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Categories/Project Management/Plane
Plane

Plane

Founded by Vihar Kurama in 2022

Track issues, plan sprint cycles, write documentation, and manage development workflows with custom views

Pricing model

Free Tier, Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Plane to plan, track, and manage software projects alongside internal documentation. It lets you organize work with boards, spreadsheets, lists, and Gantt charts to track progress. You can time-box development cycles with burndown charts, connect team tasks to larger company initiatives, and automate issue triage using built-in digital agents. The application supports self-hosting via Docker or Kubernetes for complete infrastructure control, connects directly with Slack and GitHub, and allows teams to define project configurations as code using YAML files.

What Plane does

Create and organize sprint cycles with burndown chartsDraft product specifications inside the collaborative wikiSwitch between board, list, spreadsheet, and Gantt viewsAssign issues and track blockers automaticallyDeploy and configure a self-hosted instance using DockerImport existing issues and attachments from Jira or ClickUpMap cross-team dependencies and rollup progress across epicsMultiple project views including Kanban boards, spreadsheets, lists, and Gantt chartsBuilt-in wiki documentation connected directly to task cyclesAutomated issue triage and blocker tracking with workspace agentsSelf-hosting deployment options with Docker and Kubernetes Helm chartsProjects-as-code management using YAML configuration filesSlack integration to create, assign, and update issues directly from chat channelsTime-boxed development cycles with automated burndown charts

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free tier, Paid

PlanList price
Free (per seat)Free
Pro (per seat) (annual billing)$6 / mo, billed annually
Business (per seat) (annual billing)$13 / mo, billed annually

Frequently asked

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Plane, project management, issue tracker, agile cycles, sprint planning, Kanban board, Gantt chart, documentation wiki, self-hosted project management, open source, Docker deployment, Kubernetes, Jira alternative, Linear alternative, product roadmaps, epics, bug tracking, developer workflows