Project Management Tools reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 233 Reddit reviews across 30 subreddits and 39 posts to rank the best Project Management Tools brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/projectmanagement, r/instructionaldesign, r/agency, r/gamedev, r/digital_marketing. Top-rated brands include Asana (4.5/5), Clickup (4.3/5), Monday.com (4.1/5).

Stats

Reviews233

Subreddits30

Posts39

Brands85

Products6

Top communities

r/projectmanagement43 r/instructionaldesign42 r/agency21 r/gamedev15 r/digital_marketing13

233 reviews from

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By Brand

By Product

Asana

4.5

(28)

"Asana for everything"

"From convos, Asana and ClickUp are leading the pack."

"Asana"

"I use Asana..."

"I’ve tried them all and asana is the one that works the best for us."

"Asana."

"I would say Asana is your best bet."

"I introduced Asana to our program and it was a major success."

"Asana is a flexible management tool that helps you plan, organize, and manage Agile projects."

"I use Asana. We have a form built in that our stakeholders use to request our help."

Clickup

4.3

(24)

"I'd recommend starting with ClickUp or exploring Asana upcoming AI features."

"ClickUp for broader PM."

"ClickUp, Jira, Notion."

"Based on your requests, ClickUp fits the bill."

"ClickUp here. Fairly simple tool - straightforward to use."

"ClickUp for project management. Best bang for your buck."

"We just switched to ClickUp last week. It seems a lot better."

"ClickUp. Takes the win over Asana and any others."

"I really love Clickup."

"Clickup or SmartSuite"

Monday.com

4.1

(15)

"Monday.com stands out as a great option. It combines project management and CRM features in a way that’s simple and customizable."

"I really love Monday."

"I ran my 12 person survey business using Monday.com."

"I hiiiiighly recommend Monday.com."

"Using Monday at my current employer."

"Monday is really customizable."

"I've seen other setups with Asana, Smartsheets, etc."

"We use Monday.com boards"

"We use Monday.com boards."

"They are putting some project management tool in beta."

Trello

4.1

(12)

"Trello is the best. Simpler is better."

"I really like Trello!"

"I am working with Trello. It´s free. I love it."

"Like [Trello](https://trello.com), [Meistertask](https://www.meistertask.com/), etc."

"Trello and Asana both are the great ones."

"I have Trello for errands/home projects"

"Trello and Confluence are what I used for my corporate ID work."

"I really like Trello!"

"For project management, you can use Trello, Asana, Taiga."

"Trello"

Jira

4.2

(10)

"We use Salesforce and Jira. Haven’t looked back."

"If you have a team and a roadmap of L&D work to do I can’t recommend Jira enough."

"JIRA Service Management and Confluence are gold."

"I’ve found Jira (as the wiki) and Asana (as the task/project management tool) are a great combo."

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

"Jira does this."

"Jira and the dashboard replicates the model we use."

"JIRA (timelines and tickets) -> Confluence (documentation)."

"I prefer Jira because of its flexibility and my desire to track work more granularly."

"Don’t use project management tools like Jira, Notion, or Trello if you’re the only one working on a project."

ProofHub

4.4

(9)

"Several project management tools can be helpful for a small construction company. Consider using software like ProofHub, Asana, or Trello to organize tasks, track progress, and collaborate with your team."

"I would recommend ProofHub for tracking projects and milestones."

"I highly recommend checking out ProofHub."

"I can suggest using ProofHub to manage multiple projects."

"Give it a try to ProofHub."

"I like to manage my work operations on ProofHub."

"We use ProofHub. It really is an excellent tool."

"I'd suggest giving ProofHub a try."

Notion

4.4

(8)

"Notion is great and they offer lots of templates."

"Try notion, they have nicee templates. We use it on a daily basis."

"Notion (my favourite), Slack ... and there are tools like Monday.com."

"I currently use a combination of Notion + Linear + Sunsama, because I have various clients, teams and ventures."

"I currently use a combination of [Notion](https://notion.grsm.io/georgesiosi) + Linear + [Sunsama](https://try.sunsama.com/georgesiosi)..."

"We use Notion now for project and task management as well as an information hub for the business and for individual projects."

"Notion."

Smartsheet

4.0

(7)

"Smartshit is good PM tool"

"Tools like Smartsheet do all of the above"

"Google "project management tracker Smartsheets"."

"Something simple and/or free like SmartSheets for scheduling."

"Smartsheet"

"I like using Smartsheet."

"Smartsheet. Agencies need resource management."

Teamwork

4.4

(5)

"Teamwork is awesome for project management."

"It's literally perfect."

"Use Teamwork"

"I like Teamwork."

"Teamwork"

#10

Wrike

4.3

(4)

"Recommendations is Wrike."

