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Best free project management tools

11 project management tools with a plan that stays free. For each tool you see what is included and when you have to start paying.

Free project management tools

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  1. 1

    Jira

    Project management · for SMEs and large companies

    • Best free option

    Project management for software and product teams with boards, sprints, backlogs and timelines, from Atlassian.

    • Dutch interface
    • EU data
    PriceFree
    Visit Jira

    On the Jira website

    Free and paid: Prices in dollars only: Standard $8.48 per user per month in the price calculator; the price per user depends on the number of users. Free is free for up to 10 users, with 150 automation runs per month.

  2. 2

    monday work management

    Project management · for SMEs and large companies

    Work management on the monday.com platform with customisable boards, Gantt, calendar and automations for teams.

    • Dutch interface
    From€12 /month excl. VATAlso a free plan14-day free trial
    Visit monday work management

    On the monday work management website

    Free and paid: Basic, per user per month when billed monthly; €9 when billed annually. You buy at least 3 users, so Basic costs at least €36 per month. Timeline, Gantt and automations only from Standard (€14 monthly). The free trial applies to Pro.

  3. 3

    Wrike

    Project management · for SMEs and large companies

    Work management for teams and organisations with projects, Gantt charts, dashboards and request forms.

    • EU data
    PriceFree14-day free trial
    Visit Wrike

    On the Wrike website

    Free and paid: Prices in dollars only: Team $10 per user per month, invoiced annually, for 2 to 15 users. Business $25 per user per month for 5 to 200 users. There is a free plan.

  1. 4

    Asana

    Project management · for SMEs and large companies

    Work management for teams with tasks, projects in list, board and timeline views, goals and automations.

    • Dutch interface
    From€13.49 /monthAlso a free plan
    Visit Asana

    On the Asana website

    Free and paid: Starter, per user per month when paid monthly; €10.99 when paid annually. Free Personal is for up to 2 users. According to Asana, VAT may be added depending on your billing address.

  2. 5

    Trello

    Project management · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

    Kanban boards with lists and cards to keep track of tasks and projects, from Atlassian.

    • Dutch interface
    PriceFree
    Visit Trello

    On the Trello website

    Free and paid: Prices only in dollars: Standard $6 per user per month with monthly billing, $5 with annual billing. Premium (with timeline and calendar views) $12.50 monthly. Free: up to 10 boards and 10 teammates per workspace.

  3. 6

    Teamwork.com

    Project management · for SMEs and large companies

    Project management for agencies and service providers with tasks, Gantt, time tracking, budgets and client access.

    • EU data
    PriceFree14-day free trial
    Visit Teamwork.com

    On the Teamwork.com website

    Free and paid: Prices only in dollars: Basics $9.99 per user per month with annual billing. Workload planning, budgets and invoices from logged hours only come with Accelerate ($24.99). Free for up to 5 users.

  4. 7

    ClickUp

    Project management · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

    All-in-one work platform with tasks, documents, chat, goals and Gantt charts for teams.

      PriceFree
      Visit ClickUp

      On the ClickUp website

      Free and paid: Prices in dollars only: Core $12 per user per month when paid monthly, $9 when paid annually. Free Forever is free with unlimited members but 60 MB of storage.

    • 8

      Basecamp

      Project management · for freelancers and SMEs

      Project workspace with to-do lists, message boards, documents and chat per project, with a fixed price per team.

        PriceFree30-day free trial
        Visit Basecamp

        On the Basecamp website

        Free and paid: Prices in dollars only: Freelancer $29 per month for up to 5 users, without templates, time tracking and multiple tools per project. Pro Unlimited $199 per month when paid annually for unlimited users. Free: 1 project with up to 3 people.

      • 9

        Notion

        Project management · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

        Workspace for documents, wikis and databases, where you also manage projects and tasks with boards and timelines.

        • Dutch interface
        From€11.50 /monthAlso a free plan
        Visit Notion

        On the Notion website

        Free and paid: Plus, per seat per month when billed monthly; €9.50 when billed annually. Business (with the Notion agent and AI meeting notes) costs €19.50 per seat per month when billed annually. Free for personal use.

      • 10

        MeisterTask

        Project management · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

        Task management with Kanban boards, notes and automations, hosted in Germany.

        • EU data
        From€15.50 /month excl. VATAlso a free plan
        Visit MeisterTask

        On the MeisterTask website

        Free and paid: Pro, per user per month with monthly billing; €12.50 with annual billing. Timeline (Gantt), subtasks and custom fields only come in Business (€31 monthly, €24 with annual billing). Free: at most 3 projects and 5 notes.

      • 11

        Superlist

        Project management · for freelancers and SMEs

        Task lists and notes for yourself and your team, from the makers of Wunderlist, with a free plan.

          PriceFree
          Visit Superlist

          On the Superlist website · partner link

          Free and paid: Prices are in dollars, per person with annual billing: Basic $5 per month ($59 per year), Super (with AI minutes and AI chat) $21 per month ($249 per year). The price with monthly billing is not in the page text. Free: up to 5 lists, up to 5 people in shared lists and 500 MB storage.

        Free here means: with no end date. A free trial of 14 or 30 days does not count. The order follows our overall score; what a tool pays does not count towards it.

        Questions about free software

        Which project management tools are free?

        Jira, monday work management, Wrike, Asana, Trello, Teamwork.com, ClickUp, Basecamp, Notion, MeisterTask and Superlist have a free plan with no end date. With all other project management tools in our guide you pay, sometimes after a free trial.

        Which free project management tools is the best?

        Jira comes top in our overall score. In the Netherlands check it scores 3 of 5 points. Do check what the free plan includes: you often miss features you need later.