Pm Software reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 206 Reddit reviews across 12 subreddits and 48 posts to rank the best Pm Software brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/projectmanagement, r/PropertyManagement, r/engineering, r/ConstructionManagers, r/ConstructionTech. Top-rated brands include Smartsheet (4.5/5), ClickUp (4.5/5), Microsoft Project (3.9/5).
Stats
Reviews206
Subreddits12
Posts48
Brands89
Products18
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#1
Smartsheet
4.5
(16)
"I’m a huge fan of Smartsheet."
"Smartsheets is actually a really good tool."
"I'd recommend exploring Smartsheet."
"I'd recommend having a look at Smartsheet!"
"Smartsheet is your friend here."
"Smart sheet has been an absolute life saver for my team."
"You should bite the bullet and get Smartsheet."
"We use Smartsheet. Currently managing 126 active projects."
"Smartsheet"
"SmartSheets"
#2
ClickUp
4.5
(13)
"Clickup is the answer."
"All of this can be done with ClickUp or Asana. I prefer ClickUp, though."
"I will always recommend ClickUp over Asana, and frankly over almost any PM software."
"I'm a huge fan of them as they've worked with me."
"ClickUp."
"Really pleased so far with ClickUp"
"I’ve really enjoyed using ClickUp, it’s fantastic especially if you do any sort of agile methodology."
"I use ClickUp and have automated invoicing, and lead follow-up"
"Solutions like Clickup or Basecamp."
"ClickUp is a great and affordable option."
#3
Microsoft Project
3.9
(14)
"Microsoft project, excel and outlook is all you need."
"I’m an MS Project junkie so that would be my go to."
"I’m an MS Project junkie so that would be my go to"
"I use windows in Parallels with MS Project."
"Planner Plan 1 is $10/month with the first month free."
"MS Project Desktop Client and Project Libre can do the job."
"Ms project will do what you want."
"Microsoft has cloud tools in your region and great PM toolsets and partners to help implement."
"Check out Microsoft Project."
"We use Microsoft Project, Excel, and Bluebeam Studio."
#4
Asana
4.2
(13)
"Asana is very minimalist and checks the majority of these boxes. I highly recommend."
"Asana."
"I moved from Monday to Asana."
"Asana is simple as it gets."
"You can check out Asana, ClickUp, monday.com or notion."
"Asana has a limited users free option."
"Asana has a non-profit pricing plan but it’s just 50% off."
"I think Asana integrates with Harvest app, plus is fairly intuitive."
"Asana and Clickup are nice, user friendly solutions."
"Asana is a good choice."
#5
Jira
4.1
(10)
"Jira does it by default."
"One board contained all the projects, and another was used for programme management."
"There are a million options. We use Jira. Works great."
"Jira."
"Jira"
"JIRA can be purchased for a one time fee of like 10-20 bucks."
"I’ve used JIRA, which has a ton of integrations."
"Pretty much any of those will work to fit your needs."
"Check out: - Jira - Phabricator - Trello"
"Why not Jira? It might take a bit of API work, but you should be able to finangle it to give you kanban boards."
#6
Microsoft
4.0
(9)
"Microsoft Planner - https://planner.cloud.microsoft.com"
"Teams, Planner, and SharePoint will do everything you need with an interface about as minimal as possible with all the functionality."
"Microsoft SharePoint lists can be pretty robust and are very easy to set up."
"I got an MS Project license for $50 and use it within an org with $3.5M in annual revenue."
"MS Teams works well in my org."
"I think a lot of this could be consolidated within Microsoft Teams."
"If you are a Microsoft shop with Office 365 i would use Teams, SharePoint, and Planner."
"Non profits can get almost free O365 licenses."
"To keep it simple on a non-profit budget I'd recommend MS Excel or Google Sheets."
#7
Trello
4.0
(8)
"Love Trello!"
"Always Trello."
"Trello is a great Kanban board for task organization and it has a free version."
"Trello."
"Pretty much any of those will work to fit your needs."
"Give Trello a try perhaps."
"Trello might work if you can have some as visitors instead of users."
"Trello free plan is available for unlimited members, it does not offer as much as the other tools."
#8
AppFolio
4.3
(6)
"We have 3,000 units with Appfolio and have been with them for 3 years."
"Building is terrible and Apfolio in my opinion is the best."
"AppFolio, Buildium and Rentvine are great but all have their strengths and weaknesses."
"Appfolio"
"If you plan to grow, AppFolio. I hear really good things about RentVine but they’re still early."
"Appfolio!"
#9
Wrike
4.4
(5)
"Wrike checks all of those boxes."
"It's thoroughly impressive; automated a lot of tasks for us"
"I prefer Wrike and it'll do everything you want."
