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Best Project Management software, apps and tools
59 hand-picked project management tools, apps and resources, each one checked by a real person. 55 of them are free or have a free plan.
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Project management tools help a team plan work, split it into tasks, give each task an owner and a due date, and see what is late or blocked. Most offer several views of the same work, such as a list, a board, a timeline or a calendar, so each person can use the one that suits them.
The tools below range from simple boards for a small team to full work platforms with dependencies, workload views and reports. If you are choosing one, start with how your team already works, try two or three on a real project for a couple of weeks, and pick the one people keep opening without being reminded.
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Pricing
Platform
59 resources
Netlify
A web hosting and deployment platform with a free plan.
Web AppFree planWeb
4.6Visit
Vercel
A frontend hosting platform with a free Hobby plan for personal projects.
Web AppFree planWeb
4.6Visit
Quire
A task manager with nested lists and Kanban boards, free for small teams.
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.4Visit
PLANKA
A self-hosted Kanban board with a free Community edition.
Web AppFree planWeb
4.4Visit
Gitea
A lightweight self-hosted home for your code and projects.
Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.6Visit
Taiga
Free, open-source agile project management with Kanban and Scrum boards.
Web AppFree planWeb
4.4Visit
Lucidchart
An online diagramming tool for flowcharts, org charts and process maps.
Web AppFree planWeb
4.5Visit
Baserow
Build your own database and apps with a spreadsheet-like interface.
No-Code ToolFree planWeb
4.6Visit
Dolibarr
Free ERP and CRM for contacts, quotes, invoices and stock.
Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.4Visit
lazygit
A simple terminal interface that makes everyday Git commands quick and visual.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit
Mermaid
Create flowcharts and diagrams from simple text, right inside your docs.
FrameworkFreeWeb, macOS
4.7Visit
MeisterTask
A Kanban-style task manager for teams with a generous free plan.
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.5Visit
DrawSQL
Design and share database schema diagrams visually.
Web AppFree planWeb
4.5Visit
Kanri
An offline Kanban board app with no account or internet needed.
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit
Huly
Projects, chat, docs and planning in one open-source workspace.
Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.4Visit
MindMeister
Collaborative online mind mapping for brainstorming and planning.
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.5Visit
Kimai
Self-hosted time tracking with timesheets, reports and invoices.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit
tududi
A calm, self-hosted task manager for tasks, projects, areas and notes.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
Leantime
Goal-focused project management for people who are not project managers.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
Whimsical
A visual workspace for flowcharts, wireframes, mind maps and docs.
Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.6Visit
solidtime
A modern open-source time tracker for freelancers, agencies and their clients.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
AppFlowy
The open-source alternative to Notion, with docs, databases and AI you control.
Desktop AppFree planmacOS, Windows
4.4Visit
Kanboard
Minimal, open-source Kanban project management you host yourself.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.2Visit
OpenProject
Free, open-source project management with Gantt charts, boards and Scrum.
Web AppFree planWeb, Linux
4.3Visit
Plane
Open-source project management for issues, cycles and roadmaps, free for up to 12 users.
Web AppFree planWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit
Vikunja
The open-source task manager you own, with list, Kanban, Gantt and table views.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.4Visit
WeKan
A free, open-source Kanban board you host yourself, with Trello import.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.2Visit
Better Codex
A task board and multi-agent system that runs inside the Codex desktop app.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.2Visit
Kanban for Obsidian
Create Markdown-backed Kanban boards in Obsidian.
OtherFreeCross-Platform
4.5Visit
OxiMux
A Rust-native multi-agent development cockpit for macOS.
Mac AppFreemacOS
4.3Visit
Projektor
A self-hosted wiki and Jira-style AI-native issue tracker on Cloudflare Workers.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.3Visit
Claude Code Studio
A web workspace for Claude Code CLI with chat, a Kanban board and multi-agent tools.
AI ToolFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.3Visit
Shadcn UI Kit
Admin dashboards, blocks and templates built on shadcn/ui.
WebsiteFree planWeb
4.4Visit
GAAI Framework
Governed agentic AI infrastructure for AI coding tools.
FrameworkFreeCross-Platform, Offline
4.4Visit
TaskView
A self-hosted project and task management platform built for clarity and control.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.3Visit
- Carbon
- Circle
- Causal AI
- Orca
- Taskade
- Figma
- Lovable
- Offloop
- Replit
- x1
- Beyond UI
- Asana
- Superside
- Trello
- Anytype
- ClickUp
- Scrivener
- Supabase
- AFFiNE
- Miro
- Airtable
- Linear
- Notion
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Project Management at a glance
Counted from the listings on this page.
- Pricing
- Of 59 picks, 24 are completely free, 31 have a free plan and 4 are paid.
- Highest rated
- Figma (4.8/5), Linear (4.8/5) and lazygit (4.8/5) have the highest ratings in our reviews.
- Formats
- Most common: Web App (38), Desktop App (8), AI Tool (3) and No-Code Tool (3).
- Often also listed under
- Collaboration (22), Team Productivity (19), Workflows (19) and Task Management (18).
- Platforms
- Most listed: Web (49), macOS (23), Windows (23) and Cross-Platform (21).
- Best for
- Picked most often for Teams (41), Developers (32) and Small Businesses (27).
- Learning curve
- 11 beginner-friendly, 36 intermediate and 12 advanced.
- Newest addition
- KiCad, added 13 November 2026.
Project Management tools: common questions
Straight answers to what people ask before picking a tool.
- What are the best project management tools?
- The highest-rated project management picks in the directory right now are Figma, Linear and lazygit. Each one is checked by hand, and the full list above is sorted by our recommendation.
- What is the best free project management tool?
- lazygit and Circle are the top-rated completely free options. If a free plan is enough, Figma is also worth a look.
- How many project management tools are listed?
- 59 project management resources are listed: 24 completely free, 31 with a free plan and 4 paid. New ones are added as they are checked.
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