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Plane vs Amplitude
Amplitude
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The digital analytics platform to understand your users
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Plane self-hosted Community edition requires managing your own Docker/Kubernetes infra plus your own PostgreSQL, Redis, and S3-compatible/GCS/MinIO storage; no single-binary install; Amplitude metered on event volume, so instrumenting more of a product raises the bill even if the audience does not grow
- They diverge on capability: Plane covers Issue tracking, Amplitude covers Event tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Plane and Amplitude actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (Unknown), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Plane
- Issue tracking
- Cycles (Sprints)
- Modules
- Views & layouts
- Pages (Docs)
- Analytics
- API access
- Webhooks
Only in Amplitude
- Event tracking
- User segmentation
- Funnel analysis
- Retention analysis
- Cohort analysis
- A/B testing
- Revenue analytics
- Predictive analytics
Both cover
- Slack
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Plane
- Project and task management with cycles, modules, epics, and initiativesnot Amplitude
- Documentation and knowledge management via workspace wiki tied to project worknot Amplitude
- Sprint planning and issue triagenot Amplitude
- Cross-functional collaboration with analytics and dashboardsnot Amplitude
- Migration target from Jira, Linear, Monday, ClickUp, or Asananot Amplitude
Amplitude
- User behavior analysisnot Plane
- Feature adoption trackingnot Plane
- Conversion rate optimizationnot Plane
- Customer journey mappingnot Plane
- Retention improvementnot Plane
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Plane
- Self-hosted Community edition requires managing your own Docker/Kubernetes infra plus your own PostgreSQL, Redis, and S3-compatible/GCS/MinIO storage; no single-binary install
- Cloud Free tier caps at 12 users and 500 AI credits per seat per month
- Substantial feature gating by tier: custom work item types, workspace wiki, time tracking, dashboards, initiatives, teamspaces, and integrations require Pro or above; LDAP, granular access control, and multi-workflow approvals require Enterprise Grid
- Guest-to-paid-member ratio capped at 1:5 on the Pro plan
Amplitude
- Metered on event volume, so instrumenting more of a product raises the bill even if the audience does not grow
- The free plan covers 2M events a month
- The Plus plan scales to 70M events, above which pricing is custom
- Growth and Enterprise pricing is not published
Pricing, plan by plan
Plane
Free- FreeFree
- Up to 12 users
- 500 AI credits/seat
- Cycles, modules
- Pro$6/month
- 1,000 AI credits/seat
- Custom work item types
- Wiki
- Business$13/month
- 2,000 AI credits/seat
- Project templates
- Recurring items
- Enterprise Grid$undefined/month
- Flexible AI credits
- Private/managed deployment
- Granular access control
Amplitude
Free- StarterFree
- 2 million events per month
- Plus$49/month
- $0.049 per MTU
- Up to 300k MTUs
- Advanced analytics
- GrowthFree
- Causal insights
- Feature experimentation
- Real-time streaming
- EnterpriseFree
- Cross-product analysis
- Advanced permissions
- Dedicated account manager
Which should you pick?
Choose Plane if
- You need issue tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows.
- You also want cycles (sprints).
Choose Amplitude if
- You need event tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want user segmentation.
Questions people ask
- Is Plane or Amplitude better?
- Neither clearly leads. Plane starts at Free and Amplitude at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Plane or Amplitude?
- Plane starts at Free and Amplitude at Free.
- Does Plane or Amplitude run on more platforms?
- Plane runs on Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows. Amplitude runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- Can I use Plane for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Plane best used for?
- Plane is most often used for project and task management with cycles, modules, epics, and initiatives, documentation and knowledge management via workspace wiki tied to project work, sprint planning and issue triage, cross-functional collaboration with analytics and dashboards. Of those, project and task management with cycles, modules, epics, and initiatives and documentation and knowledge management via workspace wiki tied to project work are not what Amplitude is typically brought in for.
- What can Plane do that Amplitude cannot?
- Plane covers Issue tracking, Cycles (Sprints), Modules, Views & layouts. Amplitude covers Event tracking, User segmentation, Funnel analysis, Retention analysis. Both handle Slack.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Amplitude: Does Amplitude have a free plan?
Yes, Amplitude offers a free Starter plan with 2 million events per month and access to the entire platform including analytics, session replay, and experimentation features.
SourceAmplitude: What is Amplitude's pricing based on?
Amplitude's pricing is based on the number of monthly tracked users (MTUs), data volume, and advanced features selected. The Plus plan starts at $49 per month with a rate of $0.049 per MTU.
SourceAmplitude: What analytics features does every Amplitude plan include?
Every plan includes access to the full platform: analytics, session replay, feature experimentation, web experimentation, guides and surveys, activation, and AI tools like AI Feedback and AI Assistant.
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