Plane

A project management tool for software and product teams, with issues, sprints, roadmaps and docs, that you can self-host instead of Jira or Linear.

61.8k stars, 6.3k forks TypeScript On GitHub since November 2022

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What is Plane?

Plane tracks work items in list, board, spreadsheet, calendar and timeline views. It groups them into cycles (sprints) and modules, and keeps specs next to the work in Pages. It is aimed at teams that know Jira or Linear and want something lighter they can run themselves. You can use Plane Cloud, or self-host it with Docker or Kubernetes.

Good fit if

  • Your team wants Jira-style issue tracking on its own servers.
  • People on the team prefer their own language: the interface is translated into about 18 languages.
  • You want an open-source core under the AGPL that you can read and modify.

Look elsewhere if

  • You want a quick install on a small server. The self-hosted stack runs more than a dozen containers, including PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ and MinIO. Kanboard and Vikunja are far lighter.
  • You need features from Plane's paid plans while self-hosting: those come with the closed-source Commercial Edition, not with this repository.

Before you adopt it

This repository is Plane's Community Edition under AGPL-3.0. It has the same features as the free cloud plan. Paid features require the separate Commercial Edition, which is closed source and includes 12 free seats per workspace. If you modify Plane and let other people use it over a network, the AGPL requires you to publish your changes.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 30 October 2026. Report a correction

Plane health: is it still maintained?

79 of 100, actively developed

  • Activity
    203 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 29 October 2026.
    28 / 30
  • Contributors
    14 people wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 36% of them.
    16 / 20
  • Releases
    8 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, v1.4.3, on 28 October 2026.
    17 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 13% of recent issues, with a median first reply after 13 hours.
    13 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 1 November 2026. How the score works

Plane license: is it open source?

Plane uses AGPL-3.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. November 2022First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayAGPL-3.0.

How to run Plane yourself

Docker
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Compose file
docker-compose.yml: 13 services (postgres, redis, rabbitmq, minio)
Setup effort
4 of 5, judged from the compose file
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
18 languages

Install instructions: plane.so or the README on GitHub.

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Questions about Plane

Is Plane open source?

Yes. Plane is published under AGPL-3.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is Plane still maintained?

Its health score is 79 of 100 (actively developed). It had 203 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 29 October 2026, and its latest release came out on 28 October 2026.

How do I run Plane?

You can run it with Docker. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What are the alternatives to Plane?

Close alternatives in the Project & task management category include OpenProject, Kaneo, Leantime.