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Plane vs Anki
Plane has 59,546 GitHub stars, 5,776 forks, 1,103 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Anki has 30,973 stars, 3,220 forks, 512 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Plane leads on adoption by 92% (59,546 vs 30,973 stars). Plane is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Anki is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence. Plane has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, Anki 10%. Anki was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Plane | Anki | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 60K | ★ 31K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.8K | ⑂ 3.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Plane if
- You weight community size — 60K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Anki if
- You want the Anki feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and Anki fits your workflow better
About Plane
Plane is an open source project management platform for teams that need to track issues, run cycles, and manage product roadmaps without handing their data to a proprietary SaaS vendor, and it is aimed at engineering, product, and operations teams that would otherwise pay for Jira, Linear, ClickUp, or Asana.
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About Anki
Anki is a spaced repetition flashcard program that schedules review of items based on memory performance, ensuring long term retention with minimal effort. It lives in the cross platform desktop and mobile education software ecosystem, with a primary focus on the computer version hosted at apps.ankiweb.net. The project is maintained by ankitects and distributed under a NOASSERTION license, meaning no explicit license terms are declared in the repository.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Plane or Anki more popular?
Plane has 59,546 GitHub stars and Anki has 30,973. Plane has the larger community by that measure.
Are Plane and Anki free?
Both are open source. Plane is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and Anki has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Plane and Anki?
Plane is written in TypeScript and Anki in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Plane or Anki?
Choose Plane if you want the larger community (59,546 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Anki if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.