Chaos Control vs PLANKA
Chaos Control
chaos-control.app
PLANKA
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| Figure | Chaos Control | PLANKA |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.42/mo | €36/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 22 | 5 |
| Spec score · Task Management Software | 8.9 (#6) | 8.6 (#13) |
| Integrations | The download page lists a Telegram bot as an additional tool, and the home page says Telegram task reminders are coming soon. | PLANKA offers a REST API, personal API keys, webhooks with 50+ events, WebSocket updates and SMTP email notifications. |
| Platforms | The download page lists desktop apps for macOS and Windows, a web app, and mobile apps for iPhone and iPad and Android. | PLANKA Notes, a community-built companion app, lists Windows 10/11 and Android 6.0+ platforms; iOS 12.0+ is listed as a TestFlight beta, while macOS and Linux are marked coming soon. |
| Product | Chaos Control describes itself as a personal goal, tasks and files organizer with an AI assistant. | PLANKA is a Kanban tool for teams to organize work visually, available self-hosted or fully hosted. |
| Support | The maker publishes [email protected] as its support contact. | Pro customers can contact support in German or English and receive a first answer within 24 hours on business days; Enterprise offers SLA-backed priority support. |
| Time tracking | The built-in Time Tracker measures and manages time spent on specific activities. | Yes |
Plans
Chaos Control
- Premium$699 a month
- Premium$29 a year
- Premium$4,999, paid once
- PRO 10 GB$999 a month
- PRO 10 GB$39 a year
- PRO 10 GB$99, paid once
- PRO 100 GB$1,499 a month
- PRO 100 GB$79 a year
- PRO 100 GB$199, paid once
- PREMIUM (1 month)$6.99 a month
PLANKA
- CommunityFree
- Pro Self-Hosted€36 a month
- Pro Hosted€42.50 a month
- CommunityFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Chaos Control
Chaos Control has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
PLANKA
PLANKA is a Kanban tool for teams organizing work visually, available self-hosted or as a hosted service. Its free Community edition includes boards, lists, cards, comments, attachments, real-time sync, and Docker deployment. Pro and Enterprise add six board views, calendar and map views, card inboxes, recurring cards, and advanced global search. Those plans also provide scoped worker and guest roles, live presence, collaborative description editing, and card sharing. Integration and developer options include a REST API, personal API keys, webhooks with 50+ events, WebSocket updates, and SMTP notifications. Pro and Enterprise support OpenID Connect single sign-on and identity-provider role assignment. For self-hosting, PLANKA says application data and attachments stay on customer systems; its hosted service operates in Germany and offers a GDPR Article 28 DPA. The maker describes Community for home, homelab, and club use, and paid plans for organizations. Pro Hosted costs €42.50 a month billed annually, with a five-user minimum and shared storage allocation. Pro Self-Hosted costs €36 a month billed annually, with a one-user minimum and updates included. Enterprise is directed to hosted deployments from 500 users or self-hosted deployments from 1,000 users.