Plane
Toggl Plan
| Feature | Plane | Toggl Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $7/mo | From $9/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4.2 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | developers, open-source-advocates, startups, engineering-teams | small-teams, agencies, creative-teams, project-managers |
| Founded | 2022 | 2014 |
| Cycles | ✓ | ✗ |
| Modules | ✓ | ✗ |
| Views | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pages | ✓ | ✗ |
| Self Hostable | ✓ | ✗ |
| Analytics | ✓ | ✗ |
| Timelines | ✗ | ✓ |
| Task Boards | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team Planning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Milestones | ✗ | ✓ |
| Color Coding | ✗ | ✓ |
| Workload Management | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ 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
✓ Toggl Plan Pros
- Beautiful visual timelines
- Simple interface
- Team workload view
- Easy onboarding
✗ Toggl Plan Cons
- Limited features vs competitors
- No free tier
- Basic reporting
The Verdict
Plane is built for developers and open source advocates, with a focus on cycles and modules. Toggl Plan targets small teams and agencies and leads with timelines and task-boards.
Pricing is close: Plane starts at $7/mo versus $9/mo for Toggl Plan — not a deciding factor on its own.
Plane has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. Toggl Plan requires a paid subscription from day one.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.