Plane vs Trac
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Plane with
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Compare Trac with
choose an app… Huly UVdesk OpenProject Phabricator git-bug GLPI Redmine Erxes Hi.Events osTicket Frappe Helpdesk Peppermint Libredesk Tegon MantisBT ZenTao Trudesk Handesk Faveo Helpdesk Request Tracker OpenSupports ITFlow Ticketit Bugzilla Taiga Phorge Znuny The Bug Genie OTOBO Tiledesk Traq FlowInquiry Rukovoditel TicketsBot eTraxis SupportPal Telebugs
Feature Plane Trac Category Project Management & Tasks Helpdesk & Ticketing License AGPL-3.0 BSD-3-Clause Language TypeScript Python Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 2,048 MB 256 MB Deployment docker bare-metal, source GitHub stars ★ 55,704 ★ 541 First released 2023 2004 Replaces Jira, Linear, Asana Jira
Why pick each one
Choose Plane if… Polished modern interface Good for product teams Active development Plane details Choose Trac if… Released under the BSD-3-Clause license Written in Python Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM Trac details
Frequently asked questions Is Plane or Trac better? Neither is universally better. Plane has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Plane and Trac free and open-source? Yes. Plane is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Trac under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Plane and Trac with Docker? Plane: yes. Trac: check the project docs for container support.