belong on the work item rather than in a thread.
Where do files live?
On the task or project they belong to, so the reference material is next to the work rather than in a drive somebody has to be pointed at. The self-hosted edition adds full document management with versions and approvals.
Can clients and contractors take part?
Yes. Every plan includes unlimited users, and role based permissions mean a client can discuss their own deliverables without seeing internal notes or other clients.
Is collaboration in the free Community Edition?
The core is. Comments, @mentions, attachments, and activity history are all there. Email notifications, task watchers, the wiki, and document management are in Cloud and Self-Hosted.
How do I keep up with work I do not own?
Task watchers let you follow specific work and get updates without being assigned to it, which is how leads stay informed without owning every task.
Where should long lived knowledge go?
In the wiki rather than in task comments. Comments explain a decision on one piece of work. The wiki holds the things that stay true across many, and in self-hosted it supports approvals.
Can we run this on our own servers for confidentiality?
Yes. The Self-Hosted edition runs on your own infrastructure, private cloud, or an air gapped network, so nothing leaves your environment.
Keep the context with the work
Comments, mentions, and attachments are in every edition, including the free Community Edition.