osTicket vs Plane

Comparing two open source alternatives to Jira. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

osTicket

GPL-2.0

Open-source help desk ticketing system. Routes emails, web forms, and phone requests into a unified agent workspace. Self-hosted, PHP, GPL-2.0.

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Plane

AGPL-3.0

Open-source project management platform — an alternative to Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp.

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Side-by-side comparison

	osTicket	Plane
License	GPL-2.0	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	3,988	61,191
Forks	1,851	6,139
Open Issues	1,216	1,139
Last Commit	Jun 17, 2026	Oct 19, 2026
First Released	Aug 12, 2013	Nov 19, 2022
Categories	Help Desk & Ticketing Software	Time & Task Management Tools Developer Tools Collaboration & Communication Tools
Tags	#help desk #customer support #ticketing #email #open-source	#project management #kanban #collaboration #self hosted #docker

GitHub stars over time

osTicket3,988

Plane

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