Dart vs Plane (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dart grades higher than Plane: 3.0 against 2.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dart grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dart
AI project management with agents that work on tasks
Plane
Open-source project management with cycles, wiki and AI agents
Which one is for you
Pick Dart if
- Fits if you are 4 people or fewer and want AI agents to take tasks
- Works for software teams that already live in GitHub and Slack
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you have more than 4 teammates and want to stay free
- Tight if you need Slack, Discord or GitHub links, as they start at Premium at $8 a teammate
- Pricey if you need SSO, SCIM, public views or analytics, all on Business at $12 a teammate
- Watch out: the pricing page shows yearly prices by default and the monthly figures are not on the page text
Pick Plane if
- Fits if you want to self-host your project management tool
- Works for teams of up to 12 moving off Jira, Linear, Asana or ClickUp with the built-in importers
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free and need time tracking, dashboards or the workspace wiki, which start at Pro
- Tight if your free team passes 12 users, as every seat then costs $6 a month billed annually
- Skip it if you want a Windows desktop app today, as it's listed as coming soon
- Not for you if you self-host the Community Edition and want the phone apps, because they don't work with it
- Pricey if you need LDAP, granular access control or approval workflows, which are Enterprise Grid only, priced by quote
How we grade them
| 3.0GPADartVery good | 2.8GPAPlaneGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPremium is $8 a teammate a month on yearly billing, in the middle of the $6 to $15.95 that project tools charge, and the free plan covers up to 4 teammates. | CPro is $6 a seat a month billed annually, $8 monthly, which lands between the low and the high end of this category, and it's where time tracking, the wiki, dashboards and integrations begin. Business is $13. Self-hosting the open-source core costs nothing but a server. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe Personal plan is free for up to 4 teammates with unlimited tasks, docs, storage and AI model use, so a small team can live on it. Past 4 people you pay. | BFree covers up to 12 users with projects, work items, cycles, modules, five layouts, intake, estimates and project pages. Past 12 you pay, and the open-source Community Edition can't use the phone apps. |
| Features | BList, board, roadmap and calendar layouts, subtasks, blockers and dependencies, sprints and time tracking. The listing shows no gap in the core work, though many extras sit on Premium or Business. | BWork items planned into cycles with velocity tracking and burndown charts, grouped into modules, shown as a list, board, calendar, Gantt or spreadsheet, plus pages and a wiki, intake for triaging requests and AI agents that run on mentions and schedules. Time tracking and the wiki start at Pro. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It has boards, statuses and agents to set up before the work starts. | CNo store rating on record. The importers for Jira, Linear, Asana and ClickUp save you retyping a backlog, but you still set up projects, cycles and modules, and self-hosting means Docker or Kubernetes. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, plus ChatGPT, Claude, Slack, GitHub, Zapier and an MCP server. | AWeb, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android, with the Windows desktop app listed as coming soon, and GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Sentry, Figma and Teams on the integrations page. |
| Best for | AI agents working next to a small team | open-source issue tracking for small teams |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Dart and Plane. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dart starts at $8 a month for each person and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Plane starts at $6 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
They score the same, and Plane starts $2 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, none scores higher than Dart for less, and none scores higher than Plane for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Plane is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Dart also covers natural-language input, time tracking and AI agents.
- Plane also covers wiki, Gantt & timelines and issue tracking.
At a glance
| Dart | Plane | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8 per teammate / month, billed yearly | $6 per seat / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | Personal plan: up to 4 teammates, unlimited tasks, docs, storage and AI model usage, with AI agents included. | Free plan for up to 12 users: projects, work items, cycles, modules, five layouts, intake, estimates and project pages. |
| Free trial | None listed | Two-week free trial of Pro or Business |
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| Made by | Dart | Plane Software, Inc. |
| Price read from | dartai.com | plane.so |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dart
- The Personal plan stops at 4 teammates.
- SAML SSO, SCIM, public views and analytics need Business at $12 per teammate / month.
