Invite email never sent but UI shows success · Reliability & bugs · Blocks work · 5 people
“I've used God-Mode to configure the SMTP, however, it keeps giving me a "Network connection error. Please check your internet connection.”
No one in the public record says they left Plane; here is what pushes its users away, and what its category peers report
Friction holds 19 sourced reports about Plane (plane.so) from 62 public source threads (as of 2026-10-15), and none says the author left. This page shows what its users say pushes them away, and the problem profile of Jira, ClickUp, Asana.
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What pushes people away from Plane
The most-reported open problems, worst severity first. Each links to the item with its source.
Self-hosted app hits error boundary on mobile browsers · Mobile · Blocks work
“The app should load on both desktop and mobile browsers without triggering the error boundary”
Deleted project states reappear after page refresh · Reliability & bugs · Blocks work
“However, after refreshing the page (F5), the deleted state reappears and is visible again”
Installer will not accept a different port when port 80 is taken · Setup & onboarding · Blocks work
“I have another service running on port 80, but during installation, I cannot enter any different port number”
1Password autofill login triggers CSRF cookie error · Reliability & bugs · Annoyance · 2 people
“1Password automatically inputs my credentials AND submits the form”
Other project and issue tracking tools on Friction, and what their users struggle with
Switching trades one set of problems for another. The same evidence, for each tool Friction covers in this category:
Jira
72 reports · 154 source threads · most-discussed area: UI & usability
ClickUp
24 reports · 30 source threads · most-discussed area: Performance
Asana
16 reports · 92 source threads · most-discussed area: UI & usability
Counts and reports reflect people who post in public (developers and technical buyers are over-represented). A tool with fewer reports is not a better tool; it may only be discussed less. How the data is built.