Project management Category leader
Asana
Work management for tracking tasks, projects and goals
Key features
- Gantt / timeline
- Task dependencies
- Board (Kanban) view
- Project templates
- Workload view
- Custom fields
Plane alternatives
Other project management tools to consider instead of Plane. Key features and starting prices come from each vendor's own site.
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Plane
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Asana
Category leader
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Linear
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| Pricing | Free plan $8/user/month (Pro) | Free plan Free for 2 users; paid from $10.99/user/mo billed annually | Free plan $9/user/mo | Free plan $10/user/mo | Free plan $9/seat/mo | Free plan Free (up to 250 issues); paid from $10/user/mo billed annually |
| Best for | Software teams of 5-100 that want a self-hostable Jira or Linear alternative, though templates and recurring work items need the Pro or Business plans. | Cross-functional teams of 10 to 500 coordinating multi-step projects across departments, who need timelines and workload views and can pay per seat. | — | — | — | Software teams of 5 to 100 that want a fast, opinionated issue tracker tied to pull requests, not a general-purpose project tool. |
| Team size | 1–500 people | 1–500+ people | 1–500+ people | 51–500+ people | 2–500+ people | 1–500 people |
| Gantt / timeline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Task dependencies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed |
| Board (Kanban) view | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Project templates | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Workload view | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Custom fields | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit |
Head to head
The alternatives
Project management Category leader
ClickUp
Project management, docs, chat and AI in one workspace
Key features
- Gantt / timeline
- Task dependencies
- Board (Kanban) view
- Project templates
- Workload view
- Custom fields
Project management Category leader
Wrike
Enterprise work management platform for teams and AI
Key features
- Gantt / timeline
- Task dependencies
- Board (Kanban) view
- Project templates
- Workload view
Project management Category leader
monday.com
Work management platform with boards, timelines, automations and AI
Key features
- Gantt / timeline
- Task dependencies
- Board (Kanban) view
- Project templates
- Custom fields
Project management
Linear
Issue tracking and project planning for product and engineering teams
Key features
- Gantt / timeline
- Board (Kanban) view
- Project templates