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Together we assess whether Plane is the right solution for your company.
Plane
Open-source project management for modern teams — an alternative to Jira and Linear.
Alternative to
Jira
Linear
Official links
Plane is an open-source project management platform with issues, sprints, roadmaps, and wiki features. It targets software and agency teams looking to replace Jira or Linear — with self-hostable deployment and a clean, modern UI.
Key features
- 01Issues and Kanban boards
- 02Sprint planning
- 03Roadmaps and cycles
- 04Integrated wiki pages
- 05Team and project workspaces
- 06REST API
Benefits
- 01Modern PM tool without Jira complexity
- 02Self-hosting for project data
- 03Unified platform for issues and documentation
- 04Scales with growing development teams
Is Plane the right choice?
Not every tool fits every company. We help you decide whether Plane is the right choice or whether another open source solution better matches your requirements.
How we support your company
Rollout
We install Plane, configure users, roles, and processes, and handle complete data migration.
Hosting
On request, we operate Plane with hosting on servers in Germany or within the EU.
Custom extensions
If you need additional features or integrations, we build them directly for your company.
Maintenance & support
We handle updates, monitoring, backups, and long-term operations.
Custom adjustments
Open source software offers a decisive advantage over many classic cloud solutions.
Because the source code is publicly available, features can be extended, integrations built, and processes tailored to your company.
When needed, we develop:
- 01Custom modules
- 02Custom dashboards
- 03Integrations with existing systems
- 04Automations
- 05Mobile apps
- 06Customer portals
- 07Internal tools
- 08Custom user interfaces
That turns an existing open source solution into software that fits your company perfectly.
Technical implementation
We take care of the complete technical infrastructure.
Introducing an open source solution does not end with installation. On request, we handle full technical operations and integrate the software securely into your existing IT landscape.
Infrastructure
- Docker & Docker Compose
- Linux servers
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Object storage
Security
- SSL certificates
- Reverse proxy with Caddy
- Firewall configuration
- Security updates
- Access concepts
Operations
- Monitoring
- Backups
- Disaster recovery
- Performance optimization
- High availability when needed
Integration
- REST APIs
- Webhooks
- SMTP
- LDAP / SSO
- n8n
- Custom interfaces
Deployment
Depending on the project, we operate Plane for example
- 01On your existing infrastructure
- 02In your cloud
- 03On dedicated servers
- 04In a GDPR-compliant hosting environment in Germany
Operations & maintenance
We handle full technical operations — from setup through ongoing support.
- 01Installation
- 02Updates
- 03Monitoring
- 04Backups
- 05Recovery
- 06Security updates
- 07SSL
- 08Domain setup
- 09User management
- 10Performance
- 11API integrations
Typical technologies
The stack we use to operate and integrate open source solutions reliably.
- Docker
- Docker Compose
- Linux
- Caddy
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- n8n
- GitHub Actions
- REST APIs
- Webhooks
- SMTP
- OAuth / SSO
- Hetzner Cloud
- Azure
- AWS
Technical information
- License
- AGPL-3.0 (Community Edition)
- Deployment
- Docker, Self-hosted, Cloud
- Suitable for
- Software teams, Agencies with project management, Product teams, Consultancies with agile workflows
Integrations
FAQ
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Interested in Plane?
Whether you want to roll out Plane yourself or need an experienced partner for planning, rollout, and operations — we support you at every step.