Checkvist vs Todoist
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Checkvist
Keyboard-driven online outliner and task list
Todoist
Cross-platform to-do list with natural-language task entry
Where they differ
- Checkvist starts at $3.9 per person / month, with $39/year shown as the yearly price. Todoist starts at $5 per user / month, billed yearly.
- Only Todoist lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Checkvist also covers Markdown, linked notes and web clipper.
- Todoist also covers templates, natural-language input, calendar and kanban boards.
At a glance
| Checkvist | Todoist | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $3.9 per person / month, with $39/year shown as the yearly price | $5 per user / month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | Free forever: unlimited hierarchical lists, unlimited sharing and collaboration, tasks by email, Markdown, due dates, tags, import and export, browser extensions and the open API. | Beginner plan: 5 personal projects, task reminders, list and board layouts, 3 filter views and 1 week of activity history. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of PRO, no credit card required | None listed |
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| Made by | Checkvist s.r.o. | Todoist Inc. |
| Price read from | checkvist.com | todoist.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
Todoist
- People who want one task list on every device they own
- Fast capture: typing a task with its date in a single line
- Households and small teams sharing a few projects
Worth knowing
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.
Todoist
- The free plan stops at 5 personal projects and keeps only 1 week of activity history.
- Calendar layout, task durations and custom reminders all need Pro or Business.
- Personal projects are capped at 5 people, even on paid plans.
Key features
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.
Todoist
- Quick Add
- Capture tasks in natural language as they come to you, including recurring due dates and reminders.
- List, board and calendar layouts
- Switch any project between a list, a kanban board and a calendar. The calendar layout needs a paid plan.
- Filters, labels and priorities
- Saved filter views pull tasks from across projects: 3 on the free plan, 150 on Pro and Business.
- Shared projects
- Share a project to assign tasks and comment on them. Personal projects allow up to 5 people on every plan.
- Team workspace
- Business adds public and private team projects, folders, roles and permissions, and shared templates.
- Ramble and Task Assist
- Ramble turns spoken thoughts into tasks; free accounts get limited sessions. Task Assist is included from Pro.
Plans
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.
Todoist
Beginner$0
5 personal projects, task reminders, list and board layouts, and 3 filter views.
Pro$5
per user / month, billed yearly ($60)
300 projects, calendar layout, task durations, custom reminders, 150 filter views and Task Assist.
Business$8
per user / month, billed yearly ($96)
Everything in Pro, plus a shared team workspace with up to 500 team projects, roles and central billing.
Ways to pay less
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.
Todoist
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
Todoist's pricing page lists a 20% saving on Pro and Business when billed yearly instead of monthly.
