# Shortcut

> Issue tracking, sprints and roadmaps for software teams

Shortcut is a project management and issue tracking platform for software development teams. Work is organized as stories and epics that move through customizable workflows on kanban boards, are planned into iterations and roll up into roadmaps and objectives. It also includes docs, reporting, an API and an MCP server, plus Korey, an AI agent that turns rough notes into specs and tickets. The company was founded in 2014.

- **Category:** Project Management
- **Made by:** Shortcut Software Company (since 2014)
- **Website:** https://www.shortcut.com
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Shortcut has a free plan. Paid plans start at $8.50 per user / month, billed yearly.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free plan for up to 10 users: 1 team, 1 workspace, 1 workflow and 5 GB of storage, with kanban boards, a roadmap, iterations and docs.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial with full access to Business plan features, no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Volume discounts, SAML SSO and SCIM included, premier support SLAs, custom terms and onboarding support. |

Read from https://www.shortcut.com/pricing/ on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Shortcut before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save up to 25% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): 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%. Source: https://www.shortcut.com/pricing/
- **Free for qualifying nonprofits** (Nonprofit): The Shortcut Nonprofit Plan gives eligible organizations with valid charitable status a full membership at no cost, on application. Source: https://www.shortcut.com/help/admin/the-shortcut-nonprofit-plan/
- **12 months of Business free for startups** (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. Source: https://www.shortcut.com/startups/

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## Works with

GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Slack, Figma, Sentry, Zendesk, Notion

**Tags:** Issue tracking, Kanban boards, Gantt & timelines, Goals, Reports, AI agents, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Linear](https://toolgpa.com/tools/linear): Issue tracking and product planning for software teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/linear-vs-shortcut)
- [Jira](https://toolgpa.com/tools/jira): Issue and project tracking for software and business teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jira-vs-shortcut)
- [GitHub Issues](https://toolgpa.com/tools/github-issues): Issue tracking and project planning built into GitHub. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/github-issues-vs-shortcut)
- [YouTrack](https://toolgpa.com/tools/youtrack): Issue tracker and project management tool from JetBrains. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/shortcut-vs-youtrack)
- [Plane](https://toolgpa.com/tools/plane): Open-source project management with cycles, wiki and AI agents. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/plane-vs-shortcut)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://www.shortcut.com/pricing/
- https://www.shortcut.com/
- https://www.shortcut.com/faq/
- https://www.shortcut.com/about/
- https://www.shortcut.com/integrations/
- https://www.shortcut.com/startups/
- https://www.shortcut.com/help/admin/the-shortcut-nonprofit-plan/
- https://www.shortcut.com/blog/announcing-clubhouse-for-ios-c91bab1b74f7/

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