Plane replaces 13 paid apps

Open-source project management with issues, cycles, and product roadmaps

Open-source project management with issues, cycles, and product roadmaps

Linear-and-Jira-shaped work tracking without the subscription; the stack behind it is not small

the catchPlane is built around software-style work items and lacks Asana's mature goals, portfolios, workload planning, forms, rules, and broad cross-functional template ecosystem.

Open-source project management with issues, cycles, and product roadmaps

Open-source project management with issues, cycles, and product roadmaps

Open-source project management with issues, cycles, and product roadmaps

Open-source project management with issues, cycles, and product roadmaps

Linear with more knobs and a server you now own.

the catchPlane is the closest feature match, but it remains slower and more configurable than Linear, with less polished keyboard navigation, sync behavior, triage, and integration quality.

Linear-and-Jira-shaped work tracking without the subscription; the stack behind it is not small

the catchPlane covers stories, cycles, modules, and roadmaps, but its self-hosted stack is heavier and its engineering integrations and iteration workflow are less proven than Shortcut's.

Linear-and-Jira-shaped work tracking without the subscription; the stack behind it is not small

the catchPlane lacks Wrike's request forms, proofing and approvals, resource planning, portfolio dashboards, and deep custom reporting for non-engineering work.

Open-source project management with issues, cycles, and product roadmaps

Open-source project management with issues, cycles, and product roadmaps

The closest modern Jira-shaped escape hatch; the self-hosted stack is not a weekend hobby

the catchPlane is the closest modern substitute, but Jira still has the deeper workflow engine, marketplace, service-management linkages, release reporting, and enterprise governance.