Plane
An open-source project management tool that combines work items, cycles, modules, wiki and intake in one workspace, available as a cloud service or self-hosted.
- Free plan
- Free trial
- Per-seat pricing
- Cloud
- AI features
- Vendor-sourced
- Verified 23 Oct 2026Sources are dated on this profile
- 5 sourcesLinked, typed and dated
- Vendor and official documentationHow this profile was compiled
- Not an endorsementStack18 has not tested this product
What is Plane?
Plane is an open-source project management platform from Plane Software Labs that unifies work items, cycles, modules, views, pages and intake. It is free for up to 12 users, with paid Pro ($6 per user per month annually, $8 monthly) and Business ($13 annually, $15 monthly) plans on Plane Cloud, an Enterprise Grid plan on request, and a self-hosted Community edition under the AGPL v3 licence.
- Best forStartups and product teams that want a free or low-cost Jira alternative
- Team size fitSmall teams, Mid-size teams
- PricingFree for up to 12 users. Pro $6 and Business $13 per user per month billed annually ($8 and $15 monthly); Enterprise Grid custom. Free self-hosted Community edition. 14-day trial reported for Business. Free plan available.
- Main limitationThe Free plan is capped at 12 users and omits wiki, time tracking, dashboards and most integrations.
- AlternativesLinear, Jira, Asana, ClickUp, Trello
Plane overview: who it is for and what it does.
Plane positions itself as a modern, open-source alternative to Jira, Linear and Asana for fast-moving teams such as startups, growing companies and open-source communities. Its core is a work item tracker with projects, cycles (sprints), modules, estimates, five layouts and unlimited views, plus project pages for documentation and an in-app intake queue for triaging requests. Higher plans add a workspace wiki with real-time collaboration, time tracking and work logs, initiatives, teamspaces, dashboards, work item types and custom properties, and integrations with GitHub, GitLab, Slack and Sentry.
Plane Cloud's Free plan allows up to 12 users with the core features, while Pro and Business have unlimited seats billed per admin or member, with guests allowed at five per paid member. Business adds project templates, recurring work items, intake email and forms, nested pages, customer profiles, a single workflow, triggers and actions, releases, advanced dashboards and SAML and OIDC on Cloud. Cloud plans include monthly AI credits per seat, 500 on Pro and 1,000 on Business, and AI agents on paid plans. The Enterprise Grid plan, listed as coming soon, adds LDAP, group sync, granular access control, multiple workflows with approvals, audit logs and managed deployments.
Self-hosting is a major draw: the open-source Community edition is free to run on your own infrastructure with no user limit, and Plane describes full data ownership and compliance use cases, including air-gapped deployments reported for Business and Enterprise. Plane states that it is independently audited for GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001 and SOC 2 across cloud and self-hosted. Teams should note that several features sit behind Pro or Business, that SAML and OIDC are not on Cloud Pro, and that Plane is younger than established tools, so integrations and ecosystem depth are narrower than Jira or Asana.
Main problem it solves
Gives teams a fast, open-source place to plan, track and document work that they can use as a managed cloud service or host themselves, without per-seat licence costs on the Community edition.
Typical customer segment
Startups, growing product and engineering teams and open-source communities that want flexible project management, plus regulated organisations that need self-hosted or air-gapped deployment.
Target users
- Product and engineering teams running cycles and modules
- Startups that want a free tool for up to 12 users
- Teams migrating from Jira, Linear, Asana or ClickUp
- Organisations that must self-host for compliance
Primary use cases
- Sprint and cycle planning
- Work item and backlog management
- Documentation in a project wiki
- Intake of requests and customer feedback
- Time tracking and work logs
- Self-hosted project management for regulated environments
What makes it distinct
- Open-source with a free self-hosted Community edition (AGPL v3)
- Project management, wiki and intake in one platform
- Cloud and self-hosted feature parity, with SAML and OIDC on self-hosted Pro
- Importers for Jira, Linear, Asana, ClickUp and CSV on every plan
Plane features explained.
Work management
- Projects, work items and layouts
- Projects and work items come with five layouts and unlimited views on Free, with public and private views on Pro and above.
- Cycles and modules
- Cycles timebox work and modules break it into repeatable blocks, with active cycles, progress charts and manual start and stop on Pro and auto-scheduling on Business.
- Estimates and timelines
- Basic estimates are free, advanced estimates and dependencies in the timeline arrive on Pro, and recurring work items and releases arrive on Business.
- Initiatives, teamspaces and dashboards
- Pro adds initiatives, teamspaces and dashboards, with advanced widgets and advanced teamspaces on Business.
Knowledge, intake and customers
- Project pages and workspace wiki
- Project pages are on Free, and Pro adds a workspace wiki with real-time collaboration, work item embeds and versioning, with nested and shared pages on Business.
