Alternatives to Monday.com

Visual work operating system for managing projects and workflows

Pricing: Free up to 2 users, $9/seat/mo Basic, $12/seat/mo Standard From $9/mo

Common pain points:

  • Minimum 3 seats on paid plans — no single-user paid option
  • Automations and integrations limited on lower tiers
  • Can become slow with large boards and many columns
  • Per-seat pricing adds up fast for growing teams

3 Alternatives to Monday.com

OpenProject

Open-source project management with Gantt charts and agile boards

Open Source

Free Community edition, cloud from $7.25/user/mo

  • Open-source Community edition is fully free
  • Gantt charts, agile boards, and hybrid workflows
  • Built-in time tracking and budget management

Taiga

Free open-source agile project management for cross-functional teams

Open Source

Free self-hosted, cloud from $5/user/mo billed annually

  • Full Scrum and Kanban support out of the box
  • Open-source and self-hostable for free
  • Built-in epics, user stories, and sprint planning

Vikunja

Open-source, self-hosted task management with multiple views

Open Source

Free and open-source, self-hosted

  • Completely free and open-source (AGPLv3)
  • Four views: list, kanban, Gantt, and table
  • Built-in migration from Todoist, Trello, and MS To-Do

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