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The AppDuo team prepared this review by analysing product features, official documentation and user feedback to help you understand its strengths, limitations and suitability for your needs.
9 reference sourcesInformation updated Nov 10, 2026
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Our verdict
Plane suits engineering-minded teams that want a self-hostable work tracker, control over their data and modest per-seat pricing. The trade-off is that some governance features sit in the Enterprise Grid tier, the mobile app has few ratings, and the ecosystem is smaller than Jira's.
Best for: Software teams that want cycles, modules, Gantt and a wiki and prefer to self-host with Docker or Kubernetes
Skip it if: People who only need a simple personal to-do list
Pros
- Open source under AGPL-3.0 with over 62,000 GitHub stars
- Self-hostable via Docker Compose or Kubernetes (Helm), including air-gapped deployments
- Pro at $8 and Business at $15 per user per month, with a Free plan for up to 12 users
Cons
- The Free plan has no AI credits, and some features (cascading properties, work item security, Databases) are limited to Enterprise Grid
- The iOS app is rated 3.4/5 from 18 ratings, too small a sample to conclude much
All pros and cons · Who is it for?
Pros
- REST API, webhooks, MCP server, and integrations with GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Sentry and Microsoft Teams
Cons
- The AGPL-3.0 license can be a hurdle for organizations that want to build closed-source modifications
Best for
- Teams weighing a move from Jira, Linear, Asana, ClickUp or Monday (Plane lists importers)
Skip it if
- Organizations that need the vast app and integration ecosystem of Jira
Experience & key features
What Plane is
Plane is a project and knowledge management platform for teams and AI agents, combining work tracking, a wiki and an AI assistant. The open-source project appeared on GitHub in November 2022 and describes itself as an alternative to Jira, Linear, Monday and ClickUp. The company behind it is Plane Software, Inc.
Features and deployment
Work items have Board, List, Spreadsheet and Gantt views; cycles include burndown charts; there are also dashboards, a wiki, initiatives and approval workflows. You can use the cloud edition, self-host (Docker Compose or Kubernetes with Helm) or run air-gapped, with iOS and Android apps. The October 2026 changelog records additions such as Databases in Pages, a Git panel for GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket, and a Microsoft Teams connection announced on October 20, 2026.
Pricing and value
Free covers up to 12 users. Pro is $8 per user per month ($6 billed annually) with 500 AI credits per seat; Business is $15 ($13 annually) with 1,000 credits. Enterprise Grid is listed as coming soon with custom pricing. An SLA is included from Pro; the pricing page mentions no trial or refund. The community self-hosted edition is free under AGPL-3.0.
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Versus alternatives
Linear, Asana, ClickUp, monday.com and Trello are peers in this space; Plane's clearest differentiator is open source plus self-hosting. If you need data control or your own infrastructure it is worth a look; otherwise compare on price and integrations.
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Plans & pricing
Prices last verified Nov 10, 2026
Free
Free
Up to 12 users, no AI credits, limited guest access.
Pro
$8/mo/user
$6/mo billed yearly
Unlimited users, 500 AI credits per seat per month (cloud), 5 guests per paid member. Includes an SLA.
Business
$15/mo/user
$13/mo billed yearly
Unlimited users, 1,000 AI credits per seat per month (cloud), 5 guests per paid member. Includes an SLA and migration and implementation services.
Enterprise Grid
Contact sales
Custom pricing (listed as "coming soon"), flexible AI credit allocation, priority support and custom guest roles.
- Free plan limits
- The Free plan is capped at 12 users with no AI credits. The community self-hosted edition is open source under AGPL-3.0.
- Free trial
- No free trial
Cancellation & refunds
The pricing page gives no information on a free trial or refund policy.
Privacy
Per the privacy policy (last updated April 9, 2026), Plane does not sell personal information and says it does not use customer data to train general-purpose AI models; its agreements with AI providers prohibit training on your data. On Plane Cloud, Plane Intelligence inputs go to third-party AI sub-processors. Self-hosted and air-gapped instances collect no customer data by default, only opt-in telemetry. Billing records are typically kept about 7 years and raw usage logs up to 12 months. Plane states it holds SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR and CCPA compliance.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Plane free?
Yes. The Free plan supports up to 12 users with no AI credits, and the open-source community edition can be self-hosted under AGPL-3.0.
Can I self-host Plane?
Yes. The documentation covers Docker Compose for small to medium teams and Kubernetes with Helm for high availability, with options to bring your own Postgres, Redis and S3-compatible storage.
Can I import from Jira or Linear?
Yes. The homepage lists importers for Jira, Linear, Asana, ClickUp and Monday.
Does Plane train AI on my data?
The privacy policy says Plane does not use customer data to train general-purpose AI models and its provider agreements prohibit training on your data. On self-hosted instances, data goes directly from your infrastructure to the AI provider you configure.
Review evidence & sources9
Scores
- Ease of use
- 7.5
- Features
- 8.0
- Value for money
- 8.5
- Performance
- 7.0
- Support
- 7.0
- Privacy & security
- 8.5
Why this score
Multiple views (Board, List, Gantt, Spreadsheet) familiar to Jira or Linear users; no independent user data on ease of use was found. The interface is English only.
Why this score
Work items, cycles with burndown, wiki, initiatives, approval workflows, Plane AI, an API and an MCP server; the changelog shows near-daily shipping.
Why this score
A Free plan for 12 users, Pro at $8 and Business at $15 per user per month, plus a free open-source community edition under AGPL-3.0 that most peers do not offer.
Why this score
Frequent releases (v1.4.3 on October 28, 2026) but no independent performance data found; iOS rating of 3.4/5 rests on only 18 ratings.
Why this score
The pricing page lists an SLA from Pro and migration and implementation services from Business; there is developer documentation and an active GitHub repository, but no independent feedback on support quality was found.
Why this score
Self-hosting sends no customer data to Plane by default, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 are claimed by the vendor, and it pledges no general-purpose AI training on customer data.
What users say
- Apple App Store (US)3.4/5 · 18
Sources
- Vendor-providedOfficial homepageNov 10, 2026
- Vendor-providedOfficial pricing pageNov 10, 2026
- Vendor-providedOfficial privacy policyNov 10, 2026
- Vendor-providedPlane changelogNov 10, 2026
- Vendor-providedPlane blogNov 10, 2026
- Vendor-providedPlane about pageNov 10, 2026
- Vendor-providedPlane self-hosting documentationNov 10, 2026
- Community-reportedGitHub repository makeplane/planeNov 10, 2026
- storeApp Store listingNov 10, 2026
Specs & compatibility
- Developer
- Plane Software, Inc.
- Headquarters
- United States
- Launched
- 2022
- Category
- Productivity
Capabilities
- Open source
- Self-hostable
- AI features
- Public API
- Real-time collaboration
- Integrations
- Mobile app
Platforms
- Web
- iOS
- Android
Interface languages
- English
Integrations
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Slack
- Sentry
- Microsoft Teams
Support
- Help center
- Community forum
Change history
- Feature.The changelog records a Git development panel on work items supporting GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket, available on Cloud from the Pro plan.
- Feature.Plane announced a connection to Microsoft Teams.
- Update.Plane's current privacy policy was last updated.
Full change history (5)
- Feature.The Plane iOS app was first released on the App Store (release date per the App Store listing).
- Launch.The open-source makeplane/plane repository was created on GitHub (per the GitHub API).