Best Microsoft Project Alternatives in 2026

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TickTick

The all-in-one task manager with calendar and habit tracking

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TickTick is a cross-platform task manager with calendar, reminders, habit tracking, and a Pomodoro timer. Free plan available, Premium at $35.99/year.

Things

The elegant, award-winning task manager, exclusively for Apple

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Things is an elegant, award-winning task manager, exclusively for Apple. One-time purchase per device, from $9.99 on iPhone, no subscription.

Todoist

The simple, powerful task manager, from solo use to teams

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Todoist is a task and project manager, from individuals to teams, published by Doist (Portugal). Free plan, Pro plan from $5/month.

Wrike

The project management platform for teams and enterprises

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Wrike is a project management platform for teams and enterprises, with Gantt views, boards, and workload tools. Free plan, plans from $10/month.

Trello

Atlassian's simple, visual Kanban boards

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Trello is Atlassian's Kanban-board task management tool, simple and visual, ideal for organizing projects. Free plan, paid tiers from $5/month per user.

ClickUp

All-in-one, highly customizable project management

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ClickUp is an all-in-one project management platform: tasks, docs, goals, and dashboards. Free plan, paid tiers from $7/month per member.

Basecamp

Simple, no-clutter project management, by 37signals

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Basecamp is a simple project management and collaboration tool by 37signals. Free plan, per-user pricing from $15/month or a flat fee.

Jira

Atlassian's issue tracking and agile project management tool

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Jira is Atlassian's issue tracking and agile project management tool, the standard for development teams. Free plan, paid tiers from $7.91/month.

Asana

Project and work management for teams

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Asana organizes team tasks, projects, and goals with list, kanban, and Gantt views plus automation. Free plan, paid plans from $10.99/month.

Akiflow

The task and time manager built around time-blocking

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Akiflow centralizes your tasks and calendars into a single inbox and time-blocks them onto your calendar. No free plan, Pro from $19/month.

Cerri

The project and portfolio management platform for the enterprise

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Cerri is a project and portfolio management (PPM) platform for mid-size and large organizations. Private cloud or on-premise, from $40/month.

Motion

The calendar and task manager powered by AI

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Motion automatically schedules tasks and meetings in an AI-powered calendar, to help you stick to your priorities. No free plan, plans from $19/month.