Elean vs Plane
We are flat-priced and hosted for you. They are open source and can run on your own servers.
Plane Pro
$90/mo
15 people at $6 each, billed annually — every hire adds another.
Elean Pro
$39/mo
Flat, with 15 members included — hiring doesn't move the price until you pass 15.
What Elean does better
2.3× cheaper for 15 users
Plane Pro charges $6 per seat, billed annually — $90 a month for 15 people. Elean Pro is $39 flat for up to 15.
Private projects on the free plan
Plane keeps public, private and secret projects on Pro. In Elean every plan, Free included, can make a project private to the people on it.
One price up to 15 people
On Plane every new seat adds to the bill. Elean Pro stays at $39 a month from the first member to the 15th.
Feature by feature
Plane's published pricing and plan limits were last checked on 29 October 2026.
| Feature | Elean | Plane |
|---|---|---|
| Projects & Tasks | ||
| Board and list views | ||
| Cycles | All plans | All plans |
| Private projects | All plans | Pro+ |
| Custom properties | Pro+ | |
| Time tracking | Pro+ | |
| Intake | All plans | |
| Docs & Reporting | ||
| Pages | All plans | |
| Wiki | Pro+ | |
| Insights / dashboards | All plans | Pro+ |
| Hosting | ||
| Hosted for you | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Pricing (15 users) | ||
| Free plan | 10 users, 10 projects | Up to 12 users |
| Paid plan / month | $39 flat | $90 ($6/user, billed annually) |
| Per-user pricing | ||
| Flat-rate pricing | ||
Pick Elean if
- You want one flat price instead of paying per seat
- You need private projects without upgrading
- You want Insights on every plan
- You would rather not run and update your own server
Pick Plane if
- You want to self-host, or need an air-gapped deployment
- You need custom properties, time tracking or a wiki next to your tasks
- Intake forms are part of how requests reach your team
- Open-source licensing matters to you
See it next to Plane for yourself.
Free plan, no card required.
