Plane

plane.so
Project Management
Few Days

Open-source Project Management Software for all teams

How to Replace Plane

Overview

Plane is a unified workspace that brings clarity, structure, and flow to organizations through Projects, Wiki, and AI. It offers cloud, self-hosted, and air-gapped deployment options for teams that prefer shipping over configuring. The platform combines project management, documentation, and AI capabilities in one integrated tool.

Features

84 features across 27 categories

AI(4)

AI AgentsAIPremium

Built-in agents that handle busywork by triaging incoming requests, assigning owners, tracking blockers, and shipping updates

AI CreditsAIPremium

Per-seat and workspace-level AI credits with rollover and admin controls for flexible AI usage

AI Workspace InsightsAIPremium

Ask Plane AI anything and get answers across your complete workspace about status, blockers, and changes

Plane AIAIPremium

AI that knows your work context and can assign agents to work items, summarize progress across projects, and triage/draft/act using full workspace context

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Access Control(2)

Granular Access ControlPremium

Control who sees what, when at the smallest level with granular permissions

Guests and User RolesPremium

Let some users see everything or just their work items in a project with pre-defined or custom roles using RBAC

Also in: Kubernetes Dashboard, Lacework, LastPass

Administration(3)

God Mode Admin PanelPremium

One admin panel for your entire instance to configure SMTP, authentication methods, SSO, workspace security, and telemetry

Prime CLIPremium

Install, configure, upgrade, back up, and monitor your instance with single commands with multi-instance support

Seat Management

Manage number of seats that can use project and work management features with unlimited seats on paid plans

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Smartsheet

Analytics(7)

Dashboards and WidgetsPremium

Create your own dashboards with custom widgets and data types for advanced visualizations

Module OverviewPremium

See relevant details and progress charts for each module like Cycle Overviews

Pages Analytics

See who's viewing, sharing, and commenting on your pages along with other useful info

Progress ChartsPremium

Track progress in cycles, modules, and overviews throughout Plane without switching to dashboards

Project OverviewPremium

See just-in-time snapshots of your project with essential metrics

Project StatesPremium

See all projects laid across states that highlight those that need attention and those on track

Real-time Dashboards

Track cycle velocity, workload, blockers, and scope changes with dashboards that populate automatically without manual reports

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Automation(3)

Auto-transfer Cycle Work ItemsPremium

Transfer incomplete work items from a completed cycle to the next cycle or to the default project state

Recurring Work ItemsPremium

Schedule recurring work items to generate automatically at set intervals to automate cyclical work

Workflows and ApprovalsPremium

Automate handoffs, reviews, and stage gates without plugins by setting workspace, project, and work item type approvals

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Collaboration(5)

Comments and Mentions

Respond to work items, @mention members, and brainstorm together without leaving Plane

Intake EmailsPremium

Get an email address for reporting work items directly into a project's Intake

Intake FormsPremium

Take intake work items from externally accessible web forms

TeamspacesPremium

Get and customize dedicated spaces for your teams for noiseless collaboration with a noise-free customizable space

Work Item Intake

Capture all feedback and suggestions from viewers and guests before deciding to turn them into work items

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Obsidian

Compliance(4)

CCPA CompliancePremium

CCPA compliance for California Consumer Privacy Act requirements

GDPR CompliancePremium

GDPR compliance out of the box for data protection and privacy

ISO 27001 CompliancePremium

ISO 27001 certification for information security management

SOC 2 CompliancePremium

SOC 2 Type II certification for security and compliance standards

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Core Functionality(2)

Projects

Project management that matches how your team works with initiatives, epics, and cycles that break down work and connect progress across every layer

Work Items

Add work via work items, set properties for tracking, and add to cycles or modules

Customization(2)

Custom PropertiesPremium

Create your own properties and apply them to your workspace or project level

Work Item TypesPremium

Create your own work item types with your own properties

Deployment(2)

Docker and Kubernetes DeploymentPremium

Deploy with Docker for quick setup or Kubernetes with Helm charts for production scale with custom storage

Self-HostingPremium

Deploy Plane on your own servers with complete control and flexibility on Docker, Kubernetes, or custom infrastructure

Developer(3)

MCP ServerAIPremium

Native MCP server with an agent framework with @mention support and full Agent Run lifecycle tracking

Plane ComposePremium

Projects-as-Code to define projects in YAML, version in Git, and deploy from your terminal

REST APIPremium

REST API with OAuth 2.0, HMAC-signed webhooks, and typed SDKs in Node.js and Python for custom integrations

Documentation(6)

Nested PagesPremium

Pages inside a page to organize your pages as you see fit for the progressive disclosure with real-time collaboration

Page TemplatesPremium

Use pages as templates for your project, team, or workspace

Page VersionsPremium

See restorable versions of edits to your pages

Pages

Build knowledge bases for your teams which are accessible and shareable with nested pages to organize content

Wiki

Documentation built in for tribal knowledge with company knowledge in one place tied to the work that created it

Work Item EmbedsPremium

Embed work items from any project you are a member of

Import(5)

Asana Import

Import your work items, users, and associated data from one Asana project at a time

ClickUp Import

Import your work items and data from ClickUp into Plane

Jira Import

Import your work items, users, and associated data from one Jira project at a time with full migration support

Linear Import

Import teams, projects, work items and cycles seamlessly mapped to Plane

Monday.com Import

Import your work items and data from Monday.com into Plane

Integration(7)

Extensibility

Extend Plane with apps, agents, and your own integrations using Open API, webhooks, OAuth apps, and native MCP server

Figma Integration

Connect to Figma to sync design work with project management

GitHub Integration

Sync Plane work items and states to GitHub work items and states with automatic updates in both directions

