Rocketlane vs Runn (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Rocketlane and Runn share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Runn starts cheaper, at $7 a month for each person against $49 a month for each person.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Rocketlane
Customer onboarding and professional services automation
Runn
Resource planning and capacity forecasting for project teams
Which one is for you
Pick Rocketlane if
- Fits if you onboard customers and want them in a shared project space
- Makes sense if you have at least 5 people on the delivery side
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are a small team: both paid plans need 5 team members, from $245 a month
- Watch out: resource planning, budgeting and invoicing start on Premium at $69
- Tight if you automate a lot: 200 runs per user a month on Standard, 500 on Premium
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is only a 14-day trial
- Watch out: the page's meta description still lists an Essential plan that the plan cards do not show
Pick Runn if
- Fits if you run a team of 20 or more and need to see who is free next month
- Works for agencies and consultancies that sell people's time
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are small: plans start at 20 resource seats
- Watch out: the page does not say whether the $7 and $11 are monthly or annual
- Watch out: timesheets, the API and integrations are Standard only, and resource requests are Advanced
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is only a trial
- Not for you if you want a refund on a part-used term, as the FAQ says none is given
How we grade them
| 2.0GPARocketlaneFair | 2.0GPARunnFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$49 a team member a month billed annually on Standard, $69 on Premium, with a 5-member minimum. The floor is $245 a month, and that is several times the category middle of $9. | D$7 a seat on Lite and $11 on Standard looks ordinary, but plans start at 20 resource seats, so the floor is $140 a month. The billing period is not shown beside the price. |
| Free plan and trial | C14-day free trial, which the FAQ says can be extended by a week. No free plan, and the pages read do not say whether a card is needed. | C30-day free trial of Standard with no card needed. No free plan. |
| Features | CCustomer portal, project and sprint planning, time tracking and AI agents. Resource planning, budgeting and invoicing need Premium, and automations are capped at 200 runs per user a month on Standard. | CScheduling, tentative projects, capacity charts, skills and financials. Timesheets, the API and integrations need Standard, and resource requests need the custom Advanced plan. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A web app where you build the onboarding projects and portals yourself. | CNo store rating on record. You set up people, skills and projects before the charts mean anything. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Slack, HubSpot, Jira, Salesforce and Zapier links and an API. | BWeb only, with BambooHR, ADP, Asana, Google Sheets and Zapier links and an API on Standard. |
| Best for | teams onboarding customers with a shared portal | scheduling people across projects |
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: Rocketlane and Runn. How we grade
Price against what you get
Rocketlane starts at $49 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Runn starts at $7 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Runn starts $42 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 57 score higher than Rocketlane for less, and 19 score higher than Runn 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
- Rocketlane also covers templates and workflow automation.
- Runn also covers dashboards.
At a glance
| Rocketlane | Runn | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $49 per team member / month, billed annually | $7 per resource seat / month (billing period not shown) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial; the FAQ says it can be extended by a week on request | 30-day free trial of the Standard plan, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Rocketlane | Runn |
| Price read from | rocketlane.com | runn.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Rocketlane
- Standard and Premium both require at least 5 team members.
- Resource planning and the financial tools need Premium at $69 per team member or higher.
- Custom automations are capped at 200 runs per user a month on Standard and 500 on Premium.
- The page's meta description still lists an Essential plan and different prices, but the plan cards show only Standard, Premium and Enterprise.
Runn
- Plans start at 20 resource seats.
- The pricing page shows a monthly and annual toggle but does not say which one the displayed $7 and $11 are; the FAQ only says annual billing costs less.
- Resource requests, workstreams, SSO and unlimited custom fields need the custom-priced Advanced plan.
- Cancelling stops further billing, but the FAQ says partly used monthly or annual subscriptions are not refunded.
Key features
Rocketlane
- Branded customer portal
- Clients log in to see project progress, approve work and collaborate; customer members are unlimited on every plan.
- Project and sprint planning
- Tasks can be shown as Gantt, list or kanban, with templates, epics, backlogs and sprint planning on Standard and above.
- Time tracking and timesheets
- Time capture, timesheets and timesheet approvals are included from the Standard plan.
- Resource management
- Resource planning, capacity management and utilization tracking start on Premium; soft allocations and a skills matrix are Enterprise.
- Financial management
- Premium adds budgets, rate cards, margins, invoicing and revenue recognition; multi-currency and multi-budget are Enterprise.
- AI agents and automations
- The vendor describes Nitro agents that turn statements of work into project plans and flag delivery risks, plus rule-based automations capped by plan.
Runn
- Scheduling and capacity
- Assignments are scheduled against availability, time off and public holidays, with capacity and utilization charts.
- Tentative projects and scenarios
- Tentative projects and placeholders let a team model upcoming work; saved scenarios are limited to 3 per user on Lite.
- Skills and tags
- People carry skills and tags so staffing can match work to the right person.
- Project financials
- Budgets, rate cards and planned-versus-actual comparisons are included on every plan.
- Timesheets and reporting
- Timesheets start on Standard, along with insight reports; custom private dashboards are Advanced only.
- Integrations and API
- A marketplace lists HR integrations such as ADP Workforce Now and BambooHR, and the Standard plan includes API access.
Plans
Rocketlane
Standard$49
per team member / month, billed annually
Minimum of 5 team members. Unlimited projects and customer members, branded customer portal, time tracking and timesheets, and 200 automation runs per user a month.
Premium$69
per team member / month, billed annually
Minimum of 5 team members. Adds resource planning, project budgeting, rate cards, invoicing and revenue recognition, and 500 automation runs per user. Sold through sales.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds unlimited automations, custom reports, a skills matrix, multi-currency, role-based access controls and SAML. Sold through sales.
Runn
Lite$7
per resource seat / month, billing period not shown on the page
Scheduling, tentative projects, capacity and utilization charts, skills, project financials and 5 custom fields. The FAQ says Lite is arranged through the team, not self-serve.
Standard$11
per resource seat / month, billing period not shown on the page
Adds timesheets, the API and out-of-the-box integrations, a 30-day audit log and utilization insights. Monthly and annual billing are both offered.
AdvancedCustom
Adds workstreams, unlimited custom fields and reports, custom dashboards, SSO (SAML), resource requests and optional implementation support.
Ways to pay less
Rocketlane
No public discounts listed.
Runn
- Nonprofit
Non-profit discounts on request
Registered non-profits can ask for a discount through the chat in their Runn account.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Rocketlane or Runn?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Runn is cheaper to start with: $7 a month for each person, against $49 a month for each person for Rocketlane. Rocketlane starts at $49 per team member / month, billed annually, and Runn starts at $7 per resource seat / month (billing period not shown).
Which has a free plan, Rocketlane or Runn?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Rocketlane nor Runn has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Rocketlane and Runn run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Rocketlane lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. 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.