Easy Redmine vs Planio (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Easy Redmine and Planio share a 2.4 GPA, and only Planio has a free plan.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Easy Redmine
Project management on a Redmine base, now sold as Easy8
Planio
Hosted Redmine with issue tracking, repositories, wiki and help desk
Which one is for you
Pick Easy Redmine if
- Fits if you want Gantt and time tracking on a Redmine base
- Works for teams that want to host on their own servers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you work alone, as cloud plans need at least 10 users, and on-premises 25
- Not for you if you want to buy online, as plans go through the sales team
- Pricey if you want agile, resource and cost features: they need Business at 13.90 euros
- Watch out: prices are in euros only, and HelpDesk and Knowledge Base are add-ons
Pick Planio if
- Fits if you're a software team wanting issues, repositories and a wiki in one hosted service
- Works for organizations already on Redmine that would rather not host it themselves
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you juggle lots of projects, because Silver stops at 3 active projects and Gold at 7
- Pricey if there are only one or two of you, since paid plans start at a flat $25 a month
- Watch out: Planio Storage is a paid add-on below Platinum, and Help Desk is extra on Silver and Gold, $7 to $20 a month each
- Skip it if you need a custom domain, which is included only in Enterprise from $449 a month and costs 15 euros a month otherwise
- Tight if you're staying free on Bronze, with 1 project, 2 users and 1 GB, and no 30-day trial when you move up
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAEasy RedmineFair | 2.4GPAPlanioFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C6.90, 13.90 and 25.90 euros per user a month billed yearly, against a $9 category middle. The 10-user cloud minimum puts the floor near 69 euros a month. | CSilver is a flat $25 a month for 5 active users and 3 active projects, which is $5 a head only if you fill every seat; two of you and it's $12.50 each. Gold is $59 for 10 users and 7 projects, and Storage and Help Desk are add-ons on both, $7 to $15 a month each. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 30-day free trial, with the listing not saying a card is needed. Converting goes through sales, and then the account is locked. | CBronze is free but it's 1 project, 2 users, 10 customers and 1 GB, which is a demo rather than a home. The 30-day trial of the paid plans needs no card and doesn't even need cancelling, but you don't get it if you're already on Bronze. |
| Features | BWaterfall planning, agile boards, resource and cost management, time tracking and a help desk, on cloud or your own servers. | BIssues with role-based workflows, sprints on an agile board, milestones on a roadmap, an automatic Gantt chart, Git and Subversion hosting, a wiki and forum per project, a timer for time tracking, team chat and a help desk that turns customer email into issues. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating is on record. It is a large product with its own learning curve, and you buy it through sales. | CNo store rating on record. Having it hosted spares you the server, which is the whole pitch, but this is Redmine underneath: trackers, roles and workflows to configure before anyone files an issue. The card-free 30-day trial lets you find that out without paying. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with GitLab, GitHub, n8n and Jira, and on-premises hosting. | BWeb with free iPhone and Android apps that list, filter, create and edit issues, and no desktop app. GitHub repositories mirror in, and it works with Bitbucket and clients like Git Tower, SmartGit and TortoiseSVN. |
| Best for | Redmine-based project management, now sold as Easy8 | hosted Redmine without the server work |
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: Easy Redmine and Planio. How we grade
Price against what you get
Easy Redmine starts at about $7.71 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Planio starts at $25 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Easy Redmine starts $17.29 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 12 score higher than Easy Redmine for less, and 29 score higher than Planio 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
- Easy Redmine is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Planio also covers wiki, issue tracking and team chat.
At a glance
| Easy Redmine | Planio | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | €6.90 per user / month, billed annually | $25 per month for 5 active users and 3 active projects, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | Bronze plan: 1 project, 2 users, 10 customers and 1 GB of storage. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial; converting to a paid plan goes through the sales team | 30-day free trial of paid plans, no credit card needed and no need to cancel |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Easy8 Software Ltd | Planio GmbH |
| Price read from | easy8.com | plan.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Easy Redmine
- Prices are listed in euros only.
- Cloud subscriptions have a minimum of 10 users, and on-premises subscriptions a minimum of 25.
- Plans are bought through the sales team. After the 30-day trial the account is locked, and trial data is kept two more weeks.
