Planio review

Planio is hosted project management built on Redmine. It brings issue tracking, project files, team knowledge and discussions together, with hosted Subversion and Git for teams managing software projects. You can track issues, tasks and bugs using configurable fields and role-based workflows, then plan work on an Agile Kanban-style board or with milestones and Gantt charts.

Planio also covers the information around the work: teams can keep files in a synced folder, create a project wiki, discuss ideas in forums and comment on items. The product description says chat messages, updates and discussions can be saved alongside project items. That makes Planio a broader Redmine home for project work, not just an issue tracker. The trade-off is straightforward: it is most relevant if your team wants Redmine’s approach to organizing work, rather than a reason to switch for a single feature.

Planio’s appeal is breadth for teams already comfortable with Redmine. Issue tracking, planning, files and team knowledge sit in one hosted service, and the choice of Agile boards or traditional milestones and Gantt charts means teams can organize different projects without relying on one planning method.

• A usable entry point: The pricing page lists a free Bronze plan with 1 project, 2 users, 10 customers and 1 GB of storage.
• Core tools at a modest starting price: Silver costs $25 per month and includes 3 active projects, 5 active users, 5 GB of storage and Team Chat.
• Room to grow: Gold is $59 per month for 7 active projects, 10 active users and 20 GB of storage. Diamond costs $125 per month and raises those limits to 15 projects, 20 users and 40 GB; Help Desk and Team Chat are included.

For a team trying to keep project discussions and knowledge beside the work, that combination may reduce the need to split those activities across separate tools. Planio also offers hosted Git and Subversion, relevant to software teams that want source control included in the same service.

The plan caps are easy to outgrow. Bronze allows just 1 project and 2 users; Silver allows 3 active projects and 5 active users. Gold tops out at 7 active projects and 10 active users. Teams that need more capacity pay $125 per month for Diamond, which lists 15 active projects and 20 active users, or $249 per month for Platinum, with 40 projects and 45 users. Enterprise starts at $449 per month and lists 100+ projects and users, but custom requirements may affect the cost.

Some capacity is an add-on rather than part of the listed plan. The pricing information lists Planio Storage and Help Desk at $7 per month each on Silver, and $15 each on Gold; Diamond lists extra Planio Storage at $20 per month. Check what your team needs before comparing headline prices. Plans are month-to-month, and annual plans can be paid in advance by invoice, but annual prices are not published. If your team is not committed to Redmine, Planio’s breadth may not justify moving your projects and workflows into another system.

Planio has a free Bronze plan, but it is tightly capped: 1 project, 2 users, 10 customers, and 1 GB of storage. Paid plans start at $25 per month for Silver, which allows 3 active projects, 5 active users, and 5 GB. Gold is $59 per month for 7 projects, 10 users, and 20 GB; Diamond is $125 for 15 projects, 20 users, and 40 GB. The jump from Gold to Diamond is $66 monthly, and adds Help Desk. Platinum costs $249; Enterprise starts at $449 per month, with limits listed as 100+ projects, 100+ users, and 100 GB+ storage.

Watch the add-ons: Silver’s Planio Storage and Help Desk each cost $7 monthly; Gold’s each cost $15. Diamond lists Planio Storage at $20 monthly. Plans are month-to-month. Annual payment is available in advance by invoice, but annual prices are not published. Enterprise may incur extra charges for resources or customizations.

Planio is hosted Redmine, with issues, files, team knowledge, and discussions in one service. It also offers hosted Git and Subversion. That breadth can make it a fit if your team already works in Redmine, but it means a move may involve more than transferring issue records: files, wiki content, forums, discussions, and repository data may need attention too. The published information does not document migration steps, supported import formats, export tools, or whether Planio assists with a move. Confirm those details before committing important project data.

The main practical constraint is capacity: Bronze allows just 1 project and 2 users, while paid plans also cap active projects and users. Check the tier you would need before switching. Planio’s Redmine foundation may be familiar to existing Redmine teams, but the published material does not establish how portable Planio-specific content is. We also have no Reddit posts or comments in the published sources, so we can’t substantiate claims about why users leave or what migration problems they report.