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Plane

Open source project tracking for software teams

FreemiumFree TierAdded Jan 1, 2023

About

Plane is an open-source project management tool built as a simpler alternative to Jira. Features include issues, cycles (sprints), modules, views, pages (docs), and analytics. Supports Kanban, list, spreadsheet, and Gantt views. Self-hostable with Docker. A clean, modern interface that feels like Linear but is fully open source.

Tags

project-managementissue-trackingopen-sourceself-hostedkanbansprintsjira-alternative

Origin Story

By Vamsi Kurama & Vihar Kurama

The Problem

Jira was bloated and Linear was closed-source. Software teams deserved an open-source project tracker that was both powerful and pleasant to use.

Building It

Launched in 2023. Quickly gained 20K+ GitHub stars. Y Combinator backed while keeping the product open source.

What It Means

Project management for software teams should be open source — like the code they write.

The Dream

To build the best open-source project management tool for product teams.

Pricing

ModelFreemium
Starting at$4/mo
Free tierAvailable

Free plan with unlimited members and projects. Pro at $4/user/month with advanced analytics and priority support. Self-hosting community edition is free.

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Category

Project Management

Problems Solved

  • Jira Alternative
  • Open Source Project Management
  • Software Team Tracking

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    Linear

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