Project Management Tool reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 350 Reddit reviews across 40 subreddits and 57 posts to rank the best Project Management Tool brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/projectmanagement, r/Entrepreneur, r/webdev, r/productivity, r/BusinessIntelligence. Top-rated brands include Asana (4.1/5), ClickUp (4.0/5), Trello (4.3/5).

Stats

Reviews350

Subreddits40

Posts57

Brands94

Products10

Top communities

r/projectmanagement88 r/Entrepreneur24 r/webdev18 r/productivity18 r/BusinessIntelligence17

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By Brand

By Product

Asana

4.1

(36)

"Asana for everything."

"Asana is best for me."

"Asana all the way."

"Asana is the best of those three."

"It’s the most painless workflow in my experience."

"We use Asana for project management."

"Asana"

"Previously used asana with a GitHub integration and loved that."

"Asana.com. Been using it years with my remote staffs."

"Asana"

ClickUp

4.0

(34)

"My vote goes to clickup."

"We use click up. I think it’s great."

"My team uses ClickUp alongside Zapier."

"ClickUp works great for our team."

"Clickup.com. Best one I’ve used so far."

"Clickup is great and my team and clients love it."

"Clickup or SmartSuite."

"I would advise Clickup since it's free option is incredibly rich."

"ClickUp + Notion offer the most flexibility and power if only you can invest time to learn the tools."

"ClickUp. My PT client is a geek and has taught and shared trainings with me."

Trello

4.3

(28)

"Trello + Zapier best combo!!!!!"

"Trello powers my life and work."

"I’ve been using Trello since 2016, absolutely love it."

"We use Trello and Confluence for this exact thing"

"Individual projects are further managed in Trello. It’s working really well for us."

"Personally, Trello, ProofHub, and Notion will be the best for keeping track of tasks."

"I love trello. It simply keeps me incredibly organized."

"I like Trello since it integrates with my Gmail."

"I've used Trello for years, both professionally and personally. I think it's fantastic!"

"For simplicity ? Try Trello."

Jira

3.9

(27)

"Jira hands down"

"We use Jira and have no complaints"

"Jira or Asana"

"Jira. Azure Devops. Trello."

"Jira is free for upto 10 users as well."

"Jira if you're old school."

"I have no complaints with it."

"We use a custom Confluence page that pulls in Jira issues for each document/issue."

"Jira"

"I've heard great things about AirTable, but my teams/org use Jira."

Notion

4.4

(22)

"I use Notion personally and Monday for work purposes. Both are really user-friendly and intuitive to use, but notion is free!"

"Notion is great for that, I use it for both personal projects and for work."

"For 3 people IMO notion"

"I've been using Notion for a while and it works great."

"I prefer Notion for its flexibility."

"Notion is a very powerful tool."

"Notion is best for documentation and personal tasks"

"I personally use Notion where you can build your own system."

"I just started using Notion and am absolutely enjoying for my PM use."

"Notion is the best"

Monday.com

4.0

(20)

"Monday.com is excellent for project management, especially for construction teams."

"I'd go with monday.com."

"I love Monday.com or anything that allows me to break down the work and give an emotional progress rating like 80% done"

"Monday for me kasi madali gamitin."

"Monday, ClickUp, Wrike and are for smaller work, while Procore is the 800-lb gorilla for larger projects."

"I use Notion personally and Monday for work purposes. Both are really user-friendly and intuitive to use."

"I like Monday.com"

"Monday.com is free for nonprofits."

"Monday is best for tools and integrations talking to each other"

"Look at Monday.com and Zoho Projects."

Wrike

4.1

(12)

"Wrike is by far my fav tool."

"Wrike is what we use for video projects."

"We use Wrike"

"Wrike's great for managing projects and organizing my team."

"Wrike does pretty much all of that."

"Wrike."

"I use Wrike"

"Asana/Wrike/Monday/ClickUp are great but they're more task management-y than made for programmers."

"We use Wrike mainly, plus Trello for quick glance type stuff."

"Been using Wrike. Not bad!"

Smartsheet

4.2

(10)

"Smartsheet for instructional design, all the way."

"I'd recommend Smartsheet."

"Smartshit is good PM tool."

