Replace Jira / Linear with Self-Hosted Plane
Modern open-source issue tracking, sprints, roadmaps, and knowledge pages with Linear-speed keyboard UX Stop paying Standard/Business ($10/seat/mo) ($100/mo for a 10-person team) and run Plane on a $4.50/mo Linux VPS with full data sovereignty.
1-to-100 Seat Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Table
Comparing Jira / Linear (Standard/Business ($10/seat/mo)) vs Plane on Hetzner CX22 (4GB RAM / 2 vCPU).
| Team Size | Jira / Linear Cost | Plane VPS | Net Annual Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Seat (Solo) | $10.00/mo ($120/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$66 / year |
| 5 Seats | $50.00/mo ($600/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$546 / year |
| 10 Seats | $100.00/mo ($1,200/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$1,146 / year |
| 25 Seats | $250.00/mo ($3,000/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$2,946 / year |
| 50 Seats | $500.00/mo ($6,000/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$5,946 / year |
| 100 Seats | $1,000.00/mo ($12,000/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$11,946 / year |
Production Docker Compose + Caddy Auto-SSL
Copy and run docker compose up -d on any Ubuntu 24.04 server.
# Production Docker Compose: Plane (Replaces Jira / Linear)
services:
caddy:
image: caddy:2-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "80:80"
- "443:443"
volumes:
- ./Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile:ro
- caddy_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
plane:
image: makeplane/plane-frontend:latest
container_name: stack-plane
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- "WEB_URL=https://issues.${DOMAIN:-yourdomain.com}"
- "DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-strongpassword}@postgres:5432/plane"
- "REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/"
volumes:
- plane_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
postgres:
image: pgvector/pgvector:pg16
container_name: stack-postgres
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- "POSTGRES_USER=postgres"
- "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-strongpassword}"
volumes:
- postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
networks:
- stack_net
redis:
image: redis:7-alpine
container_name: stack-redis
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
- redis_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
networks:
stack_net:
driver: bridge
volumes:
caddy_data:
plane_data:
postgres_data:
redis_data:
# Automatic Let's Encrypt HTTPS for Plane
plane.{$DOMAIN:yourdomain.com} {
encode zstd gzip
reverse_proxy plane:3000
}
Why Teams Switch to Plane
- ✓Cycles, Modules, Gantt Roadmaps & Wiki Pages
- ✓2-way GitHub & GitLab PR sync
- ✓Built-in Jira & Linear migration wizard
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Includes pre-tuned docker-compose.yml, Caddy Auto-SSL, AES-256 encrypted nightly S3/R2 Postgres backups, and Ubuntu 24.04 UFW/Fail2ban hardening scripts.