Planfix vs Wrike (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Planfix and Wrike share a 2.8 GPA, both have a free plan, and Planfix starts cheaper, at $4 a month for each person against $10 a month for each person.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Planfix grades higher on value for money. Wrike grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Planfix
Task, project and client management with a free plan for 5 users
Wrike
Work management with Gantt charts, request forms and proofing
Which one is for you
Pick Planfix if
- Fits if you want tasks and client contacts in one place for under $5 a user
- Works for a team of up to 5 that can live on 500 active tasks
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you are staying free: 500 active tasks, 10 filters and 1 GB of storage
- Watch out: automation, white-labeling and audit logs are on Plan B at $6, and single sign-on on Plan X
- Pricey if you add storage or guests: 100 GB is $10 a month and outside users are $1 each
- Skip it if you want a short learning curve, as there is a lot to configure
Pick Wrike if
- Fits if you're a marketing or creative team that reviews and approves assets on Business at $25 a user
- Works for groups that want to start free with unlimited users on boards and tables
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want request forms, proofing or time tracking, which start at Business, $25 a user a month
- Not for you if you need single sign-on at a published price, as SAML is only on Pinnacle and Apex
- Tight if you're free and share lots of files, with 2 GB for the whole account and no Gantt chart
- Watch out: seats come in fives up to 30, Team stops at 15 users, and Business and above are annual only
- Watch out: whiteboards are a $15 a user add-on below Apex
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAPlanfixGood | 2.8GPAWrikeGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPlan A is $4 a user a month billed yearly, under the $6 where the cheaper quarter ends. Add-ons cost more: 100 GB of storage is $10 a month and external users are $1 each. | DTeam is $10 a user a month billed annually, the dear quarter here, and it only fits 2 to 15 users. The parts people come for, request forms, time tracking and proofing, sit on Business at $25, three times the $8 middle. Seats are sold in fives up to 30, as well. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree for up to 5 users with 500 active tasks, 10 filters and 1 GB, plus a 14-day trial of the paid plans. A small team can work inside that. | BA free plan a team could really live on: unlimited users with task and project management, board and table views, and the web, desktop and mobile apps. Not an A, though, because storage is 2 GB for the whole account and Gantt charts start on Team. |
| Features | BTasks, projects, contacts, reports, a time tracker and Gantt and other views from Plan A. Automation needs Plan B and single sign-on needs Plan X. Nothing in the core of project work is missing. | BIt covers the whole job: an interactive Gantt chart with dependencies and milestones, boards, tables, calendars, dashboards, rule-based automation, request forms and proofing with approval chains, plus budgeting and capacity planning on the quoted plans. monday and Smartsheet cover the same. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Lots of settings, contacts and workflows to set up before it fits how you work. | B4.64 from about 6,900 App Store ratings, a shade under our top band. Dragging a task along the Gantt chart to move its dates is as plain as it sounds. Picking a plan takes more thought, with five of them and the AI split into Essentials and Elite. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Telegram, Gmail, Google Drive, Office 365 and Zapier links. No desktop app on record. | AThe full set: web, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with Slack, Microsoft Teams, Salesforce, Adobe Creative Cloud, Jira, GitHub and Zoom wired in, and a public API. |
| Best for | cheap task and client management for a growing team | teams that take requests and sign off work |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Planfix and Wrike. How we grade
Price against what you get
Planfix starts at $4 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Wrike starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 3.3.
Wrike scores higher, and starts $6 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 2 score higher than Planfix for less, and 4 score higher than Wrike for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Planfix also covers reports.
- Wrike also covers kanban boards.
At a glance
| Planfix | Wrike | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4 per user / month, billed yearly | $10 per user / month, billed annually (Team plan, 2 to 15 users) |
| Free plan | Free plan for up to 5 users: 500 active tasks, 10 task filters and 1 GB of storage. | Unlimited users, project and task management, board and table views, web, desktop and mobile apps, and 2 GB of storage per account. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the paid plans. | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
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| Made by | Planfix | Wrike, Inc. |
| Price read from | planfix.com | wrike.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Planfix
- The free plan is capped at 500 active tasks and 1 GB of storage.