GitLab Integration

Sync Plane work items and states to GitLab with automatic updates in both directions

Microsoft Teams IntegrationAI

Bring Plane AI into Teams and turn conversations into work items while getting updates

Sentry Integration

Connect to Sentry for error tracking and create work items from errors

Slack IntegrationAI

AGI-like Slack integration to mention @Plane in any Slack channel to describe work and have it created and synced back

Integrations(1)

Marketplace

Browse and integrate GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Sentry, and more to sync issues, track PRs, and import from other tools

Linking(1)

Link-to-Work-ItemsPremium

Link pages in work items in a separate section in work item details

Planning(5)

Cycles and Sprints

Time-box work with velocity tracking and burndown charts built in to track work in timeboxes with differing frequency

Dependencies in GanttPremium

Adjust timelines for dependent work items visually on the Gantt layout

Estimates

Measure effort in points in a system that works for you to take the guesswork out of effort and deadlines

Initiatives and Epics

Align team-level work to org-level goals with rollup tracking to organize long-term work

Modules

Group replicable work in modules with their own leads

Platform(1)

Mobile App

Your entire workspace on your mobile on both Cloud and self-hosted instances

Productivity(5)

Bulk OperationsPremium

Add several work items to cycles or modules, transfer them, or edit their properties in bulk

Navigation Power K

Access a keyboard-first gateway to almost anything in Plane

Page ExportsPremium

Export page content into PDFs or Word-compatible docs

Project TemplatesPremium

Save states, workflows, automation, and other project settings into templates to scale proven workflows across teams

Work Item TemplatesPremium

Create project-level work item templates including custom properties to create new work items easily

Reliability(1)

Uptime SLAPremium

Fully committed uptime SLA with automatic backups, real-time scaling, and multi-layer failovers

Reporting(1)

Cycle ReportsPremium

Get on-demand cycle reports during and after a cycle with permalinks to revisit anytime

Security(5)

API-enabled Audit LogsPremium

Programmatically trace who did what and when with audit log APIs

Full Data OwnershipPremium

Keep all your data, source code, and configurations entirely within your environment on self-hosted instances

LDAP SupportPremium

Get official LDAP implementation to secure your Plane workspace with your LDAP directory and sync groups

OIDC AuthenticationPremium

Get the officially supported OIDC implementation to make Plane secure with any IdP

SSO AuthenticationPremium

Get the officially supported SSO implementation and SAML with any IdP for secure authentication

Sharing(2)

Page PublishingPremium

Put your pages on the web for external users and let them comment without signing into your workspace

Publish ViewsPremium

Put a view on the Internet and let your customers interact with them

Support(2)

DeskPremium

Customer support that lives where your work does - turn requests into trackable work items and route to the right team automatically

Migration ServicesPremium

White-glove migration and implementation services to switch to Plane from any project management software

Tracking(2)

Projects and Updates

Add markers to Projects, Epics and Initiatives to keep your team on track and report on progress

Time Tracking and Work LogsPremium

Track time per work items, see aggregated reports, and filter by need with historical worklogs and approvals

Visualization(2)

Active Cycles ViewPremium

See all running cycles across all projects or within a single project

Multiple Views

Board, Spreadsheet, List, Gantt, and Calendar layouts that switch instantly for every role to see the work that matters to them

Workflow(1)

Custom SLAsPremium

Set SLA matrices for time-sensitive work items

Pricing

Free

Free
  • Projects and Work Items
  • Cycles and Modules
  • Five layouts and unlimited views
  • Work Item Intake
  • Estimates
  • Project Pages
  • 12 users
  • 500 AI credits per seat
  • Comments and basic features

Pro

$6 per seat per month
  • Everything in Free
  • 1,000 AI credits per seat
  • Work Item Types and Properties
  • Workspace Wiki
  • Time Tracking and Work Logs
  • Work Item and Page Templates
  • Dashboards
  • Epics and Initiatives
  • Teamspaces
  • Integrations and Marketplace
  • Unlimited users
  • 1:5 Guests per member
  • 25% savings with annual billing

Business

$13 per seat per month
  • Everything in Pro
  • 2,000 AI credits per seat
  • Project Templates
  • Recurring Work Items
  • Intake Email and Forms
  • Nested Pages and Embeds
  • Workflows and Approvals
  • Customers module
  • Advanced Dashboards with Advanced Widgets
  • Bulk Operations
  • Active Cycles View
  • Custom Properties
  • Dependencies in Gantt
  • Auto-transfer Cycle Work Items
  • Publish Views
  • 13% savings with annual billing

Enterprise

Custom
  • Everything in Business
  • Flexible AI credits with custom limits
  • Private and managed deployments
  • Plane as a fully managed service
  • Granular Access Control
  • LDAP support
  • API-enabled Audit Logs
  • SSO, SAML, LDAP authentication
  • SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA compliance
  • Priority support
  • Up to 12-month AI credit rollover
  • Migration and Implementation Services

Self-Hosted

Custom
  • All features available on Cloud
  • Deploy on your own servers
  • Complete control and flexibility
  • Full data ownership
  • Docker and Kubernetes deployment
  • Custom Postgres, Redis, S3 storage
  • Prime CLI for management
  • God Mode admin panel
  • Multi-instance support
  • Built for compliance and custom infrastructure

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Plane

Monthly$6/mo
Yearly$72/yr
5-Year Total$360

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~9 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyEasy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$72
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$216
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$360
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 84 features at easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Plane alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 84 features.

Buy Plane

Better Value
Monthly cost$60/mo
3-year total$2,160
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$72,000
Maintenance$1,080/mo
3-year total$110,880
Dev time~6 months

Buying Plane saves ~$108,720 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 84 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

11 known integrations