SaaS Pricing Tracker

monday.com alternatives compared by price

monday.com starts at $9 for Basic (USD per seat per month, billed annually). monday.com last raised a list price in Jan 2024: Standard went from $10 to $12 (+20%), first seen on its pricing page that month. Below are 8 alternatives with their current plans and price history; 4 list a lower entry price and 4 have a free plan.

8 monday.com alternatives at a glance

Entry price is each product's cheapest paid plan as last read from its pricing page. Check the unit: some charge per user, others per account or per use.

ProductStarts atFree planPriced byLatest price change
monday.com(the one you are replacing)$9USD per seat per month, billed annuallyNoPer seatStandard went from $10 to $12 (+20%)
Asana$10.99 per user per month, billed annuallyYesPer seatAdvanced from $19.99 to $24.99 (+25%), Jan 2020.
Trello$5USD per user per month, billed annuallyNoPer seatPremium from $9.99 to $10, Jul 2021.
Basecamp$299USD per month for the whole company, unlimited usersNoFlat per companyFlat plan from $99 to $299 (+202%), Jan 2023.
Notion$10USD per member per month, billed annuallyNoPer seatBusiness from $15 to $20 (+33%), Mar 2026.
Linear$10 per user per monthYesPer seatBusiness from $14 to $16 (+14%), Feb 2026.
Miro$8USD per user per month, billed annuallyNoPer seatTeam from $7 to $8 (+14%), Feb 2017.
ClickUp$7 per user per month, billed annuallyYesPer seatnone recorded
Jira$7.91 per user per month, billed monthlyYesPer seatnone recorded

Exhibit 1

monday.com and its alternatives over time

Each product's cheapest paid plan by default. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan.

$2$10$100$50020122014201620182020202220242026$299 Basecamp Flat plan$10.99 Asana Starter$10 Notion Plus$9 monday.com Basic$5 Trello Standard
Note: monday.com: USD per seat per month, billed annually. Asana: USD per user per month, billed annually. Trello: USD per user per month, billed annually. Basecamp: USD per month for the whole company, unlimited users. Notion: USD per member per month, billed annually. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan. Log scale.Source: live and archived pricing pages; SaaS Pricing Tracker analysis.
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Asana

Asana is a work management tool for tracking projects and tasks across teams. It moved from per-workspace pricing to per-user seats in 2016 and has raised its seat prices twice since.

Asana starts at $10.99 per user per month, billed annually for Starter (USD per user per month, billed annually), goes up to $24.99 per user per month, billed annually for Advanced, has a free plan. Latest change: Advanced from $19.99 to $24.99 (+25%), Jan 2020.

Asana pricing and price historymonday.com vs Asana pricing

Trello

Trello is the kanban board app from Atlassian. Cards move across lists, and the paid plans add automation, views like timeline and calendar, and admin controls. It has kept a generous free tier for its entire life.

Trello starts at $5 for Standard (USD per user per month, billed annually), goes up to $17.50 for Enterprise. Latest change: Premium from $9.99 to $10, Jul 2021.

Trello pricing and price historymonday.com vs Trello pricing

Basecamp

Basecamp is the project management tool from 37signals and the loudest critic of per-seat pricing. It charges one flat monthly price for the whole company, a stance it has kept since 2004 even as the number changed.

Basecamp starts at $299 for Flat plan (USD per month for the whole company, unlimited users). Latest change: Flat plan from $99 to $299 (+202%), Jan 2023.

Basecamp pricing and price historymonday.com vs Basecamp pricing

Notion

Notion starts at $10 for Plus (USD per member per month, billed annually), goes up to $20 for Business. Latest change: Business from $15 to $20 (+33%), Mar 2026.

Notion pricing and price historymonday.com vs Notion pricing

Linear

Linear is the issue tracker of choice for product teams that find Jira heavy. It prices per user with a generous free tier and only two paid tiers.

Linear starts at $10 per user per month for Basic (USD per user per month, billed annually), goes up to $16 per user per month for Business, has a free plan. Latest change: Business from $14 to $16 (+14%), Feb 2026.

Linear pricing and price historymonday.com vs Linear pricing

Miro

Miro is the online whiteboard that began life as RealtimeBoard. It has always sold per user, experimenting with five-user packs along the way, and its team price has hovered around $8 since 2014.

Miro starts at $8 for Team (USD per user per month, billed annually). Latest change: Team from $7 to $8 (+14%), Feb 2017.

Miro pricing and price historymonday.com vs Miro pricing

ClickUp

ClickUp is the all-in-one work app that bundles tasks, docs, chat and goals. It prices per user with a free forever tier that stays generous on features.

ClickUp starts at $7 per user per month, billed annually for Unlimited (USD per user per month, billed annually), goes up to $12 per user per month, billed annually for Business, has a free plan.

ClickUp pricing and price history

Jira

Jira is Atlassian's issue tracker, the default project tool for software teams for two decades. It is sold per user per month in the cloud, free for up to ten people, and its Standard and Premium seat prices have crept up almost every year since the free tier arrived in 2020.

Jira starts at $7.91 per user per month, billed monthly for Standard (USD per user per month, billed monthly), goes up to $14.54 per user per month, billed monthly for Premium, has a free plan.

Jira pricing and price history

monday.com alternatives: questions

What is the cheapest alternative to monday.com?
Of the alternatives we track, Trello has the lowest listed entry price: $5 for Standard (USD per user per month, billed annually). monday.com starts at $9. Check the unit, since some products charge per user and others per account.
Is there a free alternative to monday.com?
Yes. Asana, Linear, ClickUp, Jira list a free plan next to paid plans.
Has monday.com raised its prices?
monday.com last raised a list price in Jan 2024: Standard went from $10 to $12 (+20%), first seen on its pricing page that month.
Which monday.com alternatives raised their prices?
Asana, Trello, Basecamp, Notion, Linear, Miro. Asana: Advanced from $19.99 to $24.99 (+25%), Jan 2020. Trello: Premium from $9.99 to $10, Jul 2021. Basecamp: Flat plan from $99 to $299 (+202%), Jan 2023.

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