Project management
Self-hosted alternatives to Asana, priced
2 open-source tools that can replace Asana, each shown with what it would actually cost to run for a team of 10 people. Asana on the Starter tier costs $135 a month at that size.
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Asana's Personal plan is free for up to 2 seats. Beyond that, the Starter tier below applies.
| Tool | Server only | With your time | vs Asana | Operational weight | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikunja | $4.80 | $42.30 | +$3,184 | easy | AGPL-3.0 |
| Plane | $46.80 | $272 | -$6,128 | hard | AGPL-3.0 |
The final column is the 36-month difference: positive means self-hosting is cheaper.
Which one to pick
Vikunja 5,364 stars
A single Go binary with SQLite, PostgreSQL or MySQL. Kanban, list and Gantt views without the operational weight of Plane.
At 10 people it needs 0.7 GB of memory and 6 GB of disk, which fits the Basic at Kamatera for $4.00 a month. Setting it up is roughly 2 hours of work, then 0.5 hours a month to keep it healthy.
Full Asana versus Vikunja breakdown · Vikunja at every team size
Plane 59,255 stars
Django API, web and space frontends, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ and MinIO. A genuine Jira substitute and priced like one in RAM terms.
At 10 people it needs 5.2 GB of memory and 27 GB of disk, which fits the Starter 8 GB at VPSServer for $39.00 a month. Setting it up is roughly 16 hours of work, then 3 hours a month to keep it healthy.
Full Asana versus Plane breakdown · Plane at every team size
How the pricing was established
Asana pricing was read from its own pricing page on 2026-09-14. Server prices come from the providers listed on the hosting page. The sizing model and the cost of your time are set out in full on the methodology page.