ProjectManager vs Wrike

ProjectManager

• Teams that plan with Gantt charts, dependencies and critical path
• Managers balancing workloads and budgets across a portfolio
• Organizations moving plans over from Microsoft Project
• Field teams updating tasks and logging hours from a phone

Wrike

• Marketing and creative teams that review and approve assets
• Departments handling a steady flow of incoming work requests
• Larger organizations that need resource and budget planning

ProjectManager

• There is no free plan; when the 30-day trial ends the account and its project data are locked until a paid edition is bought.
• Team is capped at 10 users and 20 projects; resource management, timesheets, budgeting and automation start on Business.
• Slack, Microsoft Teams and two-way Jira and Azure DevOps sync are sold as an Integration Bundle at $5 per user / month.
• SAML single sign-on, custom permissions and audit logs are limited to Enterprise, which is quoted on request.

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.

ProjectManager

Five views of one plan

Every plan includes Gantt, list, sheet, board and calendar views of the same project, with data updating in real time across them.

Gantt charts with critical path

The Gantt chart supports dependencies, milestones, baselines and critical path, and existing plans can be imported, including Microsoft Project files.

Resource and workload planning

On Business, managers define working days, set labor rates and balance workloads, while team members log hours on tasks and submit timesheets.

Portfolio dashboards and roadmap

Business adds a portfolio dashboard that rolls up tasks, cost and workload across projects, and a roadmap view of the whole portfolio in Gantt format.

Workflow automation

Rules built from triggers and actions update status, assignee, priority or tags without code: 5 rules per workflow on Business and 20 on Enterprise.

AI Project Insights

Available from Business, it generates summaries of project progress and tips on risk, resourcing and task execution.

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.

ProjectManager

• Team$15

  per user / month, billed annually ($18 billed monthly)

  Up to 10 users and 20 projects, with Gantt, list, sheet, board and calendar views, a project dashboard, 5GB of storage and API access.

• Business$28

  per user / month, billed annually ($32 billed monthly)

  No user limit and up to 100 projects. Adds resource and workload planning, timesheets, budgets, portfolio dashboards, AI Project Insights and automation.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Unlimited projects and storage, SAML single sign-on, custom permissions, audit logs, Power BI and Excel integrations, and priority support.

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.

ProjectManager

• Annual discount

  Save up to 17% by paying annually

  Team is $15 per user / month billed annually against $18 billed monthly, and Business is $28 against $32. The pricing FAQ puts the saving at up to 17%; the toggle on the same page says up to 16%.

Wrike

No public discounts listed.