"Wrike."

"For projects where I establish the deadlines, Wrike is fine."

"Wrike."

#11

Microsoft Planner

4.0

(4)

"MS planner is really good"

"I'm a fan of Microsoft Planner."

"Microsoft Planner/Project is actually helpful if you use Teams."

"Microsoft Planner, Microsoft Project, and Azure DevOps are what I use for project management."

#12

Frame

5.0

(3)

"I use frame.so. and it's great."

"I use Frame.so, it's great to organize my works."

"It helps me a lot to organize my work."

#13

Linear

4.3

(3)

"Hands down Linear is the way to go."

"Try linear"

"[linear.app]"

#14

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."

#15

Bonsai

4.3

(3)

"I work with a marketing agency and we use Bonsai for collaboration, task assignment, and payments."

"I find it pretty simple and easy to use and arguably the most popular."

"We ended up using bonsai because it was simple, sleek and easy to adopt."

#16

Teamflect

4.0

(3)

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

"Our company for example uses Teamflect"

"Teamflect."

#17

Microsoft Project

4.0

(3)

"There’s a change when you adopt more powerful tools like MS Project to handle complex projects."

"I recommend starting with and getting proficient with Quickbooks, MS Suite, and MS Project."

"My favorite is Project app from Microsoft."

#18

Projectsly

4.0

(3)

"Projectsly is pretty good."

"Create unlimited projects, manage tasks in multiple views, hold team discussions, track task progress and generate real-time reports."

"I would love to add projectsly into this list."

#19

GitHub

4.0

(3)

"You can just use the embedded Github projects view for adding tickets."

"Github has all the tools you really need for project management."

"A lot of git services have project boards built in now, at least github, gitlab, and codeberg do."

#20

Microsoft Copilot

5.0

(2)

"Start with Copilot. It’s already in your ecosystem and is a powerful tool."

"It really does help me ask questions I might otherwise not have asked without the callout from AI."

#21

Quire

5.0

(2)

"I've been using Quire for the past 5 months and so far, I've had no complaint."

"I recommend using Quire! It's a project management software with features such as kanban board."

#22

Microsoft Excel

3.3

(3)

"Start with the simplest tool you already know/love. Use PowerPoint/excel/word."

"You can do any PM function in Excel."

"I don't know of a free tool other than Excel/Google Sheets assuming you have those."

#23

Monday

4.5

(2)

"I LOVE Monday! So many features and you’re able to customize which ones you want to use."

"I’ve been using Monday for managing client work."

#24

Perfex CRM

4.5

(2)

"It's a selfhosted CRM that after you buy it it won't cost you anything additional."

"I use perfexCRM. Can get it pretty cheap and its a self hosted system."

#25

Adjera

4.5

(2)

"I would try adjera.com. Simple to use, to implement, looks good, is fast."

"[Adjera.com](http://Adjera.com) here i would use, if you want something made for consultants"

#26

Airtable

4.5

(2)

"Got to second AirTable. It’s the best."

"Airtable and Monday were my favorites of the bunch."

#27

Fibery

4.5

(2)

"I recommend Fibery. I run my entire operations on that software."

"I use fibery io for when I need to manage my projects."

#28

Teamopipe

4.5

(2)

"I recommend trying Teamopipe. It's a great alternative to Trello."

"Teamopipe is a good Trello alternative."

#29

Connecteam

4.0

(2)

"We are using the Connecteam app for task management."

"We have been using Connecteam software for quite a while now."

#30

Todoist

4.0

(2)

"I personally love Todoist for my own project management."

"Have you tried Todoist or Quire?"

#31

Basecamp

4.0

(2)

"Give Basecamp a shot"

"Basecamp"

#32

Teamhood

4.0

(2)

"Teamhood offers free plan for 10 users max."

"Teamhood will make your life easier."

#33

Google Docs

4.0

(2)

"Sometimes, a simple solution like a Google Doc table with dropdown statuses is more effective than battling with complex tools."

#34

ActiveCollab

4.0

(2)

"We tried lot of things and ended using ActiveCollab. Ticks all checkboxes for now."

"Active Collab, great for small teams and can accommodate many different kinds of project set ups."

#35

ProjectLibre

2.5

(2)

"You can try Project Libre."

"Anything other than ProjectLibre"

#36

Indema

5.0

(1)

"Highly recommend indema.co. Ive been using them since the beginning and they update their platform with new features every month!"

#37

Kanban Board

5.0

(1)

"A Kanban board is invaluable for making work visible, limiting work-in-progress (WIP), and maintaining focus on flow efficiency."

#38

Flip Chart and Sticky Notes

5.0

(1)

"A flip chart and marker with a stack of sticky notes are one of the best sets of tools for most Lean initiatives."

