Nimble

Nimble is portfolio management software for organizations coordinating and evaluating work across projects. It is best suited to teams that need to weigh incoming initiatives against capacity and budgets, rather than simply manage isolated project tasks. The free plan offers a bounded way to start; growing teams should weigh its caps against custom-priced paid plans.

Overview

Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, Nimble brings project intake, prioritization, planning, and reporting into a portfolio-focused product. That combination matters when leaders must decide not only how projects progress, but which work deserves resources in the first place. For a team handling a few independent projects without portfolio trade-offs, the breadth may be unnecessary.

Key features

Deciding what work to take on

Project intake and portfolio prioritization give teams a way to bring proposed work into consideration and rank competing priorities. Scenario planning and capacity planning support decisions about possible work and available resources, while budget tracking adds a financial constraint. These capabilities make Nimble relevant to organizations making connected portfolio decisions, not just tracking tasks within a single project.

Portfolio oversight

Cross-project dependencies help account for work that relies on progress elsewhere in the portfolio. Executive reporting adds a view intended for leaders overseeing that broader body of work. Together, these features favor teams coordinating interdependent projects; they are less valuable when projects have little bearing on one another or leadership needs only project-level updates.

Pricing

Nimble uses a freemium model and offers a 30-day trial. Its Free plan costs nothing and allows 10 users and 10 projects. That is a useful entry point for a small team assessing portfolio planning, but the caps may constrain adoption once either the team or project count grows.

Standard and Plus each offer unlimited users and unlimited projects, making them the stated options for organizations whose primary constraint is growth in seats or portfolio size. Team supports 50 users and 15 GB of file storage; Business raises that to 200 users and 50 GB; Enterprise supports 200+ users and 1 TB. These tiers give buyers clearer user and storage boundaries as they scale, but no feature differences between paid tiers are stated. Standard, Plus, Team, Business, and Enterprise have custom pricing, so teams comparing paid plans will need a quote to assess their costs.

Platforms

Nimble is available on Android, iOS, and the web, covering mobile and browser access across those platforms.

Who it's for

Nimble is a strong fit for organizations that need to screen incoming projects, compare priorities, plan capacity and budgets, and keep dependencies visible across a portfolio. It is a weaker match for teams seeking only straightforward coordination of a small number of separate projects, or for buyers who need to compare paid-plan costs before engaging in a pricing discussion.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Intake, prioritization, scenario and capacity planning, and budget tracking address several stages of portfolio decision-making in one product.
• Pro: Cross-project dependencies and executive reporting serve teams that need to coordinate and communicate beyond individual project boundaries.
• Pro: The free plan permits up to 10 users and 10 projects, giving a small team room to begin without a paid commitment.
• Con: The free plan's user and project caps limit how far it can serve a growing portfolio.
• Con: Paid plans are custom-priced, which makes direct cost comparison difficult without obtaining pricing.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison, see the Project Portfolio Management Software list. Planforge is another option to consider.

Project Insight offers a free plan for 3 users and a Pro plan at $9 a month; it may suit a small team comparing a stated monthly price. FoxPlan has a free plan capped at 3 users, which may be worth considering for a smaller group. ITM Platform offers a free Team Member plan with unlimited team members and collaboration-related capabilities, an alternative to consider when those free-plan provisions fit the need.

TeamAlloc offers a free University plan for accredited universities and public research institutions, with unlimited resources, users, projects, and scenarios. Tempo Portfolio Manager has a free plan for 10 members, 3 projects, and 300 tasks, plus an Essentials plan at $15 a month for 1 user per month; it is an option for buyers whose project and task allowances fit. PDWare ResourceFirst is another option to consider. Rillsoft Project is also an alternative.

Verdict

Choose Nimble if your organization needs portfolio-level decisions supported by intake, prioritization, capacity and budget planning, cross-project dependencies, and executive reporting. Its free plan is a sensible starting point within 10 users and 10 projects, but the paid tiers' custom pricing and the absence of stated feature distinctions make it harder to select a paid plan by cost or capability alone.