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Manage tasks and sprints effectively without the chaos of traditional tools.
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Manage tasks, sprints, docs, and product roadmaps in a self-hostable AGPL project management platform built as a Jira and Linear alternative.
Manage tasks and sprints effectively without the chaos of traditional tools.
If you prefer a fully managed solution without self-hosting.
Track issues and collaborate on projects seamlessly.
If your team is not comfortable with open-source tools.
Teams struggle with managing projects effectively using traditional tools, leading to chaos and inefficiency.
Create and manage tasks with a rich text editor that supports file uploads.
Track progress effortlessly using burn-down charts and insightful tools.
Divide complex projects into smaller, manageable modules.
Customize workflows with filters to display relevant issues.
Capture and organize ideas with AI capabilities and a rich text editor.
Access real-time insights across all your Plane data.
plane, Jira, and Linear all manage product work, issues, and team planning. plane is the better fit when data ownership and self-hosting matter; Jira and Linear are better when a team wants mature hosted administration, marketplace depth, or a managed SaaS workflow.
| Feature | plane | Jira | Linear |
|---|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Self-hosting | Yes, with Docker and Kubernetes deployment paths | No for new customers; Atlassian says new Data Center purchases ended March 30, 2026 and Data Center reaches end of life March 28, 2029 | No |
| Core workflow | Work items, cycles, modules, views, pages, and analytics | Issue tracking, agile planning, reporting, and Atlassian ecosystem integrations | Fast issue tracking, planning, triage, insights, and product workflows |
| Cost model | Open source self-hosting plus Plane Cloud | Free tier plus per-user paid cloud plans | Free tier plus per-user paid plans |
Choose plane if your team wants project management without giving up infrastructure control. It covers the common Jira and Linear workflow shape: issues, cycles, modules, saved views, docs, and analytics, while keeping a self-hosted path open for teams with data residency or vendor lock-in concerns.
Choose Jira when your organization already depends on Atlassian workflows, governance, or marketplace apps and can accept Atlassian's cloud-first direction. Choose Linear when speed, product polish, and hosted issue-tracking ergonomics matter more than self-hosting. plane is the open source ownership choice; Jira and Linear are the managed workflow choices.
Self-host Plane with Docker Compose on a Linux server after choosing a domain and configuring database, Redis, and storage settings. Plane's official Community Edition setup script prepares the Compose files, then operators can start services from the generated deployment folder.
```bash
curl -fsSL -o setup.sh https://github.com/makeplane/plane/releases/latest/download/setup.sh
chmod +x setup.sh
./setup.sh
docker compose up -d
```Plane can be hosted on cloud or self-hosted on your own servers.
Yes, Plane is open-source and free to use.
You can report bugs, submit feature requests, or improve documentation.
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