Replacement Guide

How to Build Your Own Plane

Replace Plane with a custom build. Open-source Project Management Software for all teams

Few Days
84 features11 integrations3-5 days

Estimated Timeline

Based on 84 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.

1
Architecture & setup
Half day
2
Core features
2-3 days
3
Testing & polish
1 day

Recommended Tech Stack

Next.js 14

Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components

Supabase

PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions

Tailwind CSS

Utility-first styling for rapid UI development

Prisma

Type-safe ORM for complex relational data models

Key Features to Replicate

Top features across 8 categories. See all 84 features

Analytics(7 features)

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

+2 more in this category

Integration(7 features)

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

+2 more in this category

Documentation(6 features)

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

+1 more in this category

Collaboration(5 features)

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

Import(5 features)

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

Planning(5 features)

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

Productivity(5 features)

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

Security(5 features)

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

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.

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