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Should I Use Plane?

plane.so·Analyzed 1 hour ago·Based on 13 sources

Project management for teams and AI agents. Plan, track, and ship with Projects, Wiki, and AI. Available on cloud, self-hosted, and air-gapped.

Depends

Depends

Buy if you're an engineering-heavy or self-hosting team that wants an open-source Jira/Linear alternative.

Open-source Jira/Linear rival with self-host and air-gap options; great for engineers, but 2026 CVEs demand fast patching.

Confidence: Medium

1M+

Claimed users

vendor testimonial page

$4M seed

Funding

self-described top open-source PM tool on GitHub

makeplane/plane

Repo

tasks, sprints, docs, triage

6

CVEs surfaced

2025–2026 advisories in reviewed sources

Value for money4

Open-source core; simple per-seat cloud plans

Feature depth4

Projects, wiki, sprints, triage; air-gapped deploy option

Security posture2

Six CVEs surfaced, several high severity

Pros

  • Open-source Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp alternative with sprints, docs, triage¹
  • Cloud, self-hosted, and air-gapped deployment options²
  • Raised $4M seed as top open-source PM tool on GitHub²
  • Vendor claims 1M+ users³
  • Publishes trust center and product security pages⁵

Cons

  • Authorization bypass vulnerability disclosed (CVE-2026-46558)12
  • Unauthenticated workspace member info disclosure, CVSS 7.5 (CVE-2026-30244)10
  • Full-read SSRF via favicon fetching in Add Link (CVE-2026-27706)11
  • High-severity vulnerability, CVSS 7.7 (CVE-2026-39374)⁹
  • CVE notes reference pre-1.3.0 releases; product still maturing

Gotchas

  • highSelf-hosting means you own patching; six CVEs surfaced, several high severity⁹
  • mediumOpen-source vs paid feature split unclear; verify what self-host license includes⁶
  • mediumGuess: air-gapped installs may lag cloud security fixes unless you pull updates yourself²
  • lowPer-seat pricing page exists but no prices surfaced; confirm total cost before rollout⁴

Best for

  • Engineering teams fleeing Jira costs
  • Self-hosting and air-gapped shops
  • Docs-heavy product teams
  • Open-source buyers wanting code access

Not for

  • Non-technical teams wanting polished zero-setup SaaS
  • Orgs without discipline to patch fast; CVEs recur
  • Tiny teams that only need a basic task list

Security

Multiple CVEs disclosed in 2025–2026, including authorization bypass and unauthenticated information disclosure; vendor maintains a trust center.

  • CVE-2026-46558: Authorization bypassAuthentication/authorization weakness in Plane.12
  • CVE-2026-30244: Unauthenticated workspace member information disclosureCVSS 7.5; attacker can read workspace member data without authenticating.10
  • CVE-2026-27706: Full read SSRF via favicon fetchingServer-side request forgery through the Add Link feature.11
  • CVE-2026-39374: High-severity vulnerabilityCVSS 7.7; details via public CVE trackers.⁹
  • CVE-2026-27949: Patched after 1.3.0Affected open-source releases prior to 1.3.0.

What users say

Genuine user feedback is scarce in reviewed sources — most search results matched the 2023 film 'Plane' — leaving only sparse positive G2 sentiment.

Alternatives

Compare Plane with each alternative.

Jira

Enterprise standard; heavier and costlier than Plane

Full analysis

Based on ~14 usable public sources; many search results matched the 2023 film 'Plane' and were discarded. No pricing numbers or verifiable customer names appeared in usable evidence.

Sources

  1. makeplane/plane on GitHubgithub.com
    official
  2. Plane raises $4M seedplane.so
    official
  3. Plane testimonialsplane.so
    official
  4. Plane pricingplane.so
    official
  5. Plane Trust Centersecurity.plane.so
    official
  6. Plane Customer Portal (self-hosted licenses)prime.plane.so
    official
  7. G2 reviews of Planeg2.com
    review
  8. r/selfhosted thread on open-source Plane alternativesreddit.com
    review
  9. CVE-2026-39374strix.ai
    security
  10. GHSA-87x4-j8vh-p5qf (CVE-2026-30244)github.com
    security
  11. CVE-2026-27706 SSRFendorlabs.com
    security
  12. CVE-2026-46558 authorization bypasssentinelone.com
    security
  13. Plane alternatives on AlternativeToalternativeto.net
    news

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