Project management
Self-hosted alternatives to Linear, priced
1 open-source tool that can replace Linear, each shown with what it would actually cost to run for a team of 10 people. Linear on the Basic tier costs $100 a month at that size.
| Tool | Server only | With your time | vs Linear | Operational weight | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plane | $46.80 | $272 | -$7,385 | hard | AGPL-3.0 |
The final column is the 36-month difference: positive means self-hosting is cheaper.
Which one to pick
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 Linear versus Plane breakdown · Plane at every team size
How the pricing was established
Linear 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.