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Jira vs Plane

Jira is Atlassian's hosted tool with a free plan for 10 users, while Plane has a 12-user free cloud plan and open-source code you can self-host.

Pick Jira if…

Pick Jira if you want Atlassian's boards, roadmaps and workflows, and a team of up to 10 can start on the free plan.

Pick Plane if…

Pick Plane if you want the option to self-host under the AGPL v3 licence, or a free cloud plan that allows up to 12 users.

Price

  • Freemium
  • Freemium
  • Open source

Starting price

$8.48/user/month (Standard, monthly billing)
$8/user/mo (monthly), $6/user/mo (annually) for Pro

Free plan

Yes
Yes

Open source

No
Yes

Works on

Web, iOS, Android
Web, iOS, Android, API
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The free plans differ in size. Jira's Free plan covers up to 10 users with 2GB of storage and community support. Plane's Free cloud plan is $0 for up to 12 users with basic roles and views, with no wiki, dashboards or integrations.

Paid prices are close on paper, though the plans are different and we did not compare their features. Jira Standard is $8.48 per user per month with monthly billing, and Premium is $15.56. Plane Pro is $8 per user per month monthly or $6 annually, and Business is $15 monthly or $13 annually.

Hosting and licence differ. Plane's code is under the GNU AGPL v3, with Docker and Kubernetes self-hosting. The Atlassian pages we checked list Jira for web, iOS and Android and did not mention an open-source licence. Plane also has iOS and Android apps.

Both list a free route for a small team. Jira also offers a 7-day trial of Standard or Premium, while Plane's Enterprise Grid plan is marked coming soon and Jira's Enterprise plan is quoted through Atlassian's sales form.

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Last updated 16 October 2026. How we make money