Jira vs Plane

Plane offers open-source project management similar to Jira but without Atlassian AI features.

JiraIssue and project tracking for software teams

PlaneOpen-source project management, a Jira and Linear alternative

Which to pick

Pick Jira if you want…

AI-augmented issue and project tracking
Traditional issue tracking
Integrations with Confluence, Loom or Rovo (on Jira's list, not Plane's)

Pick Plane if you want…

Unified PM, wiki and AI agents in one workspace
Open-source Jira alternative
The lower starting price: $6/month per user against $13.08/month per user
Open-source code (makeplane/plane on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license)
Integrations with GitHub, GitHub Enterprise or GitLab (on Plane's list, not Jira's)

Jira is a proprietary issue tracker without built-in AI agents or integrated wiki.

Side by side

What it is: Jira:Jira is an issue and project tracking platform that adds AI agents to plan, orchestrate, and execute work.; Plane:Plane is an open-source project and knowledge-management platform with AI-powered workflows, available cloud, self-hosted or air-gapped.
Best for: Jira:AI-augmented issue and project tracking; Plane:Unified PM, wiki and AI agents in one workspace
Who it’s for: Jira:Software teams and non-technical groups that need collaborative project management.; Plane:Product, engineering and ops teams that need integrated project, docs and AI automation.
Pricing: Jira:Freemium; Plane:Freemium
Plans: Jira:Free $0 · Standard $13.08 per user / month · Premium $28.08 per user / month; Plane:Free $0 per seat per month · Pro $6 per seat per month per month · Business $13 per seat per month per month
Open source: Jira:—; Plane:Yes, 60,370 GitHub stars
Works with: Jira:Confluence, Loom, Rovo, Teamwork Graph, CLI, Atlassian Analytics, Data Lake; Plane:GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, GitLab, GitLab Enterprise, Slack, Sentry, Jira, Linear

Jira features

AI agents (Rovo). AI teammates research, draft, and act on tasks directly inside Jira.
Teamwork Graph CLI. Provides terminal access for AI agents to move from context to action.
AI Search. Enterprise search across Jira, Confluence and connected apps with direct answers.
Cross-team planning. Plans allow tracking work across multiple teams, dependencies and capacity.
Automation steps. Automate repetitive tasks with up to 7,500 steps per user per month on Enterprise.
Whiteboards & video. Integrated Loom whiteboards and video recordings for async collaboration.

Plane features

Projects & Work Items. Create projects, epics, cycles and custom work items with properties and templates.
Built-in Wiki. Rich documentation lives alongside work items, with real-time collaboration and versioning.
Plane AI Agents. AI agents can triage requests, assign owners, summarize status and act on workspace context.
Multiple Views & Dashboards. Board, List, Spreadsheet, Gantt and real-time dashboards with automatic metrics.
Self-hosted Deployments. Docker, Kubernetes, CLI and Helm charts let you run Plane on-premise, air-gapped or in your cloud.
Integrations & Marketplace. Sync with GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Sentry and import from Jira, Linear, Asana, ClickUp, Monday, etc.
Security & Compliance. SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA, SSO/SAML/LDAP and audit logs for enterprise control.
Automation & Workflows. Triggers, actions, approvals and time-tracking automate repetitive processes.

Jira vs Plane FAQ

Is Jira or Plane free?+

Jira has a free plan; paid plans start at $13.08/month per user (Standard). Plane has a free plan; paid plans start at $6/month per user (Pro).

Which is cheaper, Jira or Plane?+

Plane is cheaper to start with: Plane's Pro plan ($6/month per user) against Jira's Standard plan ($13.08/month per user).

Is Jira or Plane open source?+

Plane is open source (makeplane/plane on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Jira.

Do Jira and Plane integrate with the same tools?+

Their integration lists don't overlap: Jira lists Confluence, Loom, Rovo, Teamwork Graph and 3 more; Plane lists GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, GitLab, GitLab Enterprise and 8 more.

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