Shortcut vs Superthread

Shortcut

• Software teams that plan in stories, epics and sprints
• Teams of up to 10 that can stay on the Free plan
• Early-stage startups and nonprofits that qualify for free access

Superthread

• Small teams that want tasks and docs in one app at a price they set
• Agencies tracking client work and billable time
• Teams moving from Jira, Trello or Shortcut, which have built-in importers

Shortcut

• The Free plan is capped at 10 users, 1 team, 1 workflow and 5 GB of storage.
• SAML single sign-on and SCIM are paid add-ons on Business and are included only in Enterprise.
• Shortcut's FAQ says it does not offer an on-premises or self-hosted version.
• Shortcut's product and pricing pages list no desktop or mobile app, and the iOS app it announced in 2018 is no longer on the US App Store.

Superthread

• The Free plan stops at 200 cards, 4 boards and 2 spaces, and limits file uploads to 5MB.
• Pay what you want covers up to 50 members; Business starts at $6,000 a year and Enterprise at $85,000 a year.
• AI meeting transcription and the service desk portal need Business or Enterprise, and SAML and SCIM need Enterprise.
• Downloads are listed for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android; no Linux app is listed.

Shortcut

Stories, epics and workflows

Work is tracked as stories grouped into epics. Stories move through workflows a team can customize: 1 on Free, up to 5 on Team and unlimited from Business.

Kanban boards and backlog

Spaces show stories on kanban boards with saved filters, and a backlog is used to sort and prioritize work before it enters a workflow. Work-in-progress limits start on Team.

Iterations

Iterations are time-boxed sprints for a set of stories. On paid plans, automations can create future iterations and move unfinished stories into the next one.

Roadmaps and objectives

Epics are laid out on a roadmap and grouped under objectives. Strategic objectives with key results are part of the Business plan.

Reports

Paid plans open a Reports page with velocity, cycle time and lead time, and cumulative flow charts. Business adds reports that reach back beyond 100 days.

Korey and AI agents

Korey is Shortcut's AI agent for turning rough notes into specs and tickets. An MCP server connects a workspace to coding tools such as Cursor and Claude Code.

Superthread

Cards and boards

Cards hold tasks, issues or tickets, and boards show them as kanban, list, timeline or calendar layouts, with swimlanes, child cards and blocking relationships.

Projects and sprints

Cards roll up into larger projects tracked on a dedicated projects board, and sprints give a team time-boxed cycles for a set of work.

Pages and wiki

Collaborative documents with sub-pages, inline comments, templates and real-time editing. Pages can be shared by link with people outside the workspace.

AI agents

Agents work across tasks, pages, projects and meetings with configurable triggers and access, and are included on every plan, with usage limits that vary by plan.

Forms and time tracking

Forms collect structured requests and route them to boards. Time tracking logs hours on tasks, with timesheets, billable rates and workspace reports.

AI note-taker

Plain meeting notes are unlimited on every plan. AI meeting transcription and AI note templates are limited to the Business and Enterprise plans.

Shortcut

• Free$0

  Up to 10 users, 1 team, 1 workflow and 5 GB of storage, with kanban views, a roadmap, iterations, docs and GitHub, Slack and Figma integrations.

• Team$8.50

  per user / month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly)

  Unlimited users, up to 5 teams and 5 workflows, 250 GB of storage, the full Reports page, work-in-progress limits, automations and all integrations.

• Business$12

  per user / month, billed yearly ($16 billed monthly)

  Unlimited teams, workflows and workspaces, strategic objectives and key results, advanced custom fields and additional charts. SSO is a paid add-on.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Volume discounts, SAML SSO and SCIM included, premier support SLAs, custom terms and onboarding support.

Superthread

• Free$0

  200 cards, 4 boards, 2 spaces, unlimited pages and members, with AI agents, forms and time tracking. 7-day version history and 5MB uploads.

• Pay what you want$3 to $67

  per user / month, billed monthly; the buyer picks the amount

  Unlimited cards, boards, spaces and pages for up to 50 members, with 30-day version history and 100MB uploads. The page's price slider is preset to $18.

• Business (50+ seats)From $6,000

  per year, billed annually

  Up to 200 members, adding the service desk portal, AI meeting transcription, 90-day version history and in-app live chat support.

• Enterprise (200+ seats)From $85,000

  per year, custom billing

  Unlimited members, SAML and SCIM, unlimited version history, a bring-your-own-cloud option, and expert onboarding and support.

Shortcut

• Annual discount

  Save up to 25% with yearly billing

  Team is $8.50 per user / month prepaid yearly against $10 billed monthly, and Business is $12 against $16. The pricing page describes this as saving up to 25%.

• Nonprofit

  Free for qualifying nonprofits

  The Shortcut Nonprofit Plan gives eligible organizations with valid charitable status a full membership at no cost, on application.

• Startups

  12 months of Business free for startups

  The Shortcut Startup Program gives approved startups the Business plan and SAML SSO free for 12 months. Applicants must be new customers with fewer than 50 employees.

Superthread

• Other savings

  Pay-what-you-want pricing from $3 per user

  On the Pay What You Want plan a team chooses its own monthly price per user, from $3 up to $67, with no long commitment. The page lists one feature set for the plan.