Plane vs Asana

Compared on	Plane Free plan · from $6/seat/mo VisitRemove	Asana Free plan · from $10.99/user/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Open-source project management and wiki with AI agents, on Plane's cloud or self-hosted, including air-gapped	Work management with prebuilt AI Teammates, an AI chief of staff, and unlimited automations from Starter
Free plan	Up to 12 users; projects and work items, cycles and modules, five layouts, intake, estimates and project pages; available on cloud or self-hosted	Personal plan: free forever for 2 users, unlimited tasks and projects, list, board and calendar views, unlimited storage (100MB per file), status updates and 100+ free integrations. No AI features.
Cheapest paid plan	$6/seat/mo billed annually (Pro)Plane pricing	$10.99/user/mo billed annually (Starter)Asana pricing
What it covers	$6 per seat a month billed yearly or $8 billed monthly, on cloud or self-hosted. Includes 500 AI credits per seat a month (reset monthly, no rollover) and 5 guests per paid member.	$10.99 per user a month billed annually, or $13.49 billed monthly. No seat limit. Seats are added in increments: 1 at a time from 2 to 5 users, 5 at a time up to 30, 10 up to 100, 25 up to 500 and 50 above 500. Includes AI Teammates and Asana Dash (5 AI requests per user a month, up to 50 per account) and 50K AI Studio credits a month.
Free trial	Two-week free trial of Pro or Business	None stated
Platforms	Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	50+ tools, including Slack, GitHub and Figma	100+ free integrations, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and Slack
Open source	Yes, self-hostable	No
Good for	Teams moving off Jira that want an open-source or self-hosted option Software teams running sprints with docs next to the work Regulated organisations that need on-premises or air-gapped deployment	Cross-functional teams tracking projects with timelines and dependencies Teams that want built-in AI agents to plan, triage and report on work Linking daily tasks to company goals and portfolios
Watch out for	The free plan is limited to 12 users Paid features on a self-hosted instance need a licence key bought from Plane's Prime portal AI credits are per seat, reset monthly and do not roll over	The free Personal plan allows 2 users and has no timeline, Gantt, dashboards or AI features AI Teammates and Dash include 5 requests per user a month, capped at 50 per account on Starter and Advanced; more costs $0.50 to $0.60 per request Goals, portfolios, approvals and time tracking need Advanced; SAML and SCIM need Enterprise
Made by	Plane Software, Inc.	Asana, Inc.

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