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Plane: the best Open Source alternative to Jira in 2026
Plane is a project and issue management platform for product and engineering teams, with cycles, modules and Kanban views in the style of Linear/Jira, but fully self-hostable.
Technical profile
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Category
- Productivity
- Replaces
- Jira, Asana, Linear
- Tech stack
- DjangoNext.jsPostgreSQLRedis
Preview
Public image provided by Plane on its own website.
Key features
- Cycles (sprints), modules and roadmaps
- Kanban, list, calendar and Gantt views
- Public REST API and webhooks
- Importers from Jira and Linear
Plane vs. Jira
Pros
- Much more polished interface than other open source alternatives
- No per-seat charge when self-hosted
Things to consider
- Needs more server resources than a simple Kanban board
- Some enterprise integrations are cloud-only
Quick Docker installation guide
Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →
docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
plane-app:
image: makeplane/plane-app:latest
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "3000:3000"
environment:
- DATABASE_URL=postgres://plane:plane@plane-db:5432/plane
- REDIS_URL=redis://plane-redis:6379
- SECRET_KEY=change-me-super-secret
depends_on:
- plane-db
- plane-redis
plane-db:
image: postgres:15-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- POSTGRES_USER=plane
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=plane
- POSTGRES_DB=plane
volumes:
- plane_pg_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
plane-redis:
image: redis:7-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
plane_pg_data: