# Plane

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Plane and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** An open-source Jira alternative that is simpler and fast, and can be self-hosted. Its UI takes some getting used to.

## Why people recommend it

- Open-core Jira alternative (1 comments): "we’re building Plane, an open‑core Jira alternative" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46060410))
- Simpler to use (1 comments): "It's a lot simpler and the UI takes some getting used to, but it's fast and it works." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47849080))
- Fast and works well (1 comments): "It's a lot simpler and the UI takes some getting used to, but it's fast and it works." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47849080))
- Self-hosting an instance (1 comments): "Self-hosting a plane.io instance." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46082751))

## What people warn about

- UI takes getting used to (1 comments): "It's a lot simpler and the UI takes some getting used to, but it's fast and it works." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47849080))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Basecamp](https://hackerapproved.com/p/basecamp.md): 8 recommend
- [OpenProject](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openproject.md): 7 recommend
- [ClickUp](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clickup.md): 7 recommend
- [Asana](https://hackerapproved.com/p/asana.md): 6 recommend
- [Pivotal Tracker](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pivotal-tracker.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Plane", https://hackerapproved.com/p/plane/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).