Pick GitBook if
solo writers who will stay on Free $0, then buy Essential at $65/site/month billed annually plus $12/user when they need a custom domain, analytics, and AI Ask.
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Our take
Pick GitBook if solo writers who will stay on Free $0, then buy Essential at $65/site/month billed annually plus $12/user when they need a custom domain, analytics, and AI Ask. Pick Plane if eng teams who will stay on Free $0 (12 users, work items / cycles / modules / pages / intake, no card) while they file a first issue, then buy Pro at $8/user/month ($6 annual) when they need types, wiki, time tracking, and 500
Best for
GitBook Product docs that also speak MCP
Plane Issues you start at $0
Free plan
GitBook $0 · individuals. Block editor. GitHub/GitLab sync. Auto API docs. Preview deployments. Published sites expose MCP / WebMCP. No team invites, no custom domain
Plane $0 · 12 users. Projects, work items, cycles, modules, layouts, intake, estimates, project pages. Basic views. Jira / Linear / Asana / ClickUp / CSV importers
Lowest paid
GitBook Essential $65/user/mo
Plane Pro $8/user/mo
Next step up
GitBook Ultimate $249/user/mo
Plane Business $15/user/mo
Coding agent
GitBook GitBook Agent
Plane
Runs where
GitBook
Plane Local; you host it
Watch out
GitBook Free is one person and a GitBook domain
Plane Free is 12 users
Last checked
GitBook 2026-10-22 · gitbook.com/pricing
Plane 2026-10-22 · plane.so/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Plane if
eng teams who will stay on Free $0 (12 users, work items / cycles / modules / pages / intake, no card) while they file a first issue, then buy Pro at $8/user/month ($6 annual) when they need types, wiki, time tracking, and 500 AI credits.
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