Photopea
Plane
| Feature | Photopea | Plane |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $5/mo | Free / from $7/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.5 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | designers, students, photo-editors, budget-conscious-creatives | developers, open-source-advocates, startups, engineering-teams |
| Founded | 2013 | 2022 |
| Photo Editing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Psd Support | ✓ | ✗ |
| Layers | ✓ | ✗ |
| Filters | ✓ | ✗ |
| Batch Processing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Vector Tools | ✓ | ✗ |
| Cycles | ✗ | ✓ |
| Modules | ✗ | ✓ |
| Views | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pages | ✗ | ✓ |
| Self Hostable | ✗ | ✓ |
| Analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Photopea Pros
- Free and browser-based
- Opens PSD files perfectly
- No installation needed
- Full editing capabilities
✗ Photopea Cons
- Ads on free version
- Can be slow with large files
- Limited batch processing
✓ Plane Pros
- Open source and self-hostable
- Modern clean interface
- Jira-like power without complexity
- Active community
✗ Plane Cons
- Relatively new
- Smaller integration ecosystem
- Documentation still maturing
The Verdict
Photopea is built for designers and students, with a focus on photo-editing and psd-support. Plane targets developers and open source advocates and leads with cycles and modules.
Pricing is close: Photopea starts at $5/mo versus $7/mo for Plane — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Bottom line: Photopea has a slight overall edge — but if open source and self-hostable matters most to you, Plane may still be the right call.