"I started using smartsheet about six months ago. It’s working well for our special projects team."

"I use Smartsheet."

"Smartsheet would work perfectly."

"SmartSheet, I am lazy, and it helps me be lazy."

"We used SmartSheet at my last MSP and it was great."

"I use Smartsheet"

"Smartsheet for timelines and Kanban boards."

Airtable

4.1

(10)

"Airtable. Jira and asana are too inflexible at scale."

"Did you take a look at Airtable? I swear by it."

"You can design it to be better than Asana."

"We use Airtable."

"Airtable."

"Lately ive been enjoying airtable though."

"Airtable... airtable all the way"

"Airtable"

"Airtable has more of a learning curve, but is more flexible imho."

#10

Teamflect

4.4

(9)

"I would highly recommend Teamflect it's a pretty solid option."

"I'd highly recommend Teamflect."

"I honestly highly recommend it."

"You should definitely take a look at Teamflect."

"My team uses Teamflect and we're pretty happy with it."

"We use Teamflect but it's in a work setting, maybe you could still use it personally as well?"

"You could try Teamflect."

"You can try Teamflect. I think it's free for up to 10 users."

"That's why we went with Teamflect. It is fully integrated into all MS Office tools."

#11

ProofHub

4.2

(5)

"I'd highly recommend checking out ProofHub."

"ProofHub is a good choice if you want one tool to manage construction projects, talk to your team, and track work hours for billing."

"Consider ProofHub, which might suit your specific needs better."

"For me ProofHub has been a reliable tool."

"If you are looking for a user-friendly Project Management Tool then I would like to recommend you ProofHub."

#12

Microsoft

3.5

(6)

"My preference was Teams w/Sharepoint."

"Microsoft OneNote is an amazing and simple way to keep notes."

"You can add the Microsoft Planner app, which I find helpful."

"I find it useful for task tracking. It's free and cross-platform, and does sub-tasks."

"Microsoft just released an updated Planner, but I've yet to crack into it."

"If your team is already heavily using Microsoft offices, then you can try Microsoft Lists."

#13

Linear

4.0

(5)

"I cannot imagine any engineering team using this since we like things fast + keybinded (Linear)."

"Linear is a whole lot of greatness. Not looking back."

"Linear - [https://linear.app](https://linear.app)"

"Try linear."

"[linear.app]"

#14

Monday

3.6

(5)

"I love love love Monday."

"I’m a fan of Monday as long as you don’t need to tie in time sheets."

"Monday, Notion, Capo, ClickUp to name a few"

"I’ve found all to be confusing, as I think any project management system is a reflection of som"

"I have Monday and have fallen out of love with it for several reasons."

#15

Paymo

4.0

(4)

"Paymo is a great tool for project management, time tracking and invoicing."

"Really good for task management and for project budgeting."

"Paymo."

"Also consider paymo. They have a good free plan for up to ten users."

#16

Basecamp

4.0

(4)

"This sounds like an excellent use case for basecamp.com."

"It makes task delegation and file sharing easier."

"Basecamp"

"One thing you may have overlooked is pace.dev - Mat and his co-founder were jaded with Jira."

#17

Microsoft Project

3.8

(4)

"Microsoft project and/or Trello/ VTB."

"This functionality is provided with MS Project Online the SmartSheet PPM template, and ServiceNow."

"MS project, Excel, ToDo, Teams."

"It has quite a steep learning curve"

#18

Projectsly

4.3

(3)

"Projectsly has been great."

"I would love to add the following tool into this list: Projectsly."

"We are using projectsly by 500apps"

#19

Teamcamp

4.3

(3)

"Teamcamp is best."

"[Teamcamp] could be a good option."

"Yes i agree with you Teamcamp is better option than other tool."

#20

Teamwork

4.0

(3)

"Teamwork."

"Teamwork.com and Jira."

"We use Teamwork and Asana."

#21

Quire

4.0

(3)

"I would like you to try Quire. Simple but powerful software."

"I use Quire."

"I use Quire. It is a free app with features such as kanban board, reminders, priorities, gantt chart."

#22

Miro

4.0

(3)

"You might like what Miro can do especially in creative fields."

"Combination of miro, confluence, gitlab and jira."

