Coming soonShipLean and Plane, side by side
ShipLean vs Plane.
Plane is an open-source work-tracking tool aimed at teams that use Jira or Linear, with issues, cycles, modules and views. It is available hosted by Plane or self-hosted. Here is a fair look at where they differ.
At a glance
Plane and ShipLean.
| Plane | ShipLean | |
|---|---|---|
| Open source | Yes | Yes, once released |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes, one container and Postgres |
| Sprints | Cycles | Sprints, capacity and forecast |
| Agents over MCP | Check Plane’s current docs | Built in, with planning tools for parallel agents |
| Jira import | Check Plane’s current docs | Project, history, comments and sprints |
| Available today | Yes | Coming soon |
Written from what we know today. Tools change, so check Plane’s own documentation for the latest.
What Plane is good at
- Open source, with a hosted option and a self-hosted one.
- A modern interface close to Jira and Linear.
- Cycles, modules and views for organising work.
Where ShipLean differs
- ShipLean shows a forecast of which sprint each backlog item will land in, from real velocity.
- ShipLean was designed around agents working the backlog in parallel, with a planning guide, briefs and reports built in.
- ShipLean imports a Jira project with its history, comments and sprints, and you review the mapping before anything is written.
Which to pick
It depends on what you need.
Pick Plane if
- You want an established open-source option you can use today.
- You like its cycles and modules model.
Pick ShipLean if
- You want agents to plan and pick up work from the same board as people.
- You want capacity and forecasts built into sprint planning.
Plan the sprint.
Then go ship it.
ShipLean is coming soon. Follow the project on GitHub to hear when it is ready to install.