Price against what you get
Best-value project management tools
Going by our grades, Airtable, ClickUp, Freedcamp, Redmine and 1 more give the most for the money among project management tools: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.
Paid plans start at a middle price of $8 a month across the 72 that charge, from $1.12 (GanttProject) to $49.08 (TeamGantt). 3 more cost nothing at all. 14 of the 75 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 18 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- Nothing scores higher without costing more
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
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Each step is the highest score project management tools reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.
Free
No paid plan · scores 2.3 of 4
$1.49
a month to start · scores 3.0 of 4
- Freedcamp$1.49 per user / month, billed annuallyBCA
$7
a month to start · scores 3.7 of 4
- ClickUp$7 per user / month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly)ABA
$20
a month to start · scores 4.0 of 4
- Airtable$20 per seat / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)AAA
Paying more for less
The project management tools that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.
- Microsoft ProjectStarts at $30 a month for each person and scores 2.0 of 4.68 of 74 score higher for lessBCD
- TeamGanttStarts at $49.08 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 of 4.51 of 74 score higher for lessCCB
- Tom's PlannerStarts at $9.95 a month and scores 2.0 of 4.46 of 74 score higher for lessCCC
- OmniPlanStarts at $16.67 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 of 4.44 of 74 score higher for lessBCC
- InstaganttStarts at $10 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.32 of 74 score higher for lessCCB
A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.
The four quarters
Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.
More for less14
Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.
ClickUp, Freedcamp, Superthread, GitHub Issues, GoodDay, YouTrack, Hive, Favro and 6 more
Costs more, scores more15
Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.
Airtable, monday.com, Smartsheet, Jira, Linear, Wrike, Stackfield, Asana and 7 more
Costs less, scores less28
Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.
nTask, Kanbanchi, Zoho Projects, WeKan, Trello, Teamhood, Float, OpenProject and 20 more
Costs more, scores less18
Each scores below the average and starts above the middle price.
Shortcut, Breeze, Avaza, ProjectLibre, Podio, Freelo, ProjectManager, Scoro and 10 more
All 75 on the chart
Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.
| # | Tool | Score | Features, ease, platforms | A month | As its listing states it | Score higher for less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airtable | 4.0 | AAA | $20 | $20 per seat / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly) | None |
| 2 | ClickUp | 3.7 | ABA | $7 | $7 per user / month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly) | None |
| 3 | monday.com | 3.7 | BAA | $9 | $9 per seat / month, billed annually (3-seat minimum) | None |
| 4 | Smartsheet | 3.7 | BAA | $9 | $9 per Member / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly) | None |
| 5 | Jira | 3.7 | AAB | $9.05 | $9.05 per user / month, billed monthly (Standard, 1 to 100 users) | None |
| 6 | Linear | 3.7 | BAA | $10 | $10 per user / month, billed yearly | None |
| 7 | Wrike | 3.3 | BBA | $10 | $10 per user / month, billed annually (Team plan, 2 to 15 users) | 4 |
| 8 | Stackfield | 3.3 | ACA | $10.09 | €9 per user / month, paid yearly (Starter, up to 10 users) | 5 |
| 9 | Asana | 3.3 | BBA | $10.99 | $10.99 per user / month, billed annually ($13.49 billed monthly) | 5 |
| 10 | Freedcamp | 3.0 | BCA | $1.49 | $1.49 per user / month, billed annually | None |
| 11 | Superthread | 3.0 | BCA | $3 | $3 per user / month, billed monthly (pay what you want, up to $67) | None |
| 12 | GitHub Issues | 3.0 | BBB | $4 | $4 per user / month (GitHub Team) | None |
| 13 | GoodDay | 3.0 | BCA | $4 | $4 per user / month, billed annually | None |
| 14 | YouTrack | 3.0 | ACB | $4.50 | $4.50 per user / month, billed annually (Cloud, 11 or more users) | None |
| 15 | Hive | 3.0 | BCA | $5 | $5 per user / month, billed yearly | None |
| 16 | Favro | 3.0 | BCA | $5.10 | $5.10 per user / month, billed annually (from 2 users) | None |
| 17 | Microsoft Planner | 3.0 | BBB | $5.40 | $5.40 per user / month, paid yearly (Microsoft 365 Business Basic, no Teams) | None |
