Plane
Shares rank 7 of 8 project management software by recommenders
An open-source Jira alternative that is simpler and fast, and can be self-hosted. Its UI takes some getting used to.
An open-source Jira alternative that is simpler and fast, and can be self-hosted. Its UI takes some getting used to.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Open-core Jira alternative
“we’re building Plane, an open‑core Jira alternative”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Self‑hosting is not dead: Atlassian just walked away from it” Simpler to use
“It's a lot simpler and the UI takes some getting used to, but it's fast and it works.”
Comment from 21 Apr 2026 in “Atlassian Enables Default Data Collection to Train AI” Fast and works well
“It's a lot simpler and the UI takes some getting used to, but it's fast and it works.”
Comment from 21 Apr 2026 in “Atlassian Enables Default Data Collection to Train AI” Self-hosting an instance
“Self-hosting a plane.io instance.”
Comment from 28 Nov 2025 in “Effective harnesses for long-running agents”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
UI takes getting used to
“It's a lot simpler and the UI takes some getting used to, but it's fast and it works.”
Comment from 21 Apr 2026 in “Atlassian Enables Default Data Collection to Train AI”
Other project management software people recommend
The four most recommended other project management software, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Projects | 9 | 9 | 50% | 7 | — | — |
| Basecamp | 8 | 8 | 50% | 6 | — | — |
| OpenProject | 7 | 2 | 78% | 7 | — | — |
| ClickUp | 7 | 23 | 23% | 6 | — | — |
| PlaneThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's a lot simpler and the UI takes some getting used to, but it's fast and it works.”
“Self-hosting a plane.io instance.”
“we’re building Plane, an open‑core Jira alternative”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.