The best alternatives to Monday

Monday is probably one of the best project management software packages on the market, but it can be a little limiting. Especially if you’re looking for a free solution, or want to host the software on-premise.

In this article, we’ve put together the 10 best alternatives to the leader in project management tools, so you can find something to suit just about any situation!

#1 Wrike

Wrike is a hyper-complete project and document management solution built for complex projects and organizations.

• Functional depth
• Security and data storage options
• Access management

#2 Clickup

Clickup is a fairly recent solution with explosive growth. And with good reason: the product is very well thought-out, and unlike many of its competitors, manages to remain very open, with a wide range of integrations, an open API and quite original functionalities.

• Very light and easy to install
• Many integrations
• Open API

#3 Trello

Trello has been a project management behemoth for years. Everything is built around the kanban view, and the tool has introduced many new features over the years. Very effective for simple projects

• Very light and simple
• Many models available
• Generous free plan

#4 Notion

Notion is a complete collaborative workspace. It works pretty much like a shared document storage space, but the document editor is absolutely incredible, and the sharing features are very powerful.

• Editing and sharing documents
• Many models available
• Many integrations

#5 Jira Software

Jira is the undisputed leader in agile project management. The tool is focused on software development teams, but can be used for any type of agile project, or you can turn to the more flexible but less advanced Jira Work Management solution.

• Many best practices and a very active agile community
• Highly effective on complex projects
• Many integrations

#6 Basecamp

Basecamp is a true all-in-one solution, differentiated primarily by its single price of $99/month, whatever the size of your team. This makes it an interesting solution for teams of 20 or more looking for a single tool for project and document management.

• A single, transparent price
• Comprehensive solution
• Suitable for full-remote organizations

#7 Airtable

Airtable is a new-generation spreadsheet program: interconnected, multi-table and extremely powerful. This makes it a very versatile tool, which adapts very well to project management issues, but doesn’t really allow you to collaborate on written deliverables.

• Powerful spreadsheet software
• Highly flexible and easy to use
• Many successful integrations

#8 Zoho Projects

Zoho Projects is the project management tool in the Zoho suite, and it’s quite successful. The tool is very comprehensive and allows you to go far enough, while maintaining high accessibility and adoption rates that are among the best on the market.

• Excellent value for money
• Zoho ecosystem
• Many great integrations

#9 Asana

Asana is a hyper-complete project management solution with one of the most generous free plans (15 users!). Functionally, the tool allows you to go a long way, but only if you upgrade to a paid plan. And that’s where it gets tricky. Tool struggles to justify (much) higher-than-market prices

• Generous free plan
• Ease of use
• Robust and extensive integrations

#10 Teamwork

Teamwork is project management software designed for customer projects. The tool places particular emphasis on automatic tracking and accounting of working hours, and communication of project progress with customers. Functionally, it goes a long way, but that’s a bit at the expense of ease of adoption.

• Tracking and billing of working hours
• Good sharing features
• Good value for money