Plane alternative

Done vs Plane

Plane is a modern Jira for teams and agents. Done is a task list for handing work to yours.

Plane is a project and knowledge tool for product teams, often picked as a lighter, open-core alternative to Jira: work items, cycles, modules, epics, initiatives and a wiki, in the cloud or self-hosted, even air-gapped. Its built-in agents run on mentions, assignments, events and schedules, Business adds approvers per workflow transition, and an official hosted MCP server lets any MCP client work in your workspace. Done is aimed at a different job: a personal or small-team task list where any agent can take a task and its result waits for your approval.

FeatureDonePlane
Assign a task to an AI agent that does the workYesBuilt-in agents take assignments (AI credits)
Agent work waits for your approval before it counts as doneYesApprovers per workflow transition (Business)
An agent can stop and ask you a question, then carry onYesNot documented
Several named agents, each with its own queueYesYes
Official MCP server for your AI agentsYesOfficial hosted MCP server (OAuth)
Agents read your connected apps for context (Drive, Gmail, Notion, GitHub…)YesMCP connectors let Plane AI reach other tools
Natural-language quick captureYesIntake forms and email
Auto-decompose a task into subtasksYesSub-work items and epics
Recurring tasksYesRecurring work items (Business)
Task dependencies (blocked-by)YesYes
Goals that show whether you're on paceYesInitiatives and milestones
Time-blocks your day around your real meetings, and re-plans when one movesYesNot a day planner
Describe a filtered view in a sentenceYesFilters and Plane Query Language
Daily digest of overdue / due-today / stalledYesInbox and notifications
PriceFree (100 agent calls/mo); Pro $5/moFree; Pro $6, Business $13/seat/mo

Weighted scorecard

Each product gets a score from 0 to 5 on eight criteria, with a one-line reason. The weights say how much each criterion counts, and the total is the weighted average, out of 5.

The default weights reflect a buyer handing work to AI agents, the person Done is built for, so they favour Done. Pick another buyer and the weights change: for a team running sprints, or for a personal list without AI, other apps often come out ahead.

Weights for

For someone who delegates tasks to Claude, ChatGPT or other agents and wants to approve what comes back.

DonePlane
Hand a task to any AI agent (MCP, OAuth)Weight 25%
86 MCP tools over OAuth or a per-account token; any task can be assigned to an agentBuilt-in agents take assignments; official hosted MCP server (OAuth)
Human approval before agent work counts as doneWeight 20%
Agent-finished work waits for your approval by default; nothing closes without youApprovers per workflow transition on Business
Agent questions, decisions and several named agentsWeight 15%
Agents park questions for you, and named agent lanes hand work to each otherAgents run on mentions, assignments and schedules; agent questions not documented
Planning against your calendarWeight 5%
Plan my day time-blocks tasks around Google Calendar and re-plans; no team schedulingCalendar layout for work items; no personal planning
Team projects and sprintsWeight 5%
Shared workspaces and per-project sharing on Teams; no sprints, timelines or workload viewsCycles, modules, epics, initiatives and a wiki; self-hostable
Personal list: capture, recurring tasks, remindersWeight 10%
Natural-language capture, recurring tasks, dependencies and a daily digestNot a personal to-do list
Apps on phone and desktopWeight 10%
Web, iPhone, iPad, Android, and Apple silicon Macs via the iPad app; no Windows appWeb, iOS and Android
Price for one personWeight 10%
Free with 100 agent calls a month; Pro $5/mo, Teams $20/moFree plan; Pro $6/seat/mo
Weighted total
4.6 /53.3 /5

Scores are our judgment from each vendor's public docs and pricing, checked on the date at the foot of this page. Anything a vendor doesn't document scores 0.

Who Plane is for

Plane is for software and product teams that want Jira-style planning (cycles, epics, initiatives) with a cleaner interface, and especially for teams that need to self-host.

Why people choose Done

  • Built for everyday tasks, not sprints: research, writing, admin, with any MCP agent
  • An approval gate on every agent-finished task, without configuring a workflow
  • Agents can park a question for you and move on
  • A personal list too: quick capture, recurring tasks and a plan for your day

Where Plane shines

Plane gives product teams cycles, modules, epics, initiatives and a real wiki at a lower price than most, and it's one of the few modern trackers you can self-host or run air-gapped. Its agents can be assigned work with per-agent spending caps, and its official MCP server covers a wide surface, from work items to releases and intake.

Frequently asked questions

Does Plane have AI agents?

Yes. Plane's agents run on mentions, assignments, work item events and schedules, drawing from a workspace credit pool with a monthly cap per agent. Plane also runs an official MCP server so Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT can create and update work items.

Can I self-host Done like Plane?

No. Done is a hosted service. If self-hosting or air-gapped deployment is a requirement, Plane is one of the best options.

Should a product team use Done instead of Plane?

For cycles, epics and release planning, no: Plane is built for that. Done is for the individual and small-team tasks you want an agent to do, with your approval at the end.

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Comparison based on publicly available information last verified in October 2026. Plane and other names are trademarks of their respective owners; features change — check their site for the latest.