ClickUp (Unlimited) - Every view, docs, whiteboards, time tracking and goals in one tool for $7 a user — more features than anything here, and more to learn Tested Aug 2026 by Team RankingRight
- Our whole project ran on the free plan; Unlimited is $70 for ten
- Fifteen views including Gantt, workload and mind maps
- Docs, whiteboards and time tracking built in
Jira (Standard) - The software team's tool: sprints, backlogs, story points, Git integration and the reporting engineering managers expect — free for ten Tested Aug 2026 by Team RankingRight
- Free for exactly our ten-person team
- Sprint boards, backlog grooming and velocity charts
- GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket integration
Asana (Starter) - The most polished task manager in the test — dependencies, timeline, rules and the fastest onboarding — at $110 a month for our team Tested Aug 2026 by Team RankingRight
- Our team was productive in two hours — fastest onboarding
- Dependencies, milestones and timeline handled every part of the project
- Rules automated status changes and assignments
monday.com (Standard) - Colourful boards that non-technical teams take to instantly, with timeline, dashboards and automations on Standard — priced by seat bundles Tested Aug 2026 by Team RankingRight
- Team members who dislike project tools liked this one
- Dashboards and timeline on Standard
- Automations with a plain-English builder
Trello (Standard) - The original kanban board, still the simplest way to move cards across a wall, with automation built in and $5 a user Tested Aug 2026 by Team RankingRight
- Our team needed no onboarding at all
- Butler automation moves cards and assigns without a plan upgrade
- $50 a month for ten; usable free
Notion (Plus) - Docs, wiki and databases that become a project tool: boards, timelines and dependencies inside the pages where the work is written up Tested Aug 2026 by Team RankingRight
- Project plan, meeting notes and specs in one place
- Timeline view with dependencies handled our milestones
- Templates for almost any process
Basecamp (Pro Unlimited) - Deliberately simple: to-dos, message boards, schedules and docs per project, no Gantt charts by design, one flat price for the whole company Tested Aug 2026 by Team RankingRight
- Clients join free and see only what you show them
- Every project has the same six tools — nothing to configure
- Pro Unlimited is $299 for any number of people
What separates the top picks on this Enterprise list?
ClickUp scores 9 and costs $7 a user. It packs fifteen views including Gantt, workload and mind maps, plus docs, whiteboards and time tracking. The trade-off is real: six hours of onboarding, and the app slowed with 120 tasks and many custom fields.
Jira scores 8.5 at $7.53. Sprint boards, backlog grooming, velocity charts and GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket integration are the draw. Non-engineers found it the hardest tool here, and configuring workflows and schemes took a day.
Asana scores 8.4 at $10.99. Dependencies, milestones and timeline handled every part of the project, and rules automated status changes and assignments. Workload and portfolios need the $24.99 Advanced plan.
monday.com scores 8.1 at $12. Dashboards, timeline and a plain-English automation builder sit on Standard. Seats come in bundles; ten users cost $120 on Standard.
Trello scores 8 at $5. Butler automation moves cards and assigns without a plan upgrade, and the team needed no onboarding. Dependencies and timeline needed Premium and Power-Ups, and reporting is thin.
Notion scores 7.6 at $10. Project plan, meeting notes and specs live in one place, with a timeline view that handled milestones. Building the system took a day, and there is no workload view or time tracking.
Basecamp scores 7 at $15. Every project has the same six tools, clients join free, and Pro Unlimited is $299 for any number of people. No dependencies, Gantt or workload.
What should you check before buying enterprise project management software?
The scoring criteria weight task and workflow management at 30, views and reporting at 20, collaboration and integrations at 20, ease and speed at 10, and value at 20. Match those weights to your team.
- Onboarding time: Asana got a team productive in two hours; ClickUp took six hours.
- Plan limits: Asana's free plan lacks the timeline; monday.com's free plan is two seats.
- Seat pricing: Trello is $50 a month for ten; monday.com is $120 on Standard for ten.
- Reporting depth: Trello's reporting is thin; Jira brings velocity charts.
- Scale: ClickUp slowed with 120 tasks and many custom fields.
Which one for whom?
ClickUp suits teams that want every view and doc in one tool and will spend the time to configure it. Jira suits software teams running sprints with Git. Asana suits teams that need dependencies and timeline with the fastest onboarding. monday.com suits non-technical teams that want colourful boards and dashboards. Trello suits small teams that want a kanban board with no onboarding. Notion suits teams that write up work and want the project inside those pages. Basecamp suits companies that want one flat price and deliberately simple projects.
ClickUp fits teams that want every view and doc in one place and will invest the setup time. Jira fits software teams running sprints with Git integration. Asana fits teams that need dependencies and timeline with fast onboarding, while monday.com fits non-technical teams that want colourful boards. Trello, Notion and Basecamp cover simpler kanban, docs-first and flat-price needs.
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*Scores: Task & workflow management 30 · Views & reporting 20 · Collaboration & integrations 20 · Ease & speed 10 · Value 20; score = Σ ÷ 10. Prices shown were checked on the date beside each and may change. Affiliate links are added only after a score is locked and can never change it. How we rank.