"I’ve used Miro (simply because I’m familiar with the tool and as a visual canvas it gives me more freedom to brainstorm/mind map/visual thinking than other tools)"

#23

Frame

4.0

(3)

"It's great tools and similar to Trello, Notion and etc."

"My team plan all the content planning and also approval in that tools."

"We move to frame.so because it's more simple i think."

#24

Todoist

4.0

(3)

"Todoist using board view is my preference."

"Single user? Use something like todoist."

"Todoist."

#25

Microsoft Excel

4.0

(3)

"Excel. Don’t waste your time with others; you’ll be back."

"I like excel and Google sheets for tracking."

"It depends on the need."

#26

WorkLenz

4.5

(2)

"Worklenz is perfect for remote construction teams with project management, communication, and time tracking."

"You have everything you need especially resource tracking and Time sheets."

#27

Procore

4.5

(2)

"Procore is the 800-lb gorilla for larger projects."

"It’s designed specifically for the construction industry, offering task management, document sharing, and built-in communication tools."

#28

ProProfs Project

4.5

(2)

"The tool is fantastic, and you should check it out."

"I find PropProfs more suitable for my project needs and easier to work on."

#29

GitHub

4.5

(2)

"GitHub has Kanban boards, Gant charts, individual project management, code storage, version control."

"If you need something free, take a look at GitHub projects."

#30

Atlassian

4.5

(2)

"Helps me to track the efficiency of my team and identify some delays to prevent them in the future."

"Atlassian Jira Cloud."

#31

buildxact

4.0

(2)

"Works well for us. it connects with QB too so invoicing is easy."

"Really like the one i use, its got gantt charts so its easy to visualize everything"

#32

LiquidPlanner

4.0

(2)

"Liquidplanner"

"LiquidPlanner"

#33

Mach-AI

4.0

(2)

"Check out www.Mach-AI.com."

"The tool has the features you are looking for like tracking of due dates."

#34

Restyaboard

4.0

(2)

"Currently using Restyaboard, another Trello-like Kanban-based tool."

"I suggest Restyaboard, another free option for project management."

#35

Azure DevOps

4.0

(2)

"We use azure devops to plan our sprints and backlog."

"Azure devops"

#36

Kanboard

4.0

(2)

"It's got a huge number of features and lots of automation."

"I would recommend Kanboard."

#37

Microsoft Planner

4.0

(2)

"MS planner"

"Microsoft Planner is a good alternative to Trello."

#38

Teamhood

4.0

(2)

"Teamhood offers free plan for 10 users max."

"Teamhood, because of unique Kanban and proper Gantt combo"

#39

Quickbase

4.0

(2)

"I like Quickbase, I use it for my businesses."

"We use a combination of Quickbase and Jira"

#40

Shortcut

4.0

(2)

"Shortcut aka clubhouse is also very good"

"We've been using Shortcut.com (formerly Clubhouse.io)."

#41

OpenProject

4.0

(2)

"You can give a try to OpenProject."

"Open project https://www.openproject.org/"

#42

Taskade

5.0

(1)

"Low learning curve for new users is a big one for me."

#43

Postpace

5.0

(1)

"If you're on the hunt for a tool that'll make your video projects a breeze."

#44

Buildern

5.0

(1)

"One of the best options I'm familiar with is Buildern."

#45

Swit

5.0

(1)

"Swit is stellar when it comes to cross-team& cross-project collaboration."

#46

Playbook

5.0

(1)

"My favorite: https://www.playbookhq.co/ "Playbook has analyzed hundreds of projects...""

#47

Leantime

5.0

(1)

"I liked leantime the best"

#48

NotePlan

5.0

(1)

"I'm personally using NotePlan for everything."

#49

Bonsai

5.0

(1)

"For data science, analytics, or BI teams, I can recommend Bonsai as a solid project management tool."

#50

Adjera

5.0

(1)

"It's built for consultancies and is all of what you want and some more."

#51

ConstructConnect

5.0

(1)

"ConstructConnect does all of this. Shoot me an email at [email protected] to learn more"

#52

DataMate

5.0

(1)

"It has a lot of construction management templates and a timesheet. It's free and very customizable."

