Open-source alternative
Replace Asana with Plane + itsaplan
The best open-source alternative to Asana is Plane (or itsaplan) with TaskView, self-hosted on Railway. Issues, boards, and cycles you host — Trello, Jira, and Asana without the seat OS.
Estimated save $2,400 a year.
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How Asana compares
| Asana | Plane + itsaplan | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Hosted subscription | Open-source or fair-code license; you pay the host |
| Hosting | Vendor cloud | Self-hosted on Railway or any VPS |
| Rough monthly cost | Public list price not verified this run | Hosting only — no SaaS seat meter in this repo |
- Plane
Open-source product tracker (cloud, self-host, air-gap)
- itsaplan
Self-hosted Linear/Jira alternative for humans and agents
- TaskView
Self-hosted task board if you only need kanban
FAQ
- Is it free?
- The Plane + itsaplan licenses are open source or fair-code. You still pay hosting (Railway or any VPS) and any APIs the stack calls. There is no Asana seat or task bill on this path.
- Can I migrate from Asana?
- Yes. Start with the workflows or data you actually use, then cut over. The Plane + itsaplan stack page has the agent prompt and the cost table; most teams rebuild the slice that matters and leave old Asana links until they expire.
- How do I deploy it?
- Open the Plane + itsaplan stack, copy the agent prompt, and deploy on Railway (one service, PORT, and a volume when the app needs disk). Placeholder: Plane (or itsaplan) + Postgres. One public site, a volume for uploads, and the first project imported from a CSV.
- What does this replace?
- Trello / Jira / Asana. The published small-team estimate on this stack is $2,400 a year.
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