Best project management tools
Boards, issue trackers and task managers for planning and shipping work with a team.
36 apps, ordered by visits from AppBreakup and how often our research lists each one as an alternative. Open any app to see its alternatives.
All project management tools
- Alternatives to ClickUp
All-in-one workspace for tasks, docs, goals and chat.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Asana
Work management for teams that run many projects at once.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Jira
Issue tracking and agile planning from Atlassian.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows - Alternatives to Trello
Simple kanban boards for organizing anything.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Plane
- Alternatives to Linear
Fast, keyboard-first issue tracking for product teams.
Free plan + paidWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Wrike
Enterprise-grade work management with request forms, resource planning and cross-team workflows.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to monday.com Work Management
Colourful, board-based work management platform for planning projects across whole companies.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to OpenProject
Open-source project management with Gantt charts, agile boards, time tracking and portfolios.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Teamwork.com
Project management built for agencies and client services, with time, budgets and billing.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Smartsheet
Spreadsheet-style work management platform for projects, portfolios and business processes.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Basecamp
Opinionated project hub from 37signals that bundles to-dos, messages, docs and chat per project.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Taiga
Free, open-source agile project tool with Scrum backlogs, Kanban boards and issue tracking.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted - Alternatives to YouTrack
JetBrains' issue tracker and agile project tool, free for small teams and available self-hosted.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Shortcut
Issue tracker for software teams with stories, epics, iterations and roadmaps.
Free plan + paidWeb - Alternatives to Zoho Projects
Affordable project management with Gantt charts, timesheets and ties to the Zoho suite.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to WeKan
Open-source, self-hosted Kanban board with a Trello-style interface.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Kanboard
Minimalist, free and open-source Kanban board you host yourself.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Redmine
Long-running open-source issue tracker and project manager built on Ruby on Rails.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Freedcamp
Low-cost project management with a generous free plan, Gantt, issues and time tracking.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Hive
Project management platform combining tasks, Gantt, chat and email with flexible views.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to GitHub Projects
Planning tables, boards and roadmaps built into GitHub and linked to issues and pull requests.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to MeisterTask
Kanban-style task and project manager from Austria's Meister, with clean boards and automations.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Nifty
All-in-one project hub that combines tasks, milestones, docs, chat and client portals.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Huly
Open-source all-in-one workspace combining issue tracking, chat, docs and video calls.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted - Alternatives to PLANKA
Self-hosted Kanban board with real-time updates and a free source-available Community edition.
Free plan + paidSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted - Alternatives to TeamGantt
- Alternatives to GanttPRO
Online Gantt chart software for planning schedules, workloads and project costs.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Zenhub
Agile project management layer that runs inside GitHub, with sprints, estimates and reports.
Free plan + paidWeb, Browser extension, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Quire
Task and project manager built around infinitely nested task lists and Kanban boards.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to ProofHub
Flat-priced project management and collaboration tool with proofing for creative teams.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Leantime
Open-source project management designed for non-project managers and neurodivergent users.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, iOS, Android, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Productive
Agency management platform that ties projects to budgets, resourcing, invoicing and profitability.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to GoodDay
Work management platform with a free plan for up to 10 users and low-cost paid tiers.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Favro
Flexible planning tool that combines boards, sheets and docs for multi-team agile planning.
PaidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Backlog
Project management and bug tracking from Nulab, with built-in Git and Subversion hosting.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android
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Common questions
What are the best project management tools?
Based on how often our research lists them as alternatives and visits from AppBreakup, the leading project management tools right now are ClickUp, Asana, Jira, Trello and Plane.
Are there free project management tools?
Yes. ClickUp (free plan + paid), Asana (free plan + paid), Jira (free plan + paid), Trello (free plan + paid) and Plane (open source) have a free option, out of 31 free or freemium apps we track.
Which project management tools are open source?
Plane, OpenProject, Taiga, WeKan, Kanboard and Redmine, and 2 more.