#3 in Project & Work ManagementUpdated 2026-08

Plane

by Plane · Project management, wiki and AI agents in one workspace

79.4 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Plane combines project management, a company wiki and AI agents in one workspace. Work is organised into initiatives, projects, epics and time-boxed cycles, and viewed as boards, lists, calendars, Gantt charts or spreadsheets. It runs on Plane's cloud, self-hosted via Docker or Kubernetes, or air-gapped, and connects to Slack, GitHub, GitLab and Sentry.

Best for: Teams leaving Jira or Linear that want projects, docs and AI agents in one self-hostable tool
Pricing: Free plan for up to 12 users, then $6 per seat per month for Pro and $13 per seat per month for Business, with Enterprise Grid quoted on request.
Runs on: WebiOSAndroidmacOSWindowsSelf-hostedCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Runs on cloud, self-hosted Docker/Kubernetes, or air-gapped
Board, list, calendar, Gantt and spreadsheet views, plus built-in wiki
Importers for Jira, Linear, Asana, ClickUp, Notion and Confluence
Open REST API, webhooks, OAuth apps and a native MCP server

Trade-offs

Free plan is capped at 12 users
AI is metered in credits that do not roll over; top-ups cost extra
LDAP, granular access control and audit logs are Enterprise Grid only
Desk support product and the Microsoft Teams integration are unreleased

Pricing

Published plans from Plane’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Plane pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Free	—per seat	Limited to 12 users 500 AI credits per seat, no rollover Projects, work items, cycles and modules Five layouts, basic views, project pages
Pro	$6per seat	Everything in Free, unlimited seats 1000 AI credits per seat per month Workspace wiki, dashboards, initiatives, teamspaces Time tracking, templates, integrations and marketplace
Business	$13per seat	Everything in Pro plus 2000 AI credits per seat Project templates and recurring work items Intake by email and public forms; customer profiles Single workflow control and advanced dashboard widgets
Enterprise Grid	Contact sales	Private and managed deployments Granular access control, LDAP, API-enabled audit logs Multiple workflows with approvals per transition Migration and implementation services

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 92 out of 100
API quality: 40 out of 100
Documentation: 90 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 83 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 75 out of 100
Operational trust: 60 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 65 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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