"I'm pretty much comparing Smartsheet, Wrike and Zoho Projects."
"I can handle them quite well in Wrike."
#10
Procore
3.5
(6)
"Procore."
"We adapted PROCORE and found GCs already used it."
"Have a look at Procore."
"Have you looked at Procore?"
"On software like Procore, the GC would give you vendor access."
"We ended up making the hefty investment in procore."
#11
Monday
4.2
(5)
"I use Monday.com for tracking and assigning client tasks. Really recommend it."
"Monday or Asana."
"Some that come to mind: Monday, Trello, Asana, Clickup."
"I use Monday.com now and share our Gantt charts."
"I think services like Monday, Wrike, or even Smartsheet (my personal favorite) are all good choices."
#12
Airtable
4.3
(4)
"Airtable, I love that software."
"Airtable maybe. Check it out if you haven’t."
"Airtable. The free option has unlimited use cases."
"Airtable!"
#13
Notion
3.5
(4)
"Notion has a program for non-profit organizations."
"One thing others haven't yet mentioned is Notion. It would work similarly to Trello but with much more variation in my opinion."
"Notion isn’t a PMS, so that’s your first problem."
"Notion seems like a good one stop shop for task tracking."
#14
Entrata
4.3
(3)
"I highly recommend Entrata."
"Probably overkill at your current size, but I like Entrata - very intuitive and they have a learning side where you can watch videos etc to learn."
"Entrata prices by the service, per unit, per month."
#15
Atlassian
4.3
(3)
"Atlassian offers a free Jira Data Center license with unlimited users to all non-profits."
"Probably Jira Team Managed Project."
"We run a similar type of business and use Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence, Plans)."
#16
Basecamp
4.0
(3)
"Basecamp personal is free with 20 people and 3 projects."
"Our team really enjoys Basecamp (+Trello)."
"Check out Basecamp as well."
#17
Monday.com
3.7
(3)
"Monday.com may be able to do a lot of what you want."
"I use Monday.com. It’s hugely flexible."
"I looked at it a while back for our civil engineering company."
#18
Workfront
4.5
(2)
"ProofHQ (which is part of Workfront) is an awesome tool for routing/reviewing/tracking creative."
"Pretty much any of those will work to fit your needs."
#19
Teamwork
4.5
(2)
"Works great with my team."
"Teamwork integrates w hubspot and is superior to all tools you've mentioned IMHO."
#20
Buildxact
4.0
(2)
"Buildxact is a good option (i've been using it a few years). i like the scheduling and gantt charts."
"Maybe check out buildxact? it's the one i use."
#21
Sensei Project Solutions
4.0
(2)
"Check out Sensei Project Solutions."
"Look at senseiprojectsolutions.com if you are on Microsoft 365."
#22
WiseTeam
4.0
(2)
"It has a lot of functionality, such as CRM, project management, task management."
"You can have tasks, documents, notes in one place."
#23
Hansoft
4.0
(2)
"Check out Hansoft by Perforce."
"There’s also Hansoft if you’re OK with running a fat client."
#24
Deltek
4.0
(2)
"We use Deltek for timesheets and project financials."
"Deltek is a pretty industry standard solution."
#25
Microsoft Excel
3.5
(2)
"Excell, and quick sync up calls."
"You mentioned you started Excel but E"
#26
Autodesk
3.5
(2)
"Autodesk construction cloud is the most integrated from design through construction and close out"
"If you are using buildingconnected already check out Autodesk build."
#27
Coda
5.0
(1)
"I handle 10+ devs through Coda and its been the best decision ever."
#28
SmartSuite
5.0
(1)
"SmartSuite hands down."
#29
Builterra
5.0
(1)
"Try Builterra, we love it."
#30
SmartBid
5.0
(1)
"SmartBid would be the best software in my opinion for bids."
#31
JobTread
5.0
(1)
"Hands down JobTread. Its the only one my team has adopted without complaints."
#32
GuideCX
5.0
(1)
"I would 100% recommend GuideCX. The automation and visibility is amazing."
#33
Ravetree
5.0
(1)
"It's built specifically for digital agencies."
#34
Nuvro
5.0
(1)
"Nuvro is great."
#35
PMS Solution
5.0
(1)
"If you want best price for a PMS solution go for custom software."
#36
Nextcloud
4.0
(1)
"I've been experimenting with Nextcloud personally. It's open source, can be self hosted."
#37
DoorLoop
4.0
(1)
"We'd love to show you how simple DoorLoop can be."
#38
Rentec
4.0
(1)
"We use Rentec, fits great with its pros and cons depending on who you are."
#39
RentPost
4.0
(1)
"Try rentpost, highly underated but really good."
