Jira→Plane−$15/mo · −$180/yr

Issues, sprints and cycles without the per-seat meter running.

Easy1 hourdocker compose ready

Why switch

▸Jira Premium is $15/user/month with licensing complexity that needs a part-time admin.
▸Plane gives you issues, cycles, modules and views with a UI developers actually enjoy.
▸Self-hosting means unlimited users for the price of a small VPS.

The migration

Deploy Plane

The AltStack compose includes Plane's web, API, worker and PostgreSQL stack. One command up.

bashrun on your server

mkdir plane && cd plane
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aa-humaaan/thealtstack/main/docker-deploy/plane/docker-compose.yml
docker compose up -d

02
Create the workspace and projects
Map Jira projects to Plane projects 1:1. Set up the same states (Backlog → Todo → In Progress → Done) so muscle memory survives the move.
03
Export issues from Jira
Jira → Issues → Search → Export CSV (all fields). Keep keys, summary, description, assignee, status, labels.
04
Bulk-import into Plane
Plane supports CSV issue import per project. Map columns in the import wizard; assignees match by email after invites go out.
05
Point CI at Plane
JetBrains/VS Code plugins and the API cover commit-linking. Replace Jira smart-commits with Plane issue IDs in branch names.

Gotchas — read before you cancel

⚠Jira Automation rules don't import — rebuild the top three (auto-assign, release notes, stale-bulk) as Plane automations or CI steps.
⚠Advanced Roadmaps have no direct equivalent; Planes cycles cover sprint planning for most teams.
⚠Attachment-heavy issues: run the Jira export with attachments and re-attach the critical ones manually.