- Prices are shown with the yearly option selected and a 20% badge; the monthly-billing figures are not in the page text.
- Slack, Discord and GitHub integrations start at Premium.
Plane
- The Free plan is capped at 12 users; time tracking, the workspace wiki, dashboards and work item types start at Pro.
- The download page lists the Windows desktop app as coming soon; macOS and Linux desktop apps are available.
- The mobile apps work with Cloud and the commercial self-hosted editions, not with the open-source Community Edition.
- LDAP, granular access control and multiple workflows with approvals are limited to Enterprise Grid, which is priced by quote.
Key features
Dart
- AI agents on tasks
- Agents can be assigned tasks, execute them and report, alongside human teammates.
- Multiple layouts
- List, board, roadmap and calendar layouts with filters, sorting and saved views.
- Task structure
- Subtasks, blockers and dependencies, with task types such as epics, stories, bugs and milestones.
- Sprints and time tracking
- Sprint management and time tracking are listed in the plan comparison.
- Natural-language and keyboard control
- A command center, keyboard shortcuts, voice controls and natural-language property filling.
- MCP server
- A Model Context Protocol server lets other AI tools connect to Dart.
Plane
- Work items, cycles and modules
- Projects hold work items, which are planned into time-boxed cycles and grouped into modules. Cycles come with velocity tracking and burndown charts.
- Five layouts and saved views
- Work items can be shown as a list, board, calendar, Gantt chart or spreadsheet, and a set of sort, filter and display options can be saved as a view.
- Pages and wiki
- Project pages are included on Free. Pro adds a workspace wiki for company-wide knowledge, and Business adds nested pages and embeds.
- Plane AI and agents
- Plane AI answers questions from across the workspace, and agents run on mentions, assignments and schedules. Pro includes 500 AI credits per seat a month and Business 1,000.
- Intake
- Intake collects feedback and requests for triage before they become work items. Business adds a dedicated intake email address and public web forms.
- Self-hosting
- Plane deploys on your own servers with Docker or Kubernetes, and an air-gapped edition covers isolated networks. The core is open source under AGPL v3.0.
Plans
Dart
Personal$0
Up to 4 teammates with unlimited tasks, docs and storage, AI agents, AI task execution, and ChatGPT and Claude integrations.
Premium$8
per teammate / month, billed yearly
Unlimited teammates, AI chat and roadmap planning, admin and guest roles, custom statuses and properties, forms, and Slack, Discord and GitHub integrations.
Business$12
per teammate / month, billed yearly
Adds SAML SSO and SCIM, public views, charts and analytics, granular access management, customizable dashboards, a dedicated success manager and priority support.
Plane
Free$0
Up to 12 users. Projects and work items, cycles and modules, five layouts with unlimited views, work item intake, estimates and project pages.
Pro$6
per seat / month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly)
Unlimited seats, 500 AI credits per seat, work item types, workspace wiki, time tracking, dashboards, initiatives, teamspaces and integrations.
Business$13
per seat / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
1,000 AI credits per seat, project templates, recurring work items, intake email and forms, a workflow per project and customer profiles.
Enterprise GridCustom
Quote on request. Private and managed deployments, granular access control, multiple workflows with approvals, LDAP and audit logs.
Ways to pay less
Dart
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
The pricing page marks the yearly option as 20% below monthly billing.
Plane
- Annual discount
Save up to 25% with annual billing
Pro is $6 per seat / month billed annually against $8 billed monthly, a 25% saving. Business is $13 against $15, about 13%.
- Startups
Startup discounts on request
Plane's startups page says startup discounts are reviewed on demand: applicants send their company stage, team size and needs through the sales form.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dart or Plane?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Plane is cheaper to start with: $6 a month for each person, against $8 a month for each person for Dart. Dart starts at $8 per teammate / month, billed yearly, and Plane starts at $6 per seat / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Dart or Plane?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Dart and Plane have a free plan.
Which platforms do Dart and Plane run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Dart lists a Windows app. Both list a web app and macOS, Linux, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.