Best Project Management Software — every ranking, by use case and budget
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In-depth project management software reviews
ClickUp
Every view, docs, whiteboards, time tracking and goals in one tool for $7 a user — more features than anything here, and more to learn
Read ClickUp ReviewJira
The software team's tool: sprints, backlogs, story points, Git integration and the reporting engineering managers expect — free for ten
Read Jira ReviewAsana
The most polished task manager in the test — dependencies, timeline, rules and the fastest onboarding — at $110 a month for our team
Read Asana Reviewmonday.com
Colourful boards that non-technical teams take to instantly, with timeline, dashboards and automations on Standard — priced by seat bundles
Read monday.com ReviewTrello
The original kanban board, still the simplest way to move cards across a wall, with automation built in and $5 a user
Read Trello ReviewNotion
Docs, wiki and databases that become a project tool: boards, timelines and dependencies inside the pages where the work is written up
Read Notion ReviewBasecamp
Deliberately simple: to-dos, message boards, schedules and docs per project, no Gantt charts by design, one flat price for the whole company
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Asana vs monday.com vs ClickUp: The Same Project in Each
Onboarding time, what each could and could not do with 120 dependent tasks, and the bill for ten users.