Checkli vs Checkvist

Checkli

• Schools, clinics, restaurants and crews that repeat the same routine
• Handing a checklist to substitutes, vendors or contractors without accounts
• Managers who want to see that a recurring procedure was completed

Checkvist

• People who would rather not take their hands off the keyboard
• Outlining projects, research notes and checklists in nested lists
• Publishing or sharing a checklist and following its progress

Checkli

• The free plan stops at 2 checklists; guest process links, reminders, embeds and CSV or PDF export need Pro.
• The view of every run, completion emails and the record of who checked each step are limited to Business at $99 per month.
• The pricing page shows flat monthly prices without saying whether they are per user; yearly prices appear only on the in-app Billing page.
• Checkli runs in the browser, and the site lists no mobile or desktop apps. Reminders email only the checklist owner.

Checkvist

• There are no native desktop or mobile apps. Phones use an offline-capable progressive web app at m.checkvist.com.
• Repeating tasks, task assignment, Google Calendar sync, due reminders and file storage all need PRO.
• Subscriptions are quarterly or yearly. The pricing page shows $3.9 a month and $39 a year without saying which billing the monthly figure applies to.
• The PRO team plan, with user management and group access rights, is marked as coming soon.

Checkli

Master checklists and runs

Starting a process copies a checklist into a new run with every step unchecked. The original stays as the master, so each day's run keeps its own record.

Guest process links

On Pro, a run can be sent as a link that lets someone without an account check off the steps. Their checks are saved as completed by Guest.

Read-only links and collaborators

Any checklist has a read-only link for viewing. A collaborator invited by email has an account and can edit the checklist itself.

Template library

Free templates can be searched or browsed by category and copied into an account, and a finished checklist can be published to a public page.

Email reminders

On Pro, a reminder emails the checklist owner on a daily, weekly or monthly schedule or once on a custom date, with a link back to the checklist.

Team assignment and run records

Team adds a workspace and starting a process for a teammate. Business lists open and finished runs and records who checked each step and when.

Checkvist

Keyboard-driven commands

Actions run from short key combinations, such as dd for a due date or ll for lists, and pressing Shift twice opens a command palette for everything else.

Endless hierarchy with focus

List items nest without limit. You can expand to a chosen level, focus (hoist) on one branch, sort a list or branch, and filter the list as you type.

Markdown, notes and links

Items take Markdown formatting, code and tables, with notes, links and backlinks, image previews and file attachments. File storage of 2 GB comes with PRO.

Sharing and publishing

Lists are shared privately or publicly, by email or link, read-only or with write access, and can be embedded in a webpage. Passwords and link expiry need PRO.

Due dates, repeats and calendar sync

Due dates accept smart syntax such as +4d. Repeating tasks, due task reminders and two-way Google Calendar sync are part of PRO.

Email, clipper and open API

Tasks can be added by email or with the Web Clipper for Chrome and Firefox. An open API and Zapier connect other apps, and PRO adds Save from Slack.

Checkli

• Free$0

  Up to 2 personal checklists with tasks, sections, folders, process runs and a read-only link.

• Pro$29

  per month

  Unlimited checklists, guest process links, reminders, checklist appearance settings, embeds, and CSV and PDF export.

• Team$49

  per month

  Everything in Pro, plus a team workspace with invited members and assigning a process to a teammate.

• Business$99

  per month

  Everything in Team, plus one view of every run, emails when a run finishes or stays open, and a record of who checked each step.

Checkvist

• Free$0

  Unlimited hierarchical lists and sharing, keyboard shortcuts, Markdown, notes, due dates, tags, search, the mobile web app and the open API.

• PRO$3.9

  per person / month as displayed; $39/year shown below it

  2 GB of file storage, task assignment, repeating tasks, Google Calendar sync, reminders, bulk operations, 30-day backups and an MCP server.

• PRO team$6.9

  per person / month as displayed; $69/year shown below it

  Marked as coming soon: centralised data ownership, user management, group access rights, spaces, list locking and priority support.

Checkli

No public discounts listed.

Checkvist

• Annual discount

  Lower PRO price on the yearly figure

  PRO is listed at $3.9 per person a month with $39/year beneath it. The yearly price works out to $3.25 a month, about 17% below the monthly figure shown.