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Plane Pricing

freemiumopen source · AGPL-3.0last verified September 6, 2026official site ↗

At a glance

Open-source project management platform (AGPL-3.0) positioned as a self-hostable alternative to Jira and Linear. Community Edition is 100% free ($0) for self-hosted Docker/K8s deployments. Cloud Free tier is $0 for small teams with unlimited projects and issues. Cloud Pro starts at $8/seat/mo ($10/mo monthly) adding time tracking, workspace wikis, and custom analytics dashboards. Cloud Business is $15/seat/mo ($18/mo monthly) for recurring tasks and advanced automations; Enterprise offers custom pricing for SSO/SAML, air-gapped deployments, and SLA support.

Self-hosting cost

Plane is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage. Any hosted, managed, or API plans remain separately priced.

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Grok BotBeta access bundled with eligible SuperGrok Plus ($100/mo), Cursor Pro+ ($60/mo), or Cursor Teams ($40/seat/mo); custom pricing for enterprise deployments.RaycastFree core desktop launcher (macOS/Windows, extensions, window management, snippets, 50-query AI trial) / Pro ($8/mo billed annually or $10/mo monthly - unlimited standard AI, encrypted cloud sync, custom themes, clipboard history) / Pro + Advanced AI ($16/mo billed annually or $20/mo monthly - Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4o, Gemini Pro, o1/o3 reasoning models, higher limits) / Teams ($12/user/mo) & Teams + Advanced AI ($20/user/mo) / Enterprise custom (SAML/SCIM SSO, AI control center) / BYOK & local Ollama supportedLinearLinear offers a Free plan for up to 2 teams and 250 active issues. Paid plans include Basic at $10/user/month billed annually (unlimited issues, 5 teams), Business at $16/user/month (unlimited teams, private workspaces, Insights), and custom Enterprise agreements.ObsidianFree local-first Markdown knowledge base for personal and commercial use (100% offline, zero vendor lock-in). Optional paid add-ons include Obsidian Sync ($4/mo billed annually or $5/mo monthly for end-to-end encrypted multi-device sync and 1-year version history), Obsidian Publish ($8/mo/site billed annually or $10/mo monthly for custom domain web publishing), Commercial Support License ($50/user/year), and Catalyst ($25 one-time early-access beta tier). 40% discount available for education and non-profits. Extensive ecosystem with 1,500+ community plugins and local AI integrations.
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FAQ

How much does Plane cost?

Open-source project management platform (AGPL-3.0) positioned as a self-hostable alternative to Jira and Linear. Community Edition is 100% free ($0) for self-hosted Docker/K8s deployments. Cloud Free tier is $0 for small teams with unlimited projects and issues. Cloud Pro starts at $8/seat/mo ($10/mo monthly) adding time tracking, workspace wikis, and custom analytics dashboards. Cloud Business is $15/seat/mo ($18/mo monthly) for recurring tasks and advanced automations; Enterprise offers custom pricing for SSO/SAML, air-gapped deployments, and SLA support. Paid pricing starts at $8/seat/mo.

Does Plane have a free plan?

Yes — Plane has a free plan alongside its paid tiers.

Can you self-host Plane for free?

Plane is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage. Any hosted, managed, or API plans remain separately priced.

What are free or cheaper Plane alternatives?

Grok Bot, Raycast, Linear are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

pricing is editorial catalog data (last verified September 6, 2026) — vendors change plans; confirm on the official site before you buy. Reuse this data under CC-BY 4.0 via /data.