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.
| Product | Starts at | Free plan | Priced by | Latest price change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9USD per seat per month, billed annually | No | Per seat | Standard went from $10 to $12 (+20%) | |
| $10.99 per user per month, billed annually | Yes | Per seat | Advanced from $19.99 to $24.99 (+25%), Jan 2020. | |
| $5USD per user per month, billed annually | No | Per seat | Premium from $9.99 to $10, Jul 2021. | |
| $299USD per month for the whole company, unlimited users | No | Flat per company | Flat plan from $99 to $299 (+202%), Jan 2023. | |
| $10USD per member per month, billed annually | No | Per seat | Business from $15 to $20 (+33%), Mar 2026. | |
| $10 per user per month | Yes | Per seat | Business from $14 to $16 (+14%), Feb 2026. | |
| $8USD per user per month, billed annually | No | Per seat | Team from $7 to $8 (+14%), Feb 2017. | |
| $7 per user per month, billed annually | Yes | Per seat | none recorded | |
| $7.91 per user per month, billed monthly | Yes | Per seat | none 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.
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| Observed | monday.com Basic | Asana Starter | Trello Standard | Basecamp Flat plan | Notion Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2012 | $150 | ||||
| Jan 1, 2014 | $150 | ||||
| Jul 8, 2016 | $8.33 | ||||
| Nov 10, 2016 | $99 | ||||
| Jan 2, 2017 | $8.33 | ||||
| Jul 7, 2017 | $9.99 | ||||
| Oct 19, 2018 | $5 | ||||
| Jul 4, 2019 | $9.99 | ||||
| Jul 10, 2019 | $5 | ||||
| Jan 1, 2020 | $10.99 | ||||
| Jan 28, 2020 | $7.80 | ||||
| Apr 10, 2021 | $8 | ||||
| Jul 11, 2021 | $8 | ||||
| Jan 3, 2022 | $5 | ||||
| Jul 4, 2022 | $99 | ||||
| Jan 1, 2023 | $299 | ||||
| Jan 16, 2023 | $8 | ||||
| Jan 27, 2024 | $9 | ||||
| Apr 4, 2024 | $8 | ||||
| Jul 1, 2024 | $10 | ||||
| Oct 2, 2024 | $10 | ||||
| Jul 7, 2025 | $9 | ||||
| Jan 1, 2026 | $10.99 | ||||
| Mar 16, 2026 | $10 | ||||
| Jul 1, 2026 | $5 | $299 | |||
| Sep 21, 2026 | $10.99 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.