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Dragonboat vs Planforge
Both stand on strategic portfolio management. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Choose Dragonboat if your team needs product strategy, planning, delivery coordination, and feedback tools in one platform, with integrations to execution systems. Teams needing complex organizational support, custom configurations, or portfolio-level trend and risk analysis would need Enterprise; Microsoft Entra ID and Okta SSO are also limited to that plan.
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Planforge brings project execution and portfolio planning together, with resource views, scenario comparisons, and a range of listed integrations. The free cloud option covers up to 4 users; paid plans start with a 5-user minimum and list separate per-user monthly prices.
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| Dragonboat | Planforge | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | No |
| Runs on | API, Web | Android, API, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Lean: €4,500 per user a month |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | dragonboat.io | planforge.io |
| On strategic portfolio management | #2 of 21 | #1 of 21 |
Dragonboat: what it does well
- Five apps cover strategy, intake, roadmaps, planning, and lifecycle work.
- Planner includes capacity management, resource allocation, and scenario planning.
- Dragonboat offers 200+ integrations through native connections, APIs, and MCP.
- Strategic context syncs to Jira, Azure DevOps, and Rally.
- Essential includes up to 100 free read-only and requestor users.
What to know first
- Enterprise-only SSO options include Microsoft Entra ID and Okta.
- Enterprise is aimed at complex operating models or scaled environments.
- Enterprise plan price is not provided in the available plan details.
Planforge: what it does well
- Covers planning through status reporting.
- Compares resource and capacity planning scenarios.
- Includes portfolio prioritization and budget tracking.
- Jira issues synchronize in both directions.
- Free plan allows up to 4 users.
What to know first
- Paid plans require 5 or more users.
- Enterprise is listed at €8,800 a month.
- Free plan is cloud-only.
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