Makeplane Technologies Inc.

Makeplane Technologies Inc., operating under the brand Plane, is an open-source project management platform founded in 2022. The company emerged from a global community of engineers and product experts collaborating on GitHub to address the challenges posed by proprietary project management software, such as complexity, high costs, and limited flexibility. Plane aims to offer a modern, extensible, and community-driven platform tailored for product development and cross-functional teams, with a particular focus on workflow transparency, privacy, and user control.

Since its inception, Plane has developed robust features including a hosted SaaS product known as Plane Cloud, sprint management cycles, knowledge base pages, advanced analytics, and an API/plug-in system. The platform is positioned as an alternative to mainstream tools like Jira, Linear, and Asana, emphasizing data ownership through self-hosted deployment options and extensibility via integrations. Operated primarily by a distributed remote core team supplemented by community contributors, Plane follows a freemium SaaS business model providing a free hosted option alongside open-source, self-hosted deployments, with plans for future premium tiers. The company’s target market includes startups, SMBs, developer teams, open-source communities, and agencies seeking flexible and open project management solutions.