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Plane vs Linear: catalog facts
Plane	Linear
Freemium Open-source self-hosted edition; paid cloud plans such as Business have a 14-day trial.	Freemium A free tier is available, with paid plans for larger teams and more features.
Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted	Web
Cloud, self-hosted and air-gapped deployment Wiki built into the same workspace	Keyboard-first interface built for speed Cycles, triage and labels for planning engineering work
Some features are part of paid plans Heavy emphasis on AI features that not every team needs	Hosted service only, with no self-hosted option Opinionated workflow aimed at software teams rather than general task lists
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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