OpenProject vs Plane

Plane is an open-source Jira alternative with a similar issue-tracking focus, but OpenProject adds full Gantt, budgeting and BIM capabilities.

OpenProjectOpen-source project management for classic and agile teams

PlaneOpen-source project management, a Jira and Linear alternative

Which to pick

Pick OpenProject if you want…

Open-source project management with full data control
Open-source agile PM

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 $7.25/month per user

OpenProject is open-source but does not include AI-driven agents or unified knowledge base.

Side by side

What it is: OpenProject:OpenProject is an open-source project management platform supporting classic, agile and hybrid workflows.; Plane:Plane is an open-source project and knowledge-management platform with AI-powered workflows, available cloud, self-hosted or air-gapped.
Best for: OpenProject:Open-source project management with full data control; Plane:Unified PM, wiki and AI agents in one workspace
Who it’s for: OpenProject:Teams needing on-premise or cloud-hosted project management with data sovereignty.; Plane:Product, engineering and ops teams that need integrated project, docs and AI automation.
Pricing: OpenProject:Freemium; Plane:Freemium
Plans: OpenProject:Community Free · Basic $7.25 per user per month per month · Professional $13.50 per user per month per month · Premium $19.50 per user per month per 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: OpenProject:Yes, 16,278 GitHub stars; Plane:Yes, 60,370 GitHub stars
Works with: OpenProject:—; Plane:GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, GitLab, GitLab Enterprise, Slack, Sentry, Jira, Linear

OpenProject features

Gantt charts. Create and visualize project timelines and schedules with interactive Gantt charts.
Agile boards. Use Scrum and Kanban boards to organize work and track progress.
Time & cost tracking. Log work hours and track labor and unit costs for projects.
Team planner. Assign tasks on a weekly calendar to visualize team workload.
Custom fields & workflows. Add custom fields and define custom workflows for work packages.
Secure hosting & data sovereignty. Choose self-hosted or EU-based cloud hosting with encryption, 2FA and GDPR compliance.

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.

OpenProject vs Plane FAQ

Is OpenProject or Plane free?+

OpenProject has a free plan (Community); paid plans start at $7.25/month per user (Basic). Plane has a free plan; paid plans start at $6/month per user (Pro).

Which is cheaper, OpenProject or Plane?+

Plane is cheaper to start with: Plane's Pro plan ($6/month per user) against OpenProject's Basic plan ($7.25/month per user).

Is OpenProject or Plane open source?+

Yes, both are open source: OpenProject (opf/openproject on GitHub, GPL-3.0 license) and Plane (makeplane/plane on GitHub, AGPL-3.0 license).

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