- Intake, forms and email
- In-app intake is on every plan, while intake forms and intake email that turn submissions into triageable work items are on Business.
- Customers
- Business adds customer profiles with their requests linked to work items.
- Time tracking and work logs
- Pro includes time tracking with historical work logs and Business adds work log approvals.
AI, integrations and security
- AI credits and agents
- Cloud paid plans include monthly AI credits per seat (500 on Pro, 1,000 on Business) and AI agents, with usage dashboards and admin controls.
- Integrations and importers
- GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Sentry and Draw.io integrations are on paid plans, and Jira, Linear, Asana, ClickUp and CSV importers are on every plan.
- SSO and access control
- SAML and OIDC are on Business for Cloud and on Pro for self-hosted, LDAP and group sync are on Enterprise, and roles move from basic to RBAC to granular access control.
- Compliance
- Plane states it is independently audited for GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001 and SOC 2 across cloud and self-hosted deployments.
Plane pricing and plans.
Prices from a vendor-published source. Checked 23 Oct 2026 against Plane · Capterra · APIs.io.
Pricing model
Free up to 12 users; paid Pro and Business plans billed per admin or member seat per month with annual discounts; Enterprise Grid custom; free self-hosted Community edition.
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
Yes
Plane plans and prices (USD)
Free
$0 for up to 12 users
Not applicable
Projects, work items, cycles, modules, layouts, basic views, intake, estimates and project pages.
Pro
$6 per user per month billed annually; $8 billed monthly
Annual or monthly
Unlimited seats, workspace wiki, time tracking, dashboards, initiatives, teamspaces, integrations, 500 AI credits per seat on Cloud and 5 guests per paid member.
Business
$13 per user per month billed annually; $15 billed monthly
Annual or monthly
Adds project templates, recurring work items, intake email and forms, nested pages, customers, single workflow, SAML/OIDC on Cloud and 1,000 AI credits per seat.
Enterprise Grid
Custom pricing (listed as coming soon)
Custom
Adds flexible AI credits, managed deployments, granular access control, multiple workflows with approvals, LDAP and audit logs.
Community (self-hosted)
Free
Not applicable
Open-source edition under the AGPL v3 licence with no user limit; you provide the infrastructure.
Plans, prices, AI credit allowances and feature allocation are from Plane's official pricing page; older third-party tables list different AI credit figures (for example 1,000 on Pro) and should be treated as outdated. Plane's own comparison page reports the 14-day trial on Business. Guests are free at 5 per paid member. On self-hosted instances a licence key unlocks one workspace, according to Plane documentation, and some paid self-hosted editions are listed by third parties from about $7 per seat, which was not verified.
Prices change. Confirm current plans and terms on the vendor's site before you decide.
Visit official website (external) ↗See alternativesPlane integrations, API and platforms.
Important integrations
- GitHub and GitHub Enterprise
- GitLab and GitLab Enterprise
- Slack
- Sentry
- Draw.io
- Jira, Linear, Asana and ClickUp importers
- REST API
Supported platforms
- Web
- Self-hosted (Docker and other deployments)
- Air-gapped deployment (Business and Enterprise, reported)
API
The REST API is included, including on the Free plan and the self-hosted Community edition.
Data import and export
Importers for Jira, Linear, Asana, ClickUp and CSV are on all plans, with Confluence and Notion importers on Business.
Plane lists a marketplace and says it integrates with tools such as GitHub, GitLab and Slack. Individual integrations were not tested.
Balanced and sourced.
Each point cites a source. Editorial summaries are not customer reviews.
Strengths
- The Free plan covers up to 12 users with cycles, modules, layouts, intake and pages. [1]
- Pro at $6 and Business at $13 per user per month are low for wiki, time tracking, intake and AI credits. [1]
- The open-source Community edition can be self-hosted with no user limit. [4]
- Plane states audits for GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001 and SOC 2, and offers SAML and OIDC on self-hosted Pro. [1]
- Importers for Jira, Linear, Asana, ClickUp and CSV are available on every plan. [1]
Limitations
- The Free plan is capped at 12 users and omits wiki, time tracking, dashboards and most integrations. [1]
- SAML and OIDC are not available on Cloud Pro, and LDAP and granular access control wait for Enterprise Grid, which is listed as coming soon. [1]
- AI features run on monthly credits per seat on Cloud only, so heavy use may need a higher plan. [1]
- Independent directories show few verified user reviews, so third-party evidence of fit at scale is limited. [3]
- Self-hosting requires your own infrastructure and administration, and a self-hosted licence key unlocks one workspace. [4]
Best for
- Startups and product teams that want a free or low-cost Jira alternative
- Teams that need to self-host or run air-gapped for compliance
- Teams that want wiki, intake and project tracking in one open-source tool
May be less suited to
- Large enterprises that need a mature marketplace and deep reporting today
- Teams that need LDAP and granular access control before Enterprise Grid ships
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Summaries come from each profile. This is a side-by-side aid, not a ranking.
