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Plane makeplane/plane

Self-hostable project management with work items (issues), cycles (sprints), modules, saved views, pages and analytics; also sold as Plane Cloud.

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Plane at a glance

Checked 15 Oct 2026

Plane (v1.4.2, Aug 2026, ~61k stars) tracks work items, runs cycles with burn-down charts, and groups work into modules and views. The Community Edition is AGPL-3.0. The default Docker install script sets up the Commercial edition on a Free plan (12 seats per workspace); Pro, Business and Enterprise keys unlock paid features. Needs Docker Compose or Kubernetes, 2 CPU cores and 4 GB RAM (8 GB for production). Gantt and time tracking were not checked.

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How much of Jira does it replace?

2 of 5 jobs. Work items and cycles (sprints) with burn-down charts; some features are paid-tier only. Feature parity not checked.

Partial: Issue and bug tracking Partial replacement
Partial: Backlogs and sprint planning Partial replacement
No: Scrum and Kanban boards Not covered
No: Roadmaps and Gantt timelines Not covered
No: Time tracking Not covered

For Scrum and Kanban boards, roadmaps and Gantt timelines, time tracking, see other Jira alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

How much of Linear does it replace?

2 of 3 jobs. Issue tracking and cycles cover backlog and sprint work; Linear integrations and workflow details are not reproduced.

Partial: Issue and bug tracking Partial replacement
Partial: Backlogs and sprint planning Partial replacement
No: Scrum and Kanban boards Not covered

For Scrum and Kanban boards, see other Linear alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

Facts, with sources

Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.

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Runs on my machine? Confirmed: Self-hosted (Docker Compose or Kubernetes) or Plane Cloud Prefer full control over your data and infrastructure? Install and run Plane on your own servers. github.com · plane#readme ↗ 1d ago
Code licence Partial: AGPL-3.0 (Community Edition); a separate Commercial edition exists This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. github.com · plane#readme ↗ 1d ago
Model weights licence Confirmed: No separate model weights github.com · plane#readme ↗ 1d ago
Commercial use Partial: Yes; AGPL conditions apply to the Community Edition, and the default installer's Commercial edition is limited to 12 seats per workspace on the Free plan This edition starts on the Free plan, which gives each workspace 12 seats and the Free feature set with no license key. developers.plane.so · docker-compose ↗ 1d ago
Paid services needed? Partial: None required; paid licence keys and Plane Cloud are optional A Pro, Business, or Enterprise Grid license key unlocks the paid features. developers.plane.so · docker-compose ↗ 1d ago
Hardware Confirmed: 2 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended for production) 4GB (8GB recommended for production) developers.plane.so · docker-compose ↗ 1d ago
Operating systems Confirmed: Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Amazon Linux, macOS; Windows only via WSL2 Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Amazon Linux 2 or 2023, macOS, Windows with WSL2 developers.plane.so · docker-compose ↗ 1d ago
Setup effort Confirmed: Medium; install script with Docker Compose, or Kubernetes Ensure you're using the latest version of Docker Compose. developers.plane.so · docker-compose ↗ 1d ago

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