Best Project Management Software in 2026

8 project management tools ranked by a transparent score: 60% feature coverage, 25% price value and 15% free plan availability.

#	Tool	Score	From	Free plan
1	ClickUp agencies, teams replacing several tools	95	$7	✅	Try ClickUp →
2	monday.com operations teams, non-technical teams	90	$9	✅	Try monday.com →
3	Trello small teams, personal task boards	85	$5	✅	Try Trello →
4	Notion startups, knowledge-heavy teams	80	$10	✅	Try Notion →
5	Wrike enterprises, resource planning	80	$10	✅	Try Wrike →
6	Jira software teams, agile sprints	79	$7.53	✅	Try Jira →
7	Asana marketing teams, cross-team projects	78	$10.99	✅	Try Asana →
8	Basecamp client work, remote teams	45	$15	✅	Try Basecamp →

Compare costs for your team

Team size: 5 users

Based on entry-level paid plans. Prices change, so check the vendor before you buy.

Feature	ClickUp	monday.com	Trello	Notion	Wrike	Jira	Asana	Basecamp
Free plan	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Starting price	$7 /user/mo	$9 /user/mo	$5 /user/mo	$10 /user/mo	$10 /user/mo	$7.53 /user/mo	$10.99 /user/mo	$15 /user/mo
Kanban boards	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Gantt / timeline view	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	—
Native time tracking	✅	✅	—	—	✅	✅	✅	—
Built-in docs / wiki	✅	✅	—	✅	—	—	—	✅
Workflow automations	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	—
Guest / client access	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	—	✅	✅
AI assistant	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	—
Public API	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Highlighted rows are where the tools differ.