Weft vs Plane
Plane is open-source project management for teams, in the cloud or self-hosted.
Plane is an open-source alternative to Jira and Linear: projects, work items, cycles and modules, a wiki, intake forms, and importers from most tools. You can use its cloud or host it yourself — the Community Edition is free under the AGPL. It also runs an official MCP server, so assistants can work with it. Weft is smaller on purpose: a Scrumban board for one founder or a team of two to ten, with MCP tools designed around an AI doing the work — claiming a task, reporting progress, asking you a question when only you can decide.
Side by side
| Weft | Plane | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $60/user/yr (solo) | $6/seat/mo billed annually, $8 monthly (Pro) |
| Free plan | Yes — 50 tasks, 200 AI calls a month | Yes — up to 12 users |
| Built around MCP | Core product — OAuth 2.1, 32 tools | Official MCP server (OAuth or token), open source |
| Method | Scrumban (board + sprints) | Work items, cycles and modules |
| Self-hosting | No — cloud only | Yes — free Community Edition (AGPL) |
| Offline mobile apps (iOS & Android) | Yes | iOS & Android; offline is read-only |
| Best for | Solo founders, teams 2-10 | Growing teams leaving Jira or Linear |
Pricing is based on each vendor’s public pricing page and may change. Not affiliated with Plane. Check Plane’s site ↗ for the latest.
When Plane is the right choice
- You need to self-host — for compliance, an air-gapped network, or control of your data.
- Your team is growing past ten and needs epics, initiatives, intake and a wiki in one tool.
- You are moving off Jira, Linear, Asana or ClickUp and want an importer to do it.
When Weft is the right choice
- You are one founder or a small team and want a board running in a minute, not a system to configure.
- Your AI does the work: Weft’s tools let an assistant claim a task, report progress and bring you a question that waits in your Inbox.
- You want mobile apps that keep working offline, edits included.
- You want to start in ChatGPT: Weft is in its Plugin directory, on every plan including Free.
How to switch
Plane exports work items to CSV, Excel or JSON. Upload the CSV at Board → Import, or paste the export into your AI — bulk_create_tasks lands the whole backlog in one call.
Need help porting data? Contact support — we do hands-on migrations for teams while we are early.
The honest bottom line
Pick Plane if you need open source, self-hosting or a full project-management suite. Pick Weft if you want a small board your AI runs for you.
Try Weft for 50 tasks, free.
No credit card. Upgrade to Pro when you hit the limit — starting at $5/seat/month.
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