No resource cap on the free plan
Ganttic is free only up to 10 resources, then moves to resource-based paid plans. Planara is free with no resource cap to worry about.
- No 10 resource limit
- No paid tier to reach
- Free to use
Ganttic alternative
A Ganttic alternative, free and in your browser.
Ganttic is a cloud resource planner with resource-based pricing and a free tier capped at 10 resources. Planara plans your team capacity for free with no resource cap, no account, and no data leaving your machine.
- Free to use
- No account
- Runs in your browser
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Why teams look for a Ganttic alternative
No account, no cloud
Ganttic is a hosted SaaS you sign in to. Planara runs entirely on your device, so your roadmap and people data never leave your machine.
- No sign-up
- No cloud upload
- Private by default
Start in seconds
No trial to activate and no onboarding. Open the app in any modern browser and start planning capacity right away.
- No trial clock
- No install
- Any modern browser
Yours to keep and move
Export a .planara file to back up or hand off, or a styled Excel workbook to share the plan. No export gated behind a higher tier.
- .planara export
- Excel export
- Easy hand-off
Still a full planner
What you keep when you switch
Net capacity, not headcount
Work schedules, public holidays, vacations and a productivity baseline turn people into the hours actually available.
- Offline holiday database
- Per-person overrides
- Per team and per person
An availability-driven Gantt
Schedule work against real capacity, with bars sized by the hours a team genuinely has, not a flat headcount.
- Bars sized by availability
- Day to quarter zoom
- Dependencies and milestones
Share without a backend
Hand the plan to anyone as a styled Excel workbook or a .planara file. No invites and no seats to buy.
- Styled Excel
- .planara handoff
- No seat licences
Planara vs Ganttic, at a glance
- Price
- Planara: free, no cap. Ganttic: free up to 10 resources, then paid
- Account
- Planara: none. Ganttic: sign-in required
- Hosting
- Planara: local in your browser. Ganttic: cloud SaaS
- Your data
- Planara: stays on your device. Ganttic: stored in the cloud
- Export
- Planara: Excel + .planara, free
Questions, answered
Is Planara really a free alternative to Ganttic?
Yes. Planara is free to use with no resource cap. Ganttic offers a free plan for up to 10 resources, then moves to resource-based paid plans.
Do I need an account like I do with Ganttic?
No. Planara runs entirely in your browser and stores everything locally. There is no sign-up and no login.
Can Planara do capacity planning and Gantt scheduling like Ganttic?
Yes. Planara turns people into net available hours and schedules work on an availability-driven Gantt with dependencies and milestones.
Where is my data stored?
In your browser IndexedDB, on your machine. Nothing is uploaded to a server, unlike a hosted tool.
Is there a limit on how many people or resources I can plan?
No. Planara has no resource cap. Ganttic limits its free plan to 10 resources before a paid plan is required.
Try the free Ganttic alternative
No account, no resource cap, no setup. Plan your team capacity right in the browser.