# HacknPlan

> Project management for game developers with a linked design doc

HacknPlan is a web-based project management tool made for game development teams. Work is planned on kanban boards split by discipline, such as programming, art, design and audio, and tasks can link to a game design model that acts as a living design document. Milestones, dependencies, time logs and progress metrics are included on every plan, and the paid Studio tier adds Gantt and burndown charts.

- **Category:** Project Management
- **Made by:** Mad Cactus Digital SL (since 2015)
- **Website:** https://hacknplan.com
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

HacknPlan has a free plan. Paid plans start at €5.8 per month for one user, paid yearly (€70).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Personal plan: unlimited projects and users per project, kanban boards, time logs, the Game Design Model and Discord integration, with 500 MB of storage, 5 MB per file and 1 board filter.
- **Free trial:** Personal Plus or Studio can be tried free for up to 30 days, once per user; no card is needed to sign up.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Personal | €0 | Kanban boards, estimations, time logs, the Game Design Model, metrics and Discord integration. 500 MB of storage and 5 MB per file. |
| Personal Plus | €5.8 per month for one user, paid yearly (€70); €7 paid monthly | Adds permissions, the time tracker, custom categories and columns, unlimited board filters and Slack, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Google integrations. 2 GB of storage. |
| Studio | €7.5 per seat / month, paid yearly (€90); €9 paid monthly | A team workspace with central billing, roles, read-only guests, project templates, cross-project dashboards, data export, and Gantt and burndown charts. 5 GB per seat. |

Read from https://hacknplan.com/pricing on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with HacknPlan before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Lower price with yearly billing** (Annual discount): The pricing page tags yearly billing as 20% off. Its listed prices, €70 a year against €7 a month for Personal Plus and €90 against €9 per seat for Studio, work out to about 17%. Source: https://hacknplan.com/pricing
- **Special pricing for universities and schools** (Education): The pricing page offers special pricing for universities and educational institutions. No figures are published; terms are arranged by contacting the company. Source: https://hacknplan.com/pricing

## Key features

- **Boards per discipline:** Separate kanban boards for programming, art, design, audio and production hold tasks and user stories, with estimations, dates and owners on each item.
- **Game Design Model:** A structured game design document whose elements link directly to board tasks, written in a block-based editor that several people can edit at once.
- **Milestones and sprints:** Boards can run as sprints connected to larger milestones, with a backlog for work that is not yet planned.
- **Dependencies:** Items can be linked as dependencies, including across boards, so blocked work and what it is waiting on are visible.
- **Metrics and charts:** Progress and estimation metrics by discipline come with every plan. Gantt timelines, burndown charts and cross-project dashboards need Studio.
- **Time logs and attachments:** Time can be logged against tasks on every plan, with a running time tracker from Personal Plus. Attached images and 3D models can be previewed in place.

## Good for

- Game studios that plan work separately for each discipline
- Solo developers and hobby projects: the Personal plan is free
- Teams that want their design document tied to production tasks

## Worth knowing

- Prices are listed in euros only and exclude VAT.
- Web app only: the FAQ says there is no mobile app yet and no self-hosted version, and the public API is still in beta.
- The free plan integrates with Discord only; Slack, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Google Calendar need a paid plan.
- Gantt and burndown charts, data export, teams and project templates are limited to Studio, where every member needs a seat.

## Works with

Discord, Slack, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Google Calendar

**Tags:** Tasks, Kanban boards, Gantt & timelines, Time tracking, Documents, Reports, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Codecks](https://toolgpa.com/tools/codecks): Card-based project management built for game development studios. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/codecks-vs-hacknplan)
- [Jira](https://toolgpa.com/tools/jira): Issue and project tracking for software and business teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hacknplan-vs-jira)
- [Trello](https://toolgpa.com/tools/trello): Kanban boards with an inbox, planner and built-in automation. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hacknplan-vs-trello)
- [Asana](https://toolgpa.com/tools/asana): Work management for projects, goals and cross-team workflows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/asana-vs-hacknplan)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://hacknplan.com/pricing
- https://hacknplan.com
- https://hacknplan.com/faq
- https://hacknplan.com/about-us
- https://hacknplan.com/features/boards
- https://hacknplan.com/features/design-model
- https://hacknplan.com/features/metrics
- https://hacknplan.com/hacknplan-for-education

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