#39

500apps

5.0

(1)

"It is a project management tool that helps you create unlimited projects, manage tasks in multiple views, hold team discussions, track task statuses and generate real-time reports"

#40

Smallpdf Pro

5.0

(1)

"I highly recommend it, if those are functions you need."

#41

Salesforce

5.0

(1)

"We use Salesforce and Jira. Haven’t looked back."

#42

Morningmate

5.0

(1)

"I personally find morningmate the most comfortable one."

#43

EspoCRM

5.0

(1)

"I can not recommend it enough, it's amazing, I love it."

#44

Buildern

5.0

(1)

"Do demo with Buildern, I'm sure you'll stay with that one"

#45

Fluorine

4.0

(1)

"We've switched to fluorine.app and i have to say its pretty solid."

#46

Creately

4.0

(1)

"Creately might be beneficial for small teams."

#47

Organimi

4.0

(1)

"I suggest checking out Organimi for org charts."

#48

Freelo

4.0

(1)

"Its a fairly small Czech PM tool, but its been developed to be as simple and intuitive as possible, which is always a big plus IMO"

#49

Procore

4.0

(1)

"Procore."

#50

Chaser

4.0

(1)

"I love Chaser but I may be biased"

#51

MS Project

4.0

(1)

"I recommend using MS project with a plug-in called Prochain."

#52

Rodeo Software

4.0

(1)

"I recently stumbled upon Rodeo Software, it's relatively well priced imo."

#53

Edworking

4.0

(1)

"Feel free to check out Edworking."

#54

rock.so

4.0

(1)

"If your team is under 10 people it might be worth to check out rock.so."

#55

ProProfs Project

4.0

(1)

"I discovered the ProProfs Project a few years ago and all my teams love it."

#56

Restyaboard

4.0

(1)

"You can also use Restyaboard."

#57

5day.io

4.0

(1)

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

#58

Shortcut

4.0

(1)

"Shortcut worked well in an org with almost 200 engineers."

#59

Copilot

4.0

(1)

"Copilot."

#60

Google Calendar

4.0

(1)

"Google calendar is enough for me."

#61

Miro

4.0

(1)

"I like Miro too."

#62

HubSpot

4.0

(1)

"Hubspot is free start there."

#63

OnlineGantt

4.0

(1)

"Check out onlinegantt.com which is free and easy to use."

#64

Sunsama

4.0

(1)

"I use Sunsama because it allows me to connect client tools straight into my dashboard."

#65

Rocketlane

4.0

(1)

"If you need a client portal Rocketlane and GuideCX."

#66

Rodeo Drive

4.0

(1)

"Check out Rodeo Drive~ It is for small creative agencies."

#67

Self-XDSD

4.0

(1)

"You may find self-xdsd.com interesting. It's a tool we launched this year."

#68

Microsoft Teams

4.0

(1)

"I like the MS teams product for small team projects."

#69

Co-Pilot

4.0

(1)

"Co-Pilot, as it integrates with most MS office."

#70

ServiceNow

4.0

(1)

"Check out servicenow portfolio manager"

#71

Salesflare

4.0

(1)

"Salesflare for an intelligent yet simple CRM + Trello for an easy yet sophisticated project management system"

#72

Google Tables

4.0

(1)

"Google has a PM software in Beta called Tables. It’s basically their clone of Airtable."

#73

Harvest

4.0

(1)

"We use: - harvest (time tracking and invoicing) -> forecast (resourcing) - JIRA (timelines and tickets) -> Confluence (documentation) - GitLab for code with auto deployment."

#74

Confluence

4.0

(1)

"Confluence (documentation)."

#75

GitHub Projects

4.0

(1)

"+1 for GitHub Projects and Google Docs/Sheets when needed."

#76

Copper

4.0

(1)

"Also look into copper, it's great."

#77

Autodesk Build

4.0

(1)

"Autodesk Build"

#78

LiquidPlanner

4.0

(1)

"Liquid planner"

#79

Taiga

4.0

(1)

"You could use Taiga.io."

#80

Worklenz

3.0

(1)

"Try to use Worklenz."

#81

Tom's Planner

3.0

(1)

"Tom's Planner might be something."

#82

Advantage

3.0

(1)

"Depends on how heavy your PM needs are, sucked for web dev but very good for finance/billing/estimates and time tracking and lite schedules/tasks."

#83

PMI Infinity

3.0

(1)

"PMI launched PMI Infinity, an AI project management tool."

#84

TwoWeeks

3.0

(1)

"I can't recommend to everyone to use it (it's very early stage) but it's definitely aimed to follow the agile manifesto."

#85

Workfront

3.0

(1)

"Corporate overlords mandated we use Workfront. it has things I like, things I hate."

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