#53

Microsoft Loop

4.0

(1)

"Might be packaged up with a Office 365 account."

#54

Obsidian

4.0

(1)

"Some good solutions I can recommend: Obsidian with Kanban plugin."

#55

Hive

4.0

(1)

"I like a lot. It has subtasks and project templates for ease of spinning up new projects."

#56

ActiveCollab

4.0

(1)

"I've been using activecollab for ten years now, check it out?"

#57

Rock

4.0

(1)

"Check out Rock, kinda like a combo of chat + tasks + notes."

#58

Ftrack

4.0

(1)

"For me ftrack was the most understandable in terms of who it's aimed at."

#59

Ora

4.0

(1)

"UI wise it's the best, has good keyboard shortcuts, can track time."

#60

Kantree

4.0

(1)

"For flexibility in your project ? Choose Kantree, not in your list."

#61

TeamGantt

4.0

(1)

"We use Teamgantt for timelines and project management."

#62

Gemini

4.0

(1)

"We use Gemini (similar to jira) for tasks."

#63

HubSpot

4.0

(1)

"Both are more robust than Monday and Workamajing so they might be a better fit."

#64

Zoho

4.0

(1)

"Zoho"

#65

Workfront

4.0

(1)

"Workfront"

#66

AlianHub

4.0

(1)

"I use AlianHub for my project management."

#67

Toggl

4.0

(1)

"Actually i'm thinking I might stick with toggl plan and toggl tracker."

#68

Tatask

4.0

(1)

"I built Tatask which could be exactly what you're looking for."

#69

Planless.io

4.0

(1)

"[Planless.io](https://Planless.io), best project management tool I've tried so far."

#70

Xebrio

4.0

(1)

"Xebrio for requirements, tasks, milestones, tracking bugs, collaboration, and all while maintaining traceability."

#71

Focalboard

4.0

(1)

"Focalboard"

#72

productive.io

4.0

(1)

"I recently discovered "productive.io" when I was looking for a pm tool."

#73

KolApp

4.0

(1)

"We use KolApp."

#74

MeisterTask

4.0

(1)

"What you want there sounds similar to MeisterTask."

#75

Wekan

4.0

(1)

"Wekan is also good. It integrates with another cool little app called titra for time tracking and reporting."

#76

TopLeft

4.0

(1)

"I would recommend checking out TopLeft as it integrates with Manage and will give you the Kanban view."

#77

Freelo

4.0

(1)

"I would like to suggest Freelo, a small and fairly new project management tool."

#78

Complice

4.0

(1)

"Try Complice. It’s simple and effective."

#79

Atlassian Jira

4.0

(1)

"Great way to visualize the big picture and track multiple things at once."

#80

YouTrack

4.0

(1)

"Youtrack is free (up to 10 seats), flexible and damn simple to use."

#81

Cognota

4.0

(1)

"We chose them because their focus is ID project management."

#82

Chaser

4.0

(1)

"I love Chaser but I may be biased."

#83

5day.io

4.0

(1)

"Hey, if you are looking for something with more features than Trello, you can also go for 5day.io."

#84

Frame.io

4.0

(1)

"I second frameio."

#85

Microsoft Teams

4.0

(1)

"I've found MS Teams to be very easy to use."

#86

Filestage

4.0

(1)

"Have you tried Filestage?"

#87

Hello Bonsai

4.0

(1)

"Hellobonsai seems to fit our needs and is built for agencies in particular but is not as well known as clickup or asana"

#88

Kevlar

4.0

(1)

"I'm developing a web app that has most of the fundamentals you are looking for."

#89

Scoop Solar

4.0

(1)

"Our company uses Scoop Solar."

#90

Google Calendar

4.0

(1)

"Google cal works great..or Outlook for color coded cal events."

#91

JetBrains YouTrack

3.0

(1)

"Sure it’s overkill for a lot of things, but I like the way it integrates into my IDE."

#92

Apple

3.0

(1)

"Apple Notes, very easy to get caught up with tools imo."

#93

Forecast.io

3.0

(1)

"You can take a look at forecast.io."

#94

ConnectWise

3.0

(1)

"Use ConnectWise for six months and then make a plan for the holes that ar"

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