Asana vs Plane
Plane is the stronger choice for teams that prioritize open-source, self-hosted infrastructure and issue- or sprint-oriented project delivery. Asana remains the safer choice for organizations that depend on a broader, explicitly documented work-management model spanning goals, portfolios, dependencies, timelines, workload, forms, and enterprise governance. Plane covers core task tracking, cycles, modular project work
Decision guide
The practical reasons to choose either option, based on documented capabilities.
Choose Plane if
- Teams requiring source-code access under AGPL-3.0 and deployment on their own infrastructure
- Engineering or product teams organizing work through issues, cycles, modules, and roadmaps
- Organizations choosing between vendor-hosted cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, or managed hosting
Stay with Asana if
- Projects require documented goal and portfolio tracking; equivalent Plane coverage is not established by the supplied sources
- Teams depend on workload or capacity planning; this is not documented for Plane in the supplied material
- Workflows require explicit dependency, milestone, timeline, or Gantt coverage; these capabilities are not documented for Plane here
Deployment and operations
Plane is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and is available through Plane Cloud or self-hosting on an organization's own servers. Documented installation options include Docker and Kubernetes, plus third-party managed hosting. Instance administrators can configure self-hosted settings. Choosing self-hosting entails responsibility for the supporting infrastructure; Plane Cloud is presented as the option that avoids that responsibility.
Feature fit
What Plane covers
- Task and assignment tracking
- Project work organization
- Filtered and shared views
- Progress analytics
- AI-assisted workspace features
- Intake and workflow capabilities
- Apps and integrations
What’s different or missing
- No documented goal and portfolio tracking
- No documented workload or capacity planning
- No documented dependencies and milestones
- No documented timeline or Gantt views
- No documented Asana import compatibility
Project snapshot
- GitHub stars
- 56,003
- Contributors
- 161
- Language
- TypeScript
- Last commit
- Aug 10, 2026
- Latest release
- Aug 7, 2026
Categories: Customer Feedback, DevOps, Business Intelligence, Digital Whiteboards, Workflow Automation, Customer Relationship Management, Project Management, Task Management, Knowledge Management, Document Collaboration, Calendars & Scheduling
Sources and editorial review13 linked sources
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Meet [Plane](https://plane.so/), an open-source project management tool to track issues, run ~sprints~ cycles, and manage product roadmaps without the chaos of managing the tool itself.
verdict · github.comPrefer full control over your data and infrastructure? Install and run Plane on your own servers.
deployment · github.comThis project is licensed under the [GNU Affero General Public License v3.0](https://github.com/makeplane/plane/blob/master/LICENSE.txt).
deployment · github.comEfficiently create and manage tasks with a robust rich text editor that supports file uploads.
shared feature · github.comAccess real-time insights across all your Plane data. Visualize trends, remove blockers, and keep your projects moving forward.
shared feature · github.comOpen-source Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp alternative. Plane is a modern project management platform to manage tasks, sprints, docs, and triage.
repository description · github.comPlane is an open-source project management tool to track issues, run ~sprints~ cycles, and manage product roadmaps.
readme · github.comWork Items: Efficiently create and manage tasks with a robust rich text editor that supports file uploads.
readme · github.comCycles: Track progress effortlessly using burn-down charts and other insightful tools.
readme · github.comModules: Simplify complex projects by dividing them into smaller, manageable modules.
readme · github.comAnalytics: Access real-time insights across all your Plane data. Visualize trends, remove blockers, and keep your projects moving forward.
readme · github.comSelf-host Plane: Prefer full control over your data and infrastructure? Install and run Plane on your own servers.
readme · github.comDocker; Kubernetes
readme · github.com
