monday.com vs Plaky

monday.com

• Teams that want boards, dashboards and automations in one tool
• Companies that also want CRM, dev or service products from one vendor
• Eligible nonprofits, which get their first 10 seats free

Plaky

• Teams that want a free plan with no limit on users
• Companies that already use Clockify or Pumble
• Small businesses that track projects on simple boards

monday.com

• The Free plan is limited to 2 seats, 3 boards and 3 docs.
• Paid plans start at 3 seats, and the price is set by the team size selected rather than by individual seats.
• Timeline, Gantt and calendar views, automations and integrations start on Standard; time tracking and private boards need Pro.
• Plan totals itemize the bundled AI credits at $10 per 1,000 a month, currently cancelled out by a "special offer" discount of the same amount.

Plaky

• The Free plan allows 6 fields per board, keeps a 7-day activity log and has no Gantt view, automations or private boards.
• Automations are capped at 1,000 actions a month on Pro; unlimited actions, board permissions and single sign-on need Enterprise.
• Every active or invited user on a paid plan takes a seat, and the vendor states that it does not offer refunds.
• The apps page lists a web app plus iOS and Android apps, with no desktop app.

monday.com

Boards and views

Work is tracked on boards made of items and typed columns. Timeline, Gantt and calendar views start on the Standard plan.

Automations and integrations

Both are metered by monthly actions: 250 each on Standard and 25,000 each on Pro. The integrations page lists 850+ integrations and apps.

Dashboards

Dashboards bring data from boards together into charts and summaries for reporting on progress.

Docs and forms

Built-in documents and forms sit next to boards. The Free plan allows up to 3 docs, and private boards and docs need Pro.

AI credits and agents

The Sidekick assistant, AI agents and a notetaker draw on a monthly credit pool: 1,000 credits on Basic, 2,000 on Standard and 3,000 on Pro.

Portfolio and resource management

The Enterprise plan adds portfolio management, resource management and multi-level permissions.

Plaky

Boards, items and fields

Work sits on boards as items sorted into groups, each described by custom fields. The Free plan allows 6 fields per board; paid plans have no limit.

Table, Kanban, Chart and Gantt views

Table, Kanban and Chart views are on every plan. The Gantt view, the timeline field and several charts in one view start at Pro.

Dashboards

A dashboard pulls data from boards into one overview: 1 board per dashboard on Free, up to 15 on Pro and up to 30 on Enterprise.

Automations

Board automations carry out repetitive actions and create recurring tasks on a schedule. Pro includes 1,000 actions a month and Enterprise has no cap.

Permissions and viewers

Pro adds private boards, closed spaces and a view-only Viewer role for outside collaborators. Board permissions and protected views are Enterprise features.

Templates

Pre-configured industry templates are available on every plan. Custom board templates and task templates are part of Pro and Enterprise.

monday.com

• Free$0

  Up to 2 seats with up to 3 boards and 3 docs, 200+ templates and 8 column types.

• Basic$9

  per seat / month, billed annually

  Unlimited items and unlimited free viewers, with 1,000 AI credits a month. Paid plans start at 3 seats.

• Standard$12

  per seat / month, billed annually

  Adds timeline, Gantt and calendar views, guest access, and 250 automation and 250 integration actions a month.

• Pro$19

  per seat / month, billed annually

  Adds private boards and docs, time tracking, advanced columns, and 25,000 automation and 25,000 integration actions a month.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Portfolio and resource management, multi-level permissions, enterprise security and governance, and 250 workflows.

Plaky

• Free$0

  Unlimited users, spaces, boards and items. Table, Kanban and Chart views, 6 fields per board, a 7-day activity log and 10 MB per file.

• Pro$3.99

  per seat / month, billed annually ($4.99 billed monthly)

  Gantt view, private boards and spaces, unlimited fields, 1,000 automation actions a month, up to 5 viewers per seat and a 6-month activity log.

• Enterprise$8.99

  per seat / month, billed annually ($10.99 billed monthly)

  Board permissions, unlimited automation actions, single sign-on, a custom subdomain, an unlimited activity log and 100 MB per file.

• CAKE.com Bundle$12.99

  per seat / month, billed annually ($15.99 billed monthly)

  Enterprise-level Plaky together with Pumble for team communication and Clockify for time tracking. One seat covers a user across all three apps.

monday.com

• Annual discount

  18% discount with yearly billing

  monday.com's pricing FAQ says choosing a yearly plan instead of paying monthly gives an 18% discount.

• Nonprofit

  First 10 seats free for eligible nonprofits

  Eligible nonprofits get their first 10 seats free and 70% off each seat from the 11th, sold in lots of 5, or 33% off per user on Enterprise.

Plaky

• Annual discount

  Save about 20% with annual billing

  Pro is $3.99 per seat / month billed annually against $4.99 billed monthly, about 20% less. Enterprise is $8.99 against $10.99, about 18% less.

• Other savings

  CAKE.com Bundle with Clockify and Pumble

  For $12.99 per seat / month billed annually the bundle covers Plaky, Clockify and Pumble. The pricing page puts their combined value at $27.97 and the saving at 53%.