Free Project Management Software

Trello’s free plan is the fastest way to start managing projects with zero learning curve. Drag cards across columns, add due dates, assign members, and you are productive in minutes. The free tier now includes unlimited Power Ups per board (previously limited to one), which significantly expanded what you can do without paying.

The 10 board and 10 workspace member caps are the real constraints. Once your team exceeds 10 people or needs more than 10 project boards, you must upgrade to Standard at $5/user/month.

The free tier has no Gantt view, no timeline, no dependencies, no time tracking (without a Power Up), and no reporting. For teams whose work genuinely fits a simple Kanban flow, Trello’s free plan covers the core loop. For anything requiring structure beyond columns, you will outgrow it.

Asana’s free Personal plan now supports only 2 users, down from the previous 10 user limit that existed before November 2025. Legacy accounts created before that date may still have 10 seats. For new signups, the 2 user cap makes Asana’s free plan viable only for solo users or pairs.

Within those constraints, the free tier is polished. You get unlimited tasks, unlimited projects, list view, board view, and calendar view. The interface is clean enough that nontechnical users can start within an hour.

But you lose timeline (Gantt) views, custom fields, forms, workflow automations, and dashboards. Those features require the $10.99/user/month Starter plan. If you are a solo user who values UI quality over feature depth, Asana’s free plan works well. For any team beyond two people, it is no longer a free option.

Jira’s free plan is the most complete Agile toolkit available at no cost. You get Scrum boards, Kanban boards, backlog management, sprint planning, basic roadmaps, and 2GB of storage for up to 10 users. No other free PM tool matches this depth for software development workflows.

The 10 user cap is the hard limit. Once your engineering team hits 11 people, you upgrade to $7.91/user/month. The free tier also excludes advanced roadmaps, project archiving, and audit logs.

The interface assumes familiarity with Agile terminology (epics, stories, sprints, velocity), so nontechnical teams will struggle. Jira’s free plan also integrates with Confluence (also free for 10 users), giving small dev teams a documentation layer at no additional cost.

Notion’s free plan gives a single user unlimited pages and blocks with no time limit. For personal project management, note taking, and documentation, it is genuinely unlimited. Teams get a 1,000 block limit on the free plan, which runs out quickly once multiple people start adding content to shared workspaces.

Notion is not a dedicated PM tool. You build your own project management system from databases, views, and templates. This means maximum flexibility but significant setup time. There are no native Gantt charts, no built in time tracking, no sprint management, and no resource allocation.

One important caveat: the 1,000 block limit is cumulative. Deleting blocks does not reduce your count or free up space. Most teams of 3 or more will hit the limit within a few weeks of active use, at which point you must upgrade to the Plus plan at $10/member/month.

Teamwork’s free plan is the only option on this list that includes native time tracking at no cost (alongside ClickUp). For freelancers and small agencies managing client work, time logging against projects without a third party integration is a genuine differentiator. You also get task management, milestones, and basic file storage.

The 2 project limit is the real constraint. Once you need a third active project, you must upgrade to $10.99/user/month. The 5 user cap adds a second ceiling.

But for freelancers or very small agencies managing one or two client engagements, the free plan covers task assignment, time tracking, and basic project milestones at zero cost.

Wrike’s free plan supports unlimited users but strips out nearly every feature that makes Wrike competitive. You get basic task management with list and board views, shared dashboards, real time activity streams, and cloud storage integrations (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive) at no cost.

The unlimited user count sounds generous on paper, but without Gantt charts, custom workflows, time tracking, request forms, or analytics, the free plan functions more as an evaluation environment than a working PM system.

Teams that need Wrike’s depth will upgrade quickly. The free tier is best understood as a way to test whether Wrike’s structure fits your workflow before committing to $9.80/user/month.

Monday.com’s free plan is the most restrictive on this list: 2 seats, 3 boards, and 200 items. The visual interface is polished and onboarding is smooth, but the constraints mean this is essentially a solo user or pair tool at the free tier.

Adding a third team member requires upgrading to the $9/seat/month Basic plan, which has a 3 seat minimum ($27/month). The 3 board and 200 item limits add further ceilings. No automations, no integrations, and no timeline views on free.

Monday.com’s free plan is functional for personal task tracking or a two person side project, but it is not a viable free PM solution for any team beyond two people.

Freedcamp offers the most generous free plan by raw capacity: unlimited users, unlimited projects, and unlimited storage at zero cost. Core features include task management, milestones, discussions, a shared calendar, and file sharing. There are no artificial caps on any dimension.

The tradeoff is polish and depth. Freedcamp’s interface looks dated compared to ClickUp, Asana, or Monday.com. The mobile app is functional but limited.

Advanced features like Gantt charts, CRM, and invoicing are paid add ons ($1.49 to $7.49 per user per month each). If your primary need is basic task management for a team of any size at zero cost, and you can accept a less polished experience, Freedcamp delivers more raw capacity than any other tool on this list.

Todoist’s free plan is one of the most polished personal task management experiences available. Core features include task management, subtasks, priority levels, due dates, natural language input (“Submit report every Friday at 3pm”), and a clean experience across web, desktop, iOS, and Android.

Todoist is not a project management platform. There are no Gantt charts, no time tracking, no resource allocation, and no portfolio views. The free tier limits you to 5 active projects with 5 collaborators per project.

For individual productivity and lightweight team coordination, it excels. For anything requiring multi project visibility, dependencies, or reporting, you will need a different tool entirely.