Timelines, assignments and progress across a team. 8 tools in this list, 8 with a free plan.
How this list is ranked. Tools are ordered by how strongly they are built for this job (as tagged in VERILO’s catalogue), then by editorial score and editor rating. Affiliate relationships and featured status are never inputs.
Match the tool to the team. Asana and monday.com are built for marketing, operations and cross-functional work and are quick for non-technical teams to adopt. ClickUp puts tasks, docs, goals and time tracking in one heavily customisable workspace. Linear is built for software teams, and Trello is the simplest visual board.
Look at the seat rules as closely as the price: monday.com's paid plans start at three seats and Asana sells seats in bundles, which matters for a team of four.
Check where the view you need lives. Timelines, dashboards and workload views are often paid-tier features — Trello keeps its timeline and calendar views on Premium — so confirm the plan includes the way you actually plan.
Common questions
Which project management tools have a free plan?
Asana, monday.com, ClickUp, Linear and Trello have a free plan, with limits on usage, users or features.
How much does project management software cost?
The entry paid plans as each vendor lists them, checked against its pricing page: Trello Standard at $6 per user a month, ClickUp Unlimited at $10 per user a month, Linear Basic at $10 per user a month, monday.com Basic at $12 per user a month and Asana Starter at $13.49 per user a month. Some vendors quote the annual-billing rate, and seat minimums, higher tiers and add-ons all change the real cost, so price the plan you actually need.
Which project management tool suits a small team?
Trello and Asana are the quickest to adopt; Trello's free plan covers small teams and Asana's free Personal plan allows up to 10 users. ClickUp's free plan allows unlimited members but takes longer to learn, and monday.com's paid plans need at least three seats.
Do I need Gantt charts?
Only if your projects have real dependencies and dates that move each other. ClickUp includes Gantt charts, monday.com offers Gantt views, and Trello has no native task dependencies at all.
Choosing between the top two?
See Asana and monday.com side by side on pricing, free plans, ease of use and features.