- Storage in packs of 100 GB costs $10 a month, and external users cost $1 each a month.
- Plan prices shown are the yearly-billed rate; the monthly-billed rate was not readable without the page's script.
- Plan X is sold for 6 or more users.
Wrike
- Seats are sold in groups: fives up to 30 seats, tens from 30 to 100 seats and 25s above 100.
- Team is limited to 2 to 15 users and Business to 5 to 200; Business and higher plans are annual only.
- Request forms, time tracking and file proofing are not included below the Business plan.
- SAML single sign-on is only on Pinnacle and Apex, and Wrike Whiteboard is a $15 per user / month add-on below Apex.
Key features
Planfix
- Tasks and projects
- Unlimited tasks and projects on paid plans, with dependencies, bulk actions and views including Gantt, schedule and map.
- Contacts
- Each client has one place that collects communication and tasks.
- Reports
- Dynamic reports and charts, with scheduled reports from Plan B.
- Time tracker
- A built-in time tracker comes with Plan A and above.
- AI robots and credits
- Every plan includes AI robots; extra AI credits cost $5 per 1,000 a month.
- Integrations
- Connects with Telegram, Gmail, Google Drive, Office 365 and Zapier.
Wrike
- Gantt charts and boards
- An interactive timeline shows dependencies and milestones and lets tasks be dragged to new dates. Board and table views are on every plan; Gantt charts start on Team.
- Request forms
- Request forms gather incoming work from internal and external requesters into one place. Included from the Business plan.
- Proofing and approvals
- Reviewers mark up and compare visual assets, with approval chains for internal and external reviewers. Included from the Business plan.
- Automation
- Rule-based automation with a monthly action allowance per seat: 50 on Team, 200 on Business, 1,500 on Pinnacle and 3,000 on Apex.
- Dashboards and reporting
- Customizable dashboards built from widgets start on the Team plan. Advanced reporting and BI are reserved for Pinnacle and Apex.
- AI Essentials and AI Elite
- AI Essentials on Team covers content drafting, comment summaries and automation rules written in plain language. Business and above add AI Elite actions, Wrike Copilot and AI agents.
Plans
Planfix
Free$0
Up to 5 users, 500 active tasks, 10 task filters and 1 GB storage.
Plan A$4
per user / month, billed yearly
1 to 99 users; unlimited tasks and projects, Gantt and other views, reporting and a built-in time tracker.
Plan B$6
per user / month, billed yearly
1 to 250 users; adds automation, white-labeling, access controls, audit logs, scheduled reports and built-in telephony.
Plan X$8
per user / month, billed yearly
6 or more users; adds SAML single sign-on, IP allowlisting, password policies and a detailed audit trail.
Wrike
Free$0
Unlimited users with project and task management, board and table views, and 2 GB of storage per account.
Team$10
per user / month, billed annually
For 2 to 15 users. Adds Gantt charts, calendars, dashboards, custom fields and workflows, AI Essentials and 2 GB per user.
Business$25
per user / month, billed annually
For 5 to 200 users. Adds request forms, time tracking, file proofing and approvals, AI Elite features and 5 GB per user.
PinnacleCustom
Adds advanced resource and capacity planning, budgeting, advanced reporting and BI, SAML single sign-on and 15 GB per user.
ApexCustom
Adds unlimited whiteboards, Wrike Integrate, two-way integrations through Wrike Sync and 50 GB per user.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Planfix or Wrike?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Planfix is cheaper to start with: $4 a month for each person, against $10 a month for each person for Wrike. Planfix starts at $4 per user / month, billed yearly, and Wrike starts at $10 per user / month, billed annually (Team plan, 2 to 15 users).
Which has a free plan, Planfix or Wrike?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Planfix and Wrike have a free plan.
Which platforms do Planfix and Wrike run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Wrike lists macOS and Windows apps. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.