| 18 | Paymo | 3.0 | BCA | $5.90 | $5.9 per month, billed annually (Solo, 1 user) | None |
| 19 | awork | 3.0 | BCA | $6 | $6 per user / month, billed annually | None |
| 20 | Infinity | 3.0 | BCA | $6 | $6 per user / month, billed yearly | None |
Show the other 55
| # | Tool | Score | Features, ease, platforms | A month | As its listing states it | Score higher for less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Plane | 3.0 | BCA | $6 | $6 per seat / month, billed annually | None |
| 22 | Zenkit | 3.0 | BCA | $8 | $8 per seat / month, billed annually | 1 |
| 23 | Teamwork.com | 3.0 | BCA | $9.99 | $9.99 per user / month, billed yearly (3-user minimum) | 4 |
| 24 | Nifty | 3.0 | BCA | $10 | $10 per member / month, billed annually (per-member Pro) | 4 |
| 25 | Productive | 3.0 | BCA | $10 | $10 per user / month, billed yearly (3-seat minimum) | 4 |
| 26 | Fibery | 3.0 | BCA | $12 | $12 per user / month, billed annually | 8 |
| 27 | ActiveCollab | 3.0 | BCA | $12.50 | $12.50 / month flat for up to 3 members, billed yearly | 8 |
| 28 | MeisterTask | 3.0 | BBB | $15.13 | €13.50 per user / month, billed annually (euro reference price) | 8 |
| 29 | Basecamp | 3.0 | CBA | $25 | $25 per month, flat rate for up to 20 users (Freelancer) | 9 |
| 30 | nTask | 2.7 | BCB | $3 | $3 per user / month, billed yearly | 1 |
| 31 | Kanbanchi | 2.7 | BCB | $3.97 | $3.97 per seat / month, billed annually | 2 |
| 32 | Zoho Projects | 2.7 | BCB | $4 | $4 per user / month, billed annually | 2 |
| 33 | WeKan | 2.7 | BCB | $4.67 | €50 per year for hosted WeKan with the Admin Panel | 5 |
| 34 | Trello | 2.7 | CCA | $5 | $5 per user / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly) | 5 |
| 35 | Teamhood | 2.7 | BCB | $6 | $6 per user / month, billed yearly (minimum 3 users) | 9 |
| 36 | Float | 2.7 | CBB | $7 | $7 per scheduled person / month, billed annually | 12 |
| 37 | OpenProject | 2.7 | BCB | $7.25 | $7.25 per user / month, billed yearly (5-user minimum) | 13 |
| 38 | Quire | 2.7 | BCB | $7.65 | $7.65 per member / month, billed yearly | 13 |
| 39 | Leantime | 2.7 | BCB | $8 | $8 per user / month, billed annually | 13 |
| 40 | Shortcut | 2.7 | BCB | $8.50 | $8.50 per user / month, billed yearly | 14 |
| 41 | Breeze | 2.7 | BCB | $9 | $9 per user / month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly) | 14 |
| 42 | Avaza | 2.7 | BCB | $9.96 | $9.96 / month, billed annually ($119.50 a year) | 17 |
| 43 | ProjectLibre | 2.7 | BCB | $9.99 | $9.99 per user / month, billed annually | 17 |
| 44 | Podio | 2.7 | CBB | $11.20 | $11.20 per user / month, billed annually | 24 |
| 45 | Freelo | 2.7 | BCB | $11.21 | €10 per user / month, billed monthly (Lite; 14% off paid annually) | 24 |
| 46 | ProjectManager | 2.7 | BCB | $15 | $15 per user / month, billed annually | 26 |
| 47 | Scoro | 2.7 | BCB | $17 | $17 per user / month, billed annually (5-user minimum) | 27 |
| 48 | Huly | 2.7 | BCB | $19.99 | $19.99 / month flat, unlimited users | 27 |
| 49 | Planio | 2.7 | BCB | $25 | $25 per month for 5 active users and 3 active projects, billed monthly | 28 |
| 50 | Backlog | 2.7 | BCB | $30 | $30 / month flat for up to 30 users, billed annually | 29 |
| 51 | ProofHub | 2.7 | BCB | $45 | $45 per month, billed annually (flat price, unlimited users) | 29 |
| 52 | Fizzy | 2.3 | CCB | Free | Free | None |
| 53 | Redmine | 2.3 | BDB | Free | Free | None |
| 54 | Worksection | 2.3 | CCB | $3.75 | $3.75 per seat / month, billed annually | 3 |
| 55 | Plaky | 2.3 | CCB | $3.99 | $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually | 4 |
| 56 | Zenhub | 2.3 | DBB | $4.99 | $4.99 per user / month, billed yearly | 9 |
| 57 | KanbanFlow | 2.3 | CCB | $5 | $5 per user / month (10% off when paid yearly) | 9 |
| 58 | Resource Guru | 2.3 | CCB | $5 | $5 per person / month, billed annually | 9 |
| 59 | Taiga | 2.3 | CCB | $5.60 | €5 per month for unlimited users (€50 billed annually) | 13 |
| 60 | Kanban Tool | 2.3 | CCB | $6 | $6 per user / month | 14 |
| 61 | HacknPlan | 2.3 | CCB | $6.50 | €5.8 per month for one user, paid yearly (€70) | 18 |
| 62 | Codecks | 2.3 | CCB | $6.72 | €6 per user / month, billed yearly (€7 billed monthly) | 18 |
| 63 | Merlin Project | 2.3 | BCC | $6.99 | $6.99 per user / month for the Express edition; full Mac app $22.99, iPad $9.99 | 18 |
| 64 | Kerika | 2.3 | CCB | $7.50 | $9 per Team Member / month, or $90 per year (US price) | 21 |
| 65 | Bordio | 2.3 | CCB | $7.99 | $7.99 per user / month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly) | 22 |
| 66 | GanttPRO | 2.3 | CCB | $8 | $8 per user / month, billed annually ($7 from 20 users) | 22 |
