Plane Declares Unrivaled Full-Parity Project Management Solution Across All Deployment Environments

Plane, the open-source project management software, has recently made a bold statement regarding its unique market position, asserting itself as the "ONLY Project + Knowledge + AI solution" offering 100% parity across cloud, self-hosted, and air-gapped environments. This announcement follows a significant $4 million seed funding round and a strategic acquisition aimed at bolstering its enterprise capabilities and North American presence.

The company's co-founder and CEO, Vamsi Kurama, emphasized this distinct offering, stating in a recent social media post, "> No more “what about X, Y, Z.” Let’s end the debate. Plane (@planepowers) is the ONLY Project + Knowledge + AI solution that runs: ☁️ Cloud 🔒 Self-hosted 🛰️ Air-gapped 100% parity. 0% nonsense." This positions Plane as a comprehensive and flexible alternative for diverse organizational needs, from startups to large enterprises.

Further solidifying its foundation, Plane secured $4 million in seed funding on April 24, 2024, with OSS Capital as the lead investor. This investment is earmarked to accelerate product development, engineering efforts, and market expansion, particularly within the competitive enterprise segment. Joseph Jacks, Founder at OSS Capital, lauded Plane's "open-core model, strong community engagement, and first-principles approach" to project management.

In a move to strengthen its AI-powered enterprise workflows and expand geographically, Plane acquired US-based Sort on May 28, 2025. This acquisition marks Plane's official entry into the North American market, integrating Sort's expertise in workflow automation, infrastructure, and on-premise and air-gapped deployments. The combination aims to deliver a more robust and powerful platform for users prioritizing privacy and security.

Founded in November 2022 by brothers Vamsi Kurama and Vihar Kurama, Plane is headquartered in Delaware and India. The company has rapidly gained traction, becoming a top open-source project management tool on GitHub. It offers a "Community Edition" which is open-source and battle-tested, alongside its commercial offerings like "Plane Business" and "Plane One," which provide enhanced features and governance for self-managed instances.

Plane's integrated AI suite, "Plane Intelligence Pi," currently in beta, offers capabilities such as "Ask" for instant insights, "Build" for structured task creation from prompts, and "Converse" for natural language interaction within workflows. By combining its open-source ethos with advanced AI and versatile deployment options, Plane aims to disrupt traditional project management software providers like Jira, Asana, and Monday.com, offering a user-friendly, extensible, and affordable solution.