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Plane vs Horilla
Plane has 59,546 GitHub stars, 5,776 forks, 1,103 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Horilla has 1,425 stars, 915 forks, 120 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Plane leads on adoption by 4,079% (59,546 vs 1,425 stars). Plane is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; Horilla is written in HTML under LGPL-2.1. Plane has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, Horilla 64%. Plane was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (django), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | Horilla | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 60K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | LGPL-2.1 |
| Written in | TypeScript | HTML |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.8K | ⑂ 915 |
| 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 Horilla if
- You want the Horilla feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the LGPL-2.1 license terms
- Your stack matches HTML
- You evaluated both and Horilla 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 Horilla
Horilla is an open source Human Resource Management System, or HRMS, built with Django, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and HTMX. It lives in the Python and Django ecosystem and is distributed under the LGPL 2.1 license. The project presents itself as a comprehensive HR platform for managing employee records, recruitment, onboarding, attendance, leave, payroll, performance, assets, and helpdesk workflows in one application.
read the full Horilla overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Plane or Horilla more popular?
Plane has 59,546 GitHub stars and Horilla has 1,425. Plane has the larger community by that measure.
Are Plane and Horilla free?
Both are open source. Plane is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Horilla under LGPL-2.1. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Plane and Horilla?
Plane is written in TypeScript and Horilla in HTML. 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 Horilla?
Choose Plane if you want the larger community (59,546 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Horilla if its feature set, stack or LGPL-2.1 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.