ONES vs Tower (2026): which should you pick?

Pick ONES if

• Fits if your software team wants tasks, wiki and test cases in one place
• Works for teams moving off Jira and Confluence

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you pass 30 seats, where the free plan stops
• Pricey if you need Gantt charts or automation rules, which start at Standard at $98.50 a seat a year
• Watch out: Enterprise is bought through a contact-us button even though a price is shown
• Watch out: ONES Desk, the ticketing add-on, costs $42 more per seat a year
• Not for you if you want prices that stay fixed, as they shift with team size

Pick Tower if

• Fits if your team works in WeChat or WeCom
• Works for teams of up to 10 who want a free task board

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need an English site, as pages and prices are in Chinese and yuan
• Tight if you pass 10 people or 5 projects on the free plan
• Watch out: the Gantt view and permission management need Advanced
• Not for you if you want dedicated desktop or phone apps, as none are named
• Too light for larger software teams, which the site sends to ONES

ONES

• The Free plan stops at 30 seats; Gantt charts and automation rules need Standard.
• Prices on the page are per seat per year for a 50-seat team and may change with team size; the page says annual billing saves 30% against monthly.
• The Enterprise plan is bought through a contact-us button even though a price is shown.
• ONES Desk, a ticketing add-on, costs an extra $42 per seat per year.

Tower

• The site and pricing are in Chinese and prices are in yuan (¥).
• The free Basic plan stops at 10 people and 5 projects; the page names Gantt timelines and permission management on Advanced.
• The site points larger software teams to ONES, which now owns Tower.
• Only a web app, a WeChat mini program and a WeCom edition are listed; no desktop or mobile apps are named.

ONES

Agile, waterfall and hybrid planning

Supports agile, waterfall, classic and hybrid methods, with sprint management on every plan and Gantt charts from Standard.

Multiple views

Work can be shown as Gantt, list, Kanban, calendar, roadmap, tree or table views.

Wiki and knowledge base

A wiki product sits beside project management, with templates, page publish and lock, and Xmind for wiki on the higher plans.

Test and release management

Test management and release management are included in the Free plan along with custom issue types.

AI assistant and MCP

Monthly AI credits per user on every plan, plus an MCP connector that lets ChatGPT, Claude and other AI tools create tasks.

Jira and Confluence migration

The Business plan lists migration from Jira and Confluence, and the site describes migration playbooks.

Tower

Multiple task views

Tasks can be shown as lists, calendars or Kanban boards, with custom fields, recurring tasks and task dependencies.

Gantt timeline

A timeline view (Gantt chart) is used to track progress against delivery dates; the page names it on the Advanced plan.

Project templates

Dozens of templates cover scenarios such as software development, product design, HR, marketing, sales and legal work.

Knowledge base and online docs

A knowledge base and online documents sit beside tasks; the Basic plan holds up to 100 articles.

Reports and statistics

Reporting and statistics on tasks, projects and delay rate are part of the plan comparison table.

WeChat and WeCom

A WeChat mini program and a WeCom (Enterprise WeChat) edition let teams follow tasks from chat apps.

ONES

• Free$0

  Up to 30 seats with unlimited projects, custom issue types, sprints, test and release management, and email and community support.

• Standard$98.5

  per seat / year, billed annually (shown for 50 seats)

  Adds custom automation rules, Gantt charts, page publish and lock, 50 AI credits a month per user and 9/5 support.

• Business$172

  per seat / year, billed annually (shown for 50 seats)

  Adds advanced fields, metrics, resource scheduling, baselines, MFA, 100 AI credits a month, 24/7 critical support and a 99.9% SLA.

• Enterprise$258

  per seat / year, billed annually (shown for 50 seats)

  Adds an approval center, 200 AI credits a month per user, 24/7 support for all issues and a 99.95% uptime SLA.

Tower

• Basic¥0

  Up to 10 people, 5 projects, unlimited tasks, 1 GB storage, 10 MB attachments.

• Advanced¥21.9

  per user / month, billed annually (¥29.9 billed monthly)

  Unlimited projects, 100 GB storage, permission management and Gantt timeline view.

• Professional¥29.9

  per user / month, billed annually (¥39.9 billed monthly)

  Described as suited to overall project management, with 1 TB storage and 2 GB task attachments.

ONES

• Annual discount

  30% off with annual billing

  The pricing FAQ says committing to an annual plan gives a 30% discount compared with monthly billing.

Tower

• Annual discount

  Annual billing cheaper per month

  Advanced costs ¥21.9 per user a month billed annually against ¥29.9 billed monthly; Professional ¥29.9 against ¥39.9.