Plane is an open-source tracker styled like Linear. SprintFlint is sprint-first by design — native retros, velocity tracking, capacity-aware planning, and a hosted product that's running in 2 minutes with no Docker, no Postgres tuning, no upgrades.
| Factor | SprintFlint | Plane |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting model | Hosted SaaS — first sprint live in 2 minutes | Self-host (Docker / Kubernetes) or Plane Cloud |
| Primary unit | Sprint | Cycle / module / project (Linear-like) |
| Sprint goals | First-class field on every sprint | Cycle name and description; no dedicated goal |
| Retrospectives | Native module per sprint, action tracking | Not native |
| Velocity tracking | Auto, capacity-aware | Available via cycle analytics, more manual |
| AI / editor integration | First-class MCP server, 9 editor pages | API and webhooks; agentic integration not standard |
| Pricing | £5/user/month flat — no tiers | Free OSS / Plane Cloud paid tiers |
"We loved that Plane was open source, but after six weeks of patching containers, restoring from a snapshot, and chasing a flaky Redis I asked the team if we wanted to be running infrastructure or shipping features. SprintFlint disappeared the problem."
— Engineering Manager, 6-person platform team
Plane is great if you want to run your tracker yourself. If you want to run sprints and let someone else run the tracker — that's us. £5/user/month flat, native retros, velocity, capacity, MCP editor integrations.
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