- HelpDesk, Knowledge Base and Knowledge Assistant Pro are add-ons.
Planio
- Plans cap both active projects and active users: Silver stops at 3 projects and 5 users, and Platinum at 40 projects and 45 users.
- Planio Storage is a paid add-on below Platinum, and Help Desk is a paid add-on on Silver and Gold.
- The free Bronze plan is limited to 1 project, 2 users and 1 GB, and moving up from it does not include the 30-day trial.
- A custom domain is included only in Enterprise; the FAQ lists it as a paid extra at 15 euros a month on other plans.
Key features
Easy Redmine
- Waterfall planning
- Gantt charts, work breakdown structures and mind maps for scheduled projects.
- Agile boards
- Scrum and Kanban boards, which can be combined with waterfall plans in a hybrid setup.
- Resource and cost management
- Visual resource planning and project cost and finance tracking.
- Time tracking and reports
- Timesheets and custom reports are listed from the entry plan up.
- Help desk and knowledge base
- HelpDesk and a wiki-based Knowledge Base are sold as add-ons for support teams.
- Cloud or own servers
- Runs in the vendor's cloud in 20+ locations, in a private cloud, or on-premises, including air-gapped installs.
Planio
- Issue tracking and workflows
- Issues carry configurable fields such as status, priority, assignee and dates, and role-based workflows define which steps each participant may take.
- Agile boards, roadmaps and Gantt
- Plan sprints on a Kanban-style agile board, or assign issues to milestones and follow them on a roadmap and an automatically generated Gantt chart.
- Git and Subversion hosting
- The pricing page lists an unlimited number of Git and Subversion repositories for its plans, and GitHub repositories can be mirrored into Planio.
- Wiki and discussions
- Each project can have its own wiki and forum for recording decisions, and chat messages, updates and comments are kept with the work they refer to.
- Help Desk
- Emails from customers become issues, with auto-replies, reply templates and a tracking page customers can open without logging in. It is an add-on on Silver and Gold.
- Time tracking and mobile apps
- Start a timer on an issue and log the time with a comment and activity. Free iOS and Android apps list, filter, create and edit issues.
Plans
Easy Redmine
Essentials€6.90
per user / month, billed annually
Entry tier: unlimited projects, Gantt chart, time tracking, timesheets, WBS and mind maps, calendars and custom reports.
Business€13.90
per user / month, billed annually
Middle tier, marked most popular. The vendor's comparison table shows which of the agile, resource, cost and expert project tools it includes.
Platform€25.90
per user / month, billed annually
Top self-serve tier; see the vendor's comparison table for the full feature list.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds a custom SLA, priority support, integrations, high-availability setups and customizations. Perpetual on-premises pricing is available.
Planio
Bronze$0
1 project, 2 users, 10 customers and 1 GB of storage.
Silver$25
per month flat, billed monthly
3 active projects, 5 active users and 5 GB, with team chat. Planio Storage and Help Desk are add-ons at $7 a month each.
Gold$59
per month flat, billed monthly
7 active projects, 10 active users and 20 GB, with team chat. Planio Storage and Help Desk are add-ons at $15 a month each.
Diamond$125
per month flat, billed monthly
15 active projects, 20 active users and 40 GB, with Help Desk and team chat included. Planio Storage is a $20 a month add-on.
Platinum$249
per month flat, billed monthly
40 active projects, 45 active users and 80 GB, with Planio Storage, Help Desk and team chat included.
EnterpriseFrom $449
per month; extra charges may apply
100 or more projects and users and 100 GB or more, on a separately managed instance with custom branding, a custom domain and Redmine plugins on request.
Ways to pay less
Easy Redmine
No public discounts listed.
Planio
- Other savings
Free account for open source projects
Planio's FAQ offers a complimentary account to open source projects that set their projects to public, arranged by emailing the company with details of the project.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Easy Redmine or Planio?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Easy Redmine starts at €6.90 per user / month, billed annually, and Planio starts at $25 per month for 5 active users and 3 active projects, billed monthly. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Easy Redmine or Planio?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Planio has a free plan. Easy Redmine does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Easy Redmine and Planio run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Planio lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
More comparisons
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.