Freedcamp
Free plan From $1.49/user/mo (annual)
Free plan $0 with core project tools
Cheapest project management tools for small teams
Per-user PM tools sorted by lowest published starting price, plus which ones are free for small teams. 21 tools. Full search & filters.
Sorted by lowest published per-user starting price (annual billing where offered). Flat-priced tools like Basecamp or Nifty can be cheaper for larger teams; see all cheapest tools. Free options for small teams: ClickUp, Freedcamp, Hive, Jira, Linear, Nifty, Teamwork.com, Trello, Zoho Projects (limits on each tool page).
Zoho Projects
Free plan From $4/user/mo (annual)
Free for up to 5 users; 3 projects; 5 GB storage; 50 workflow executions/month
Trello
Free plan From $5/user/mo (annual)
Up to 10 collaborators per Workspace; up to 10 boards; 250 automation runs/mo; 10 MB/file
Todoist
Free plan From $5/user/mo (annual)
Beginner: 5 personal projects; 3 filters; 1 week activity history; 5 MB uploads
Hive
Free plan From $5/user/mo (annual)
Up to 10 workspace members; 200 MB storage; unlimited tasks; 1,000 AI credits/mo
Paymo
Free plan From $5.9/user/mo (annual)
Free for 1 user
OpenProject
Free plan From €5.95/user/mo (annual)
Community edition free (self-hosted); cloud has free trial
ClickUp
Free plan From $7/user/mo (annual)
Unlimited members & tasks; 5 Spaces; 60 MB storage; Gantt/Workload on trial uses
GanttPRO
No free plan From $7/user/mo (annual)
No free forever plan. Lower per-user price for larger teams noted on page.
monday.com
Free plan From $9/user/mo (annual)
Up to 2 seats; up to 3 boards; up to 3 docs; 500 MB storage; 8 column types
Smartsheet
No free plan From $9/user/mo (annual)
Pro max 10 Members; Business min 3. Resource Management / Control Center often add-ons.
Jira
Free plan From $9.7/user/mo (monthly)
Up to 10 users; 2 GB storage; Community support
Teamwork.com
Free plan From $9.99/user/mo (annual)
Free plan: up to 5 users and 5 projects, 100 MB storage
Notion
Free plan From $10/user/mo (annual)
Unlimited for individuals; limited blocks for 2+ members; file uploads up to 5 MB
Wrike
Free plan From $10/user/mo (annual)
Free plan available ($0/user/mo); seat/feature caps per current Wrike Free card
Celoxis
No free plan From $10/user/mo (annual)
Role-based pricing (Standard vs Team-Member vs Timesheet). On-premise separate.
Microsoft Planner
Free plan From $10/user/mo (annual)
Basic Planner included with eligible Microsoft 365 subscriptions (not a standalone forever-free SKU for all users)
Linear
Free plan From $10/user/mo (annual)
Unlimited members; 2 teams; 250 issues
Asana
Free plan From $10.99/user/mo (annual)
Personal: up to 2 users; unlimited tasks/projects; list, board, calendar
MeisterTask
Free plan From $13/user/mo (annual)
Free plan available (feature-limited)
Airtable
Free plan From $20/user/mo (annual)
Free plan with base/record/attachment caps (see Airtable plan overview)
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