We previously wrote about IE support for Goplan and we’ve finally updated the updated the servers. So, IE users should have a better overall experience when using Goplan.

Both IE6 and IE7 are supported (although we recommend that you either upgrade to IE7 or use Firefox – we’re all for the latter). If you run into any issues please report it to us.

As most of you know, the code currently up at sv1.goplan.org is quite old by now. In the meantime, many issues have been solved and some functionality has been added to Goplan, and now is the time to update the running code to the latest, bug fixed version.

So, tomorrow Goplan will be down for maintenance for some time – we’re predicting about 3 hours – starting at 10 am GMT (2 am PST). We’re sorry for any trouble this may cause you, and promise to be as fast as possible.

UPDATE: Goplan’s back! Apparently everything went smoothly, but if you run into any trouble please get back to us with your problem.

Many users have been asking us about Goplan’s pricing model once its finally released. Now that everything is in place and the much anticipated release day is coming in fast, it’s the right time to discuss how we’ll be pricing our subscriptions. The following table outlines our current pricing model:

As with everything else on Goplan we’re keeping this table open to discussion. As you’ve read from us time and time again in this blog, we want to build a great product and like with everything else, we want feedback in our pricing – so if you have any, please leave a comment or email us. Is it cheap? Is it expensive? Let us know.

Naturally you only need a subscription if you want to create projects – people who will only be accessing these projects don’t need to pay anything. One thing you can also do is share your subscription, so if you are running a few projects and have a few friends that want to run some as well, you may subscribe a bigger plan (giving you more features and less limitations) and share both the subscription and costs – as we have that functionality built into the application.

With the opening of the Sandbox, we finally have a test system for all developers out there who want to build productivity tools on top of Goplan. We have a SOAP-based API ready for you, and a REST-api coming up soon. You can use the SOAP API today to get cranking on some really cool stuff!

Starting points

We set up a developer wiki at api.goplan.org, with reference for the SOAP API, code samples and a couple of already built applications. By using the API, you’ll be able to tap into all of the Goplan functionality and develop tools (free or commercial – drop us an email if you’re thinking about the latter) to help people and teams manage their projects on top of our software.

The wiki has all the information you need to get started, so feel free to create a user for yourself and start contributing – we’ll be showcasing the best contributions everywhere with Goplan itself. Remember to use the sandbox server to test your code, and go creative!