Plane — AI-native, open-source (AGPL-3.0) project management platform with self-hosted and cloud options, priced as a Jira and Linear alternative.
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Best for: engineering teams migrating from Jira or Linear who want a self-hostable, AI-native alternative
Pricing: Free for up to 12 users on Plane Cloud; Pro is $6/seat/month and Business $13/seat/month, both billed annually; self-hosted Community Edition is free under AGPL-3.0.
- Plane's cloud Free tier supports up to 12 users with 500 AI credits per seat.
- Pro costs $6/seat/month and Business costs $13/seat/month, both billed annually.
- Plane's self-hosted Community Edition is licensed AGPL-3.0 and deployable via Docker or Kubernetes.
- Full enterprise self-hosted features (SSO/SAML, LDAP, audit logs) require a separate commercial license.
- Plane provides built-in migration tools from Jira, Linear, ClickUp, Asana, and Monday.com.
Limitations: Enterprise self-hosted features require a separate commercial license outside the open-source repo.; Free cloud tier is capped at 12 users.; AI-credit consumption model adds cost unpredictability at scale.
Top alternatives: Linear, Jira, ClickUp, Asana, Monday.com — full list
What is Plane?
Plane is a project management and knowledge management tool aimed at software teams migrating away from Jira, Linear, ClickUp, Asana, or Monday.com, distributed both as a hosted cloud product and as self-hosted, AGPL-3.0-licensed open-source software. It combines issue tracking (with Board, Spreadsheet, List, and Gantt views), time-boxed cycles and sprints with velocity tracking, initiatives and epics for hierarchical planning, and a built-in wiki/documentation layer in one workspace. AI agents can triage issues, assign work, and post updates automatically, and every paid tier bundles a monthly allotment of AI credits per seat. Plane integrates with 50+ tools including GitHub, GitLab, Slack, and Sentry, and ships native apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android alongside its web app. Self-hosting runs on Docker or Kubernetes (with Helm charts) and includes an air-gapped deployment option for isolated environments, though the full enterprise feature set (SSO/SAML, LDAP, audit logs) requires a separate commercial license layered on top of the open-source Community Edition.
Plane is an AI-native project and knowledge management platform built by makeplane, licensed AGPL-3.0 and self-hostable via Docker or Kubernetes, or usable as a hosted cloud product. Plane Cloud starts free for up to 12 users with 500 AI credits per seat, with Pro at $6/seat/month (billed annually) and Business at $13/seat/month (billed annually), plus a custom-quoted Enterprise Grid tier; self-hosting the full enterprise feature set requires a separate commercial license beyond the open-source Community Edition. It offers Board, Spreadsheet, List, and Gantt views, built-in wikis, cycles and sprints, and migration tools from Jira, Linear, ClickUp, Asana, and Monday. Plane's GitHub repository has attracted a large open-source community following.
Standout feature: A free, AGPL-3.0 self-hosted Community Edition combined with a cloud plan that bundles AI credits (500-2,000 per seat) directly into every tier, including Free.
Biggest weakness: The free cloud tier caps out at 12 users, and self-hosting the full enterprise feature set (SSO/SAML, LDAP, API audit logs) requires a separate commercial license beyond the open-source Community Edition, splitting the product between AGPL and proprietary code paths rather than being fully open end-to-end.
Pros
- Free, AGPL-3.0-licensed Community Edition can be fully self-hosted via Docker or Kubernetes.
- AI credits (500-2,000 per seat) are bundled into every cloud tier rather than sold as a separate add-on.
- Multiple views (Board, Spreadsheet, List, Gantt) plus a built-in wiki in one workspace.
- Purpose-built migration tools from Jira, Linear, ClickUp, Asana, and Monday.com.
Cons
- Enterprise self-hosted features (SSO/SAML, LDAP, audit logs) require a separate commercial license, not included in the open-source repo.
- Free cloud tier is capped at 12 users, forcing a move to Pro for larger teams.
- AI-credit-based consumption on paid tiers adds cost unpredictability compared to flat per-seat pricing.
Plane pricing
Free tier · paid from $6/mo · verified from the vendor's pricing page
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Up to 12 users; 500 AI credits per seat; core project management, 5 layouts, work item intake, estimates, and project pages. |
| Pro | $6/mo | Billed annually (save 25%); 1,000 AI credits per seat; adds custom work item types, workspace wiki, time tracking, templates, dashboards, initiatives, teamspaces, and integrations. |
| Business | $13/mo | Billed annually (save 13%); 2,000 AI credits per seat; adds project templates, recurring work items, intake email/forms, nested pages, single workflow, customer profiles, and advanced dashboards. |
| Enterprise Grid | Custom | Custom quote; managed deployments, granular access control, multiple workflows with approvals, LDAP support, API audit logs, and migration services. |
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