| Product | Pricing model | Free plan | Views | Automation | AI features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plane | Per user by plan; free up to 12 users | Yes (12 users) and free self-hosted edition | Five layouts, cycles, modules and timeline | Triggers and actions, recurring items on Business | AI agents and monthly credits per seat on Cloud |
| Airtable | Per editor per month; viewers and form submitters free | Yes (reported up to 5 editors) | Grid, kanban, calendar, gallery; Gantt and timeline from Team (reported) | Automations with monthly run allowances by plan | AI credits per editor, AI agents and app building |
| Asana | Per user per month by plan | Yes (Personal) | Multiple views; timeline from Starter | Rules; allowances scale by plan | Asana AI with credits by tier (reported) |
| Basecamp | Per user (Plus) or flat monthly rate (Pro Unlimited) | Free personal tier, one project | To-dos, schedule and Hill Charts; no Gantt | Automatic check-ins; limited automation | None documented |
| ClickUp | Per member per month by plan; AI add-on extra | Yes (Free Forever) | Many views; some capped by uses on lower plans | Automations with plan limits | ClickUp Brain add-on (separate cost) |
| Hive | Per user by plan; paid Hive Apps add-ons | Yes (reported limit of 10 members) | Tasks, Gantt and calendar views | Workflows on Teams; automations as add-on | AI Assistant; Buzz AI add-on |
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Plane questions and answers
What is Plane?
Plane is an open-source project management tool that combines work items, cycles, modules, views, pages and intake in one workspace. It runs as Plane Cloud or can be self-hosted.
Is Plane free?
Yes. Plane Cloud is free for up to 12 users with core project management features, and the Community edition is free to self-host under the AGPL v3 licence with no user limit.
How much does Plane cost?
Plane's Pro plan is $6 per user per month billed annually ($8 monthly) and Business is $13 ($15 monthly). Enterprise Grid is custom priced and listed as coming soon.
Can I self-host Plane?
Yes. Plane is open source and can be deployed on your own servers for full data ownership. Plane also lists air-gapped deployment for Business and Enterprise and SAML and OIDC on self-hosted Pro.
Does Plane have AI features?
Yes. Plane Cloud paid plans include AI agents and monthly AI credits per seat, 500 on Pro and 1,000 on Business, with usage dashboards and admin controls. AI credits are for Cloud only.
Can I import from Jira or Linear into Plane?
Yes. Plane includes importers for Jira, Linear, Asana, ClickUp and CSV on every plan, with Confluence and Notion importers on Business.
Is Plane secure and compliant?
Plane states it is independently audited and certified for GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001 and SOC 2 across cloud and self-hosted deployments.
What are alternatives to Plane?
Common alternatives include Linear, Jira, Asana, ClickUp and Trello. OpenProject is another open-source option.
What integrations does Plane support?
Documented integrations and ecosystem items include GitHub and GitHub Enterprise, GitLab and GitLab Enterprise, Slack, Sentry, Draw.io, Jira, Linear, Asana and ClickUp importers, REST API. API details: The REST API is included, including on the Free plan and the self-hosted Community edition.
What are the limitations of Plane?
The Free plan is capped at 12 users and omits wiki, time tracking, dashboards and most integrations. SAML and OIDC are not available on Cloud Pro, and LDAP and granular access control wait for Enterprise Grid, which is listed as coming soon. AI features run on monthly credits per seat on Cloud only, so heavy use may need a higher plan.
Which platforms does Plane run on?
Plane is documented as available on: Web, Self-hosted (Docker and other deployments), Air-gapped deployment (Business and Enterprise, reported).
When was the Plane profile last verified?
Sources for this profile were last reviewed on 23 Oct 2026. 5 sources are listed under Sources, and prices and plans can change, so confirm with the vendor.
Where this information comes from.
- Plane pricing (plans, features and FAQ) Plane Official Accessed 23 Oct 2026
- Plane Business plan Plane Official Accessed 23 Oct 2026
- Plane software pricing and alternatives 2026 Capterra Third-party Accessed 23 Oct 2026
- Plane pricing plans APIs.io Third-party Accessed 23 Oct 2026
- Plane pricing and features Fitgap Third-party Accessed 23 Oct 2026
Further official pages: Plane pricing (external) · Plane self-hosting docs (external)
Plan prices, the 12-user free limit, AI credits, feature allocation, compliance claims and importers were checked against Plane's own pricing page on 23 Oct 2026. The AGPL licence, self-hosted details and review coverage come from third-party sources. Product behaviour was not tested.
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