Plane: Open-Source Project Management for Agile and Developer Teams

What is Plane?

Plane is an open-source project management platform designed specifically for developer and engineering teams managing agile projects. Built with focus on simplicity and effectiveness for technical teams, Plane provides issue tracking, sprint management, and team collaboration without complex enterprise systems. Created to provide lightweight alternative to Jira, Plane enables teams to manage projects efficiently with minimal overhead.

Unlike Jira ($7-14/user/month) where complexity increases with features, Plane provides streamlined project management focused on what teams actually need. Organizations deploy Plane on-premises or self-hosted, maintaining complete data ownership while managing projects efficiently.

Plane serves as the project management platform for development teams. Engineers track issues and bugs. Project managers plan sprints. Teams collaborate on features. Progress is tracked transparently.

Key Features and Capabilities

Issue and Project Management

Issues: Create and track issues, bugs, and features
Projects: Organize work by projects
Cycles: Plan and track work in sprint-like cycles
Modules: Group related features into modules
Status Tracking: Track issue status through workflow
Priority Levels: Prioritize work effectively

Team Collaboration

Comments: Discuss issues and decisions
Mentions: @mention team members
Attachments: Attach files and screenshots
Activity Tracking: See all issue changes
Permissions: Control team member access

Views and Filtering

List View: Traditional issue list
Kanban View: Visual workflow board
Calendar View: See work by date
Filtering: Filter by status, assignee, priority
Search: Find issues quickly

System Requirements

Server Requirements

OS: Linux, Docker
Node.js: 16+ for backend
PostgreSQL: 10+ for database
RAM: 2GB minimum, 4GB+ recommended
Storage: 10GB+ for data

Installation

Docker Installation

docker run -d 
  --name plane 
  -p 3000:3000 
  -e DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@postgres/plane 
  planetag/plane

# Access at http://localhost:3000