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Comparison

Plane vs Linear

Plane

plane.so

Depends
Confidence: Medium

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

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Pick Plane when

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

When Plane is not a fit

  • 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

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