| 67 | Kan | 2.3 | CCB | $8 | $8 per user / month, billed yearly | 22 |
| 68 | PLANKA | 2.3 | CCB | $8.07 | €7.20 per user / month, billed yearly (self-hosted Pro) | 24 |
| 69 | Instagantt | 2.3 | CCB | $10 | $10 per month, billed yearly as $120 (Individual, 1 user) | 32 |
| 70 | OmniPlan | 2.3 | BCC | $16.67 | $199.99 one-time for a v4 Standard license, or $199.99 per year by subscription | 44 |
| 71 | TeamGantt | 2.3 | CCB | $49.08 | $59 per month, or $589 billed yearly (flat rate, 5 projects) | 51 |
| 72 | GanttProject | 2.0 | CCC | $1.12 | €1 per active team member / month for the optional Cloud service; desktop app is free | 2 |
| 73 | Tom's Planner | 2.0 | CCC | $9.95 | $9.95 per account / month, billed yearly at $119 (or $39 per quarter) | 46 |
| 74 | Microsoft Project | 2.0 | BCD | $30 | $30.00 per user / month, paid yearly (Plan 3), or $679.99 one-time (Standard 2024) | 68 |
| 75 | Kanboard | 1.7 | CDC | Free | Free | None |
How project management tools grade
Every bar is all the project management tools we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.
- Value for moneyaverage 2.3
- Free plan and trialaverage 2.4
- Featuresaverage 2.7
- Ease of useaverage 2.2
- Platforms and integrationsaverage 3.3
An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every project management grade in one table
Not on the chart
Sold for a single payment, or with no public price that can be put as dollars a month. They are graded like the rest.
- Blue$99 one-time for up to 5 users
Common questions
Which project management tools give the most for the money?
Airtable, ClickUp, Freedcamp, Redmine and Fizzy. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: Fizzy scores 2.3 out of 4 and is free; Redmine scores 2.3 out of 4 and is free; Freedcamp scores 3.0 out of 4 and starts at $1.49 a month for each person; ClickUp scores 3.7 out of 4 and starts at $7 a month for each person; Airtable scores 4.0 out of 4 and starts at $20 a month for each person. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.
Which are the best free project management tools?
Of the 3 project management tools here with no paid plan at all, Fizzy and Redmine score highest, at 2.3 out of 4. 52 more have a free plan beside their paid ones.
Which project management tools are best for under $5 a month?
Freedcamp, Superthread, GitHub Issues, GoodDay and 2 more, with a score of 3.0 out of 4: the highest among the 20 that start at $5 a month or less. Freedcamp starts at $1.49 a month for each person; Superthread starts at $3 a month for each person; GitHub Issues starts at $4 a month for each person.
Which project management tools are best for under $10 a month?
ClickUp, monday.com, Smartsheet, Jira and 1 more, with a score of 3.7 out of 4: the highest among the 57 that start at $10 a month or less. ClickUp starts at $7 a month for each person; monday.com starts at $9 a month for each person; Smartsheet starts at $9 a month for each person.
Which project management tools are best for under $20 a month?
Airtable, with a score of 4.0 out of 4: the highest among the 69 that start at $20 a month or less. Airtable starts at $20 a month for each person.
Which project management tools cost the most for what they offer?
On this chart, Microsoft Project (starts at $30 a month for each person, scores 2.0 out of 4, and 68 tools score higher for less), TeamGantt (starts at $49.08 a month when paid by the year, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 51 tools score higher for less) and Tom's Planner (starts at $9.95 a month, scores 2.0 out of 4, and 46 tools score higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.
How much do project management tools cost?
The middle starting price is $8 a month: half of the 72 project management tools with a recurring price start below that and half above. 3 of the 76 in this directory have no paid plan, and 52 of those that charge also have a free plan.
How is the score on this chart worked out?
It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 75 of the 76 project management tools are on the chart; 1 are left off because they are sold for a single payment or publish no price that can be put as dollars a month.
How this chart is made
- The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
- The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
- A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
- The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews, not from testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade
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