Hygger vs Plane (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Plane grades higher than Hygger: 2.8 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Plane grades higher on the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hygger
Kanban, Scrum and prioritization boards for product and project teams
Plane
Open-source project management with cycles, wiki and AI agents
Which one is for you
Pick Hygger if
- Fits if you want Kanban and Scrum boards with feature scoring
- Works for small teams that stay under 50 tasks
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 50 tasks and 100 MB are the limits
- Pricey if you need SSO, a branded workspace or unlimited API: Enterprise is $14 a user yearly
- Watch out: the FAQ says no refunds on cancellation or plan downgrades
- Skip it if you want a desktop or phone app, as only a web app is described
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
| 2.0GPAHyggerFair | 2.8GPAPlaneGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStandard is $7 a user a month yearly, inside the $6 to $12.50 band for most tools. | 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 | CFree plan with unlimited users and boards, but only 50 tasks and 100 MB of storage, which you will hit. | 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 | CKanban, Scrum, prioritisation, roadmaps and time logs. No Gantt or resource planning is on the listing. | 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, and boards and workflows have to be set up. | 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 | CWeb only, with no integrations shown in the page text. | 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 | Kanban, Scrum and prioritisation boards | 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: Hygger and Plane. How we grade
Price against what you get
Hygger starts at $7 a month for each person and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Plane starts at $6 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
Plane scores higher and starts $1 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 32 score higher than Hygger 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.
- Hygger also covers tasks and time tracking.
- Plane also covers wiki and issue tracking.
At a glance
| Hygger | Plane | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7 per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly) | $6 per seat / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | Unlimited users, unlimited projects and boards, 100 MB of storage and up to 50 tasks. | 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 |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Hygger LLC | Plane Software, Inc. |
| Price read from | hygger.io | plane.so |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Hygger
- The free plan stops at 50 tasks and 100 MB of storage.
- SAML SSO, Google Apps SSO, a branded workspace and unlimited API access need Enterprise at $14 per user / month billed annually.
- The FAQ says there are no refunds on cancellation or plan downgrades.
- The pages read describe a web app and mention no desktop apps; the Integrations page lists no apps in the text read.
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
Hygger
- Kanban boards
- Boards support swimlanes, WIP limits per column and sub-columns that split a stage into In Progress and Done.
- Scrum sprints
- Sprints use story point or hour estimates, with burndown charts, velocity and sprint release reports.
- Value and effort prioritization
- Ideas, features, tasks or projects can be scored on value against effort, sorted on an Eisenhower matrix, or ranked with custom scoring frameworks.
- Roadmaps and timeline
- Plans can be shown as roadmaps to share with team members and stakeholders, alongside a timeline view and a task list.
- Time logs
- Customer quotes on the homepage mention time logs and time tracking; the pricing page does not say which plan includes them.
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
Hygger
Free$0
Unlimited users, projects and boards with 100 MB of storage. The page says free plans are limited to 50 tasks.
Standard$7
per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)
Unlimited storage, integrations and tasks. Only active users who confirmed their email are billed.
Enterprise$14
per user / month, billed annually ($18 billed monthly)
Everything in Standard plus multiple projects per board, a branded workspace, SAML and Google Apps SSO, unlimited API access and premium 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
Hygger
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
Standard is $7 per user per month billed annually against $9 monthly, and Enterprise is $14 against $18; the page describes this as 2 months free.
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit discount on request
The FAQ says nonprofit organizations get a discount and should contact support; no figure is given.
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, Hygger or Plane?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Plane is cheaper to start with: $6 a month for each person, against $7 a month for each person for Hygger. Hygger starts at $7 per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly), and Plane starts at $6 per seat / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Hygger or Plane?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Hygger and Plane have a free plan.
Which platforms do Hygger and Plane run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Plane lists macOS, Linux, iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. 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.