Independent · sourced · Updated September 2026
Best Project Management (2026)
8 project management options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it; where a vendor publishes no monthly price we name the kind of pricing it uses, never a guess.
The cheapest project management is Airtable at $0/mo. 8 offer a free tier. All 8 compared below on price, free tier and compliance — every figure sourced and dated, updated September 2026.
As of Sep 3, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below
Cite this comparison
Per The Front Desk Review, the cheapest project management is Airtable at $0/mo; across 8 with published pricing the median is $12/mo ($6–$20/mo), 8 with a free tier, every figure sourced and dated, as of 2026-09-03. https://frontdeskreview.com/best/project-management/ Key takeaways
- Typical paid price: from $6/mo, median $12/mo, up to $20/mo — across 8 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Airtable, Asana, Basecamp, ClickUp, monday.com, Notion, Trello, Wrike.
- HIPAA-ready: Airtable, Asana, ClickUp, monday.com, Notion.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-09-03. STALE · 2026-06-13
Comparison
| # | Project Management | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airtable | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Product and ops teams building custom internal apps on relational data | airtable.com | Visit → |
| 2 | Asana | $0/mo Personal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Marketing and cross-functional teams needing Gantt + portfolio views | asana.com | Visit → |
| 3 | Basecamp STALE · 2026-06-13 | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Agencies and consultancies billing clients for projects with free guest access | basecamp.com | Visit → |
| 4 | ClickUp | $0/mo Free Forever | Yes | Yes | Yes | Teams consolidating multiple tools (docs, chat, tasks) into one platform | clickup.com | Visit → |
| 5 | monday.com | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Operations and marketing teams wanting low-code automation | monday.com | Visit → |
| 6 | Notion STALE · 2026-06-13 | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Knowledge-management-heavy teams wanting wiki, docs, and projects unified | notion.com | Visit → |
| 7 | Trello | $0/mo Free | Yes | No | Yes | Small teams and individuals wanting simple Kanban-style task tracking | trello.com | Visit → |
| 8 | Wrike | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Creative and marketing agencies needing proofing and approval workflows | wrike.com | Visit → |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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What is the cheapest project management?
Airtable has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-09-03.
How much does project management cost per month?
Across the 8 project management with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $12/mo, ranging from $6/mo to $20/mo, as of 2026-09-03. 8 also offer a free tier.
Which project management have a free plan?
Airtable, Asana, Basecamp, ClickUp, monday.com, Notion, Trello, Wrike offer a free tier.
Which project management support HIPAA?
Airtable, Asana, ClickUp, monday.com, Notion state HIPAA support (a BAA). Always confirm current scope with the vendor.
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