#40
Podio
4.0
(1)
"I just looked at the Podio site and it looks quite robust."
#41
InfoLobby
4.0
(1)
"If you like Podio, you'll probably like InfoLobby."
#42
Rentman
4.0
(1)
"For events organization you should use Rentman software ☺️."
#43
TeamSnap
4.0
(1)
"When my children were in Scouting, we used TeamSnap for our troop activities."
#44
2-plan
4.0
(1)
"I liked 2-plan Desktop which runs on all platforms."
#45
Perforce
4.0
(1)
"Helix Plan from Perforce. Last I checked it was free for 2 users."
#46
Privv
4.0
(1)
"We just transitioned to Privv and its working pretty well."
#47
KolApp
4.0
(1)
"If your looking for a PM software thats customizable. Reach out to KolApp for a custom build."
#48
ActiveCollab
4.0
(1)
"Active collab does all these things and it’s super easy to use."
#49
SuperOkay
4.0
(1)
"Have you seen superokay.com? It's the most user friendly client portal on the market."
#50
OmniFocus
4.0
(1)
"If by chance you’re a Mac user, then check out OmniFocus & OmniPlan."
#51
LiquidPlanner
4.0
(1)
"If you need that, use something like LiquidPlanner."
#52
Jira Big Picture
4.0
(1)
"We are using 'Jira Big Picture', which ticks your boxes."
#53
RentalVault
4.0
(1)
"[rentalvault] might be a good option."
#54
On Center Software
4.0
(1)
"Look at the on center software package."
#55
PPM
4.0
(1)
"Pretty much any proper PPM will allow you to track actual time against tasks."
#56
ToDoist
4.0
(1)
"I believe ToDoist may be what you want here."
#57
Project Libre
4.0
(1)
"I put my vote in for project libre."
#58
Cherwell Service Management
4.0
(1)
"We use Cherwell Service Management and the Project Portfolio Management module."
#59
Slack
4.0
(1)
"Slack for communication and sharing files."
#60
Project in a Box
4.0
(1)
"They do a free version which would probably cover what you need?"
#61
Zoho Projects
4.0
(1)
"I'm pretty much comparing Smartsheet, Wrike and Zoho Projects."
#62
PS Project
4.0
(1)
"PS Project or Monday."
#63
OmniPlan
4.0
(1)
"I used omniplan."
#64
GanttProject
4.0
(1)
"Ganttproject also runs on mac and is free."
#65
Linear
4.0
(1)
"If its more managing projects across the team then Linear."
#66
Aha
4.0
(1)
"I like aha. It integrates with everything I need."
#67
Instagantt
4.0
(1)
"Try instagantt. It connects with Asana."
#68
Online Gantt
4.0
(1)
"For gantt charts specifically you may want to check out Online Gantt."
#69
Newforma
4.0
(1)
"Newforma for RFIs, submittals, project documents."
#70
OpenProject
4.0
(1)
"Openproject with BIM might be good."
#71
A-Site
4.0
(1)
"Check out A-Site, it’s used by a few builders."
#72
Freedcamp
4.0
(1)
"I like freedcamp for this."
#73
KendoManager
4.0
(1)
"KendoManager self host project management software is a good choice."
#74
Microsoft Office 365 Lists
4.0
(1)
"This could be done in Office 365 Lists with three lists."
#75
Google Docs
4.0
(1)
"A simple solution like a Google Doc table with dropdown statuses is more effective"
#76
Azure DevOps
4.0
(1)
"Azure DevOps works for our data science team."
#77
Remos
4.0
(1)
"If you have time have a look at [https://app.remos.io](https://app.remos.io) will apriciate some feedback"
#78
Kahua
3.0
(1)
"The usual suspects for Universities are Kahua, Unifier, EBuilder and PMWeb."
#79
3.0
(1)
"You could build most of this out in Google sheets and get away with a single Smartsheets license."
#80
QuickBooks
3.0
(1)
"If you're already using QuickBooks Online Plus, they have a Projects module you can use."
#81
Omni
3.0
(1)
"I used to use Omni plan. It has/had decent features."
#82
Libre Project
3.0
(1)
"There’s Libre Project and it works it won’t have all the features or be quite as easy to use."
#83
eBASE
3.0
(1)
"We use a program called eBASE."
#84
PM App
3.0
(1)
"Honestly any free version of a PM app will be fine."
#85
SaaS PM Tools
3.0
(1)
"There are significant limitations to the Mac tools out there."
#86
Primavera
3.0
(1)
"Primavera?"
#87
Timberline
3.0
(1)
"Timberline maybe"
#88
Gantt Charts
2.0
(1)
"Gantt charts suck ***."
#89
ProjectWise
1.0
(1)
"We use projectwise and everyone hates it."
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