Pick NocoDB if
ops / app teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (3 users, no card) or Community self-host $0 while they bind a first table, then buy Plus at $12 per seat / month billed annually when a fourth editor appears.
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Our take
Pick NocoDB if ops / app teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (3 users, no card) or Community self-host $0 while they bind a first table, then buy Plus at $12 per seat / month billed annually when a fourth editor appears. 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
Best for
NocoDB Tables you start at $0 (3 Cloud users or Community self-host)
Plane Issues you start at $0
Free plan
NocoDB $0 · / user / month. Up to 3 users. No card
Plane $0 · 12 users. Projects, work items, cycles, modules, layouts, intake, estimates, project pages. Basic views. Jira / Linear / Asana / ClickUp / CSV importers
Lowest paid
NocoDB Plus $12/mo yearly
Plane Pro $8/user/mo
Next step up
NocoDB Business $24/mo yearly
Plane Business $15/user/mo
Runs where
NocoDB Local; you host it
Plane Local; you host it
Watch out
NocoDB Cloud Free is 3 users
Plane Free is 12 users
Last checked
NocoDB 2026-10-22 · nocodb.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.
Read the Plane page