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Best Creative Project Management Software in 2026

Creative project management software helps you coordinate work from an initial brief through review and delivery. Compared on creative briefs, proofing and approvals, and asset versioning, the entries show capabilities for planning creative work and handling changing files. Client portals can be relevant when clients need to participate in review, while workload planning and time tracking add ways to assess how work is coordinated. Celtx, Dart, and Wrike are among the names shown. Consider free-plan availability and paid-from pricing alongside the features, and compare them with your team’s project and feedback process.

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    Kitsu

    Free plan Open source APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Kitsu combines production planning, review, and asset tracking, with both hosted and self-managed options.

    8.9 Free plan · paid from €20/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Celtx

    by Celtx
    Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+3

    Celtx combines scriptwriting, story development, production planning, and collaboration, with plan limits that range from one free project to larger paid tiers.

    7.6 Free plan · paid from $11.24/user/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Visit site
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    CreativeOps Tracker

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2

    CreativeOps Tracker brings project tracking, reporting, and client-facing status sharing together for creative work.

    7.5 Free plan · paid from $79.99/user/yr Visit site
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    Dart

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Dart combines project organization with AI-agent workflows and a broad set of listed integrations.

    7.5 Free plan · paid from $8/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Frame.io

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+4
    7.4 Free plan · paid from $15/user/mo Visit site
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    Krock.io

    Free plan APIExtensionMac+2

    Krock.io combines time-coded media review with project organization and creative-tool integrations. Its free plan has limits on users, storage, and projects; PRO costs $10/user/mo.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $10/user/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Filestage

    Free plan APIWeb

    Filestage combines file feedback, version comparison, and approvals, with review checks and an audit trail.

    7.2 Free plan · paid from $199/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    FunctionFox

    by FunctionFox
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose FunctionFox if your creative team wants time tracking, project management, billing, and resource forecasting in one web-based platform.

    7.2 From $10.50/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    FlowQi

    Free plan APIWeb

    FlowQi brings client records, project work, time and resource planning, and invoicing into one platform.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $25/user/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Polimake

    Free plan APIWebWindows

    Choose Polimake if your work depends on finding visual assets by content and sharing them with collaborators under separate permissions.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from €19/mo Visit site
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    ReviewStudio

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    ReviewStudio covers review and approval workflows across several media types, with guest links and deployment options. The free Starter plan has limits on active reviews and storage.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from $15/user/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Streamtime

    Free plan APIiPhoneWeb

    Streamtime links job planning with scheduling, reporting, and billing workflows for creative businesses. The free plan has job limits, and its iOS app omits quoting and invoicing.

    6.9 Free plan Visit site
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    StreamWork

    Free plan APIExtensionWeb

    Choose StreamWork if your team needs a shared place to review creative files, collect contextual feedback, and route approvals through defined stages.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from $169/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Wrike

    by Wrike
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Wrike offers a free entry point and paid tiers with stated team-size ranges. Check the Free plan’s task and storage limits, or compare Team and Business if the team fits their respective user ranges.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from $10/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Ziflow

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+4

    Ziflow brings proofing, checklist review, and workflow integrations together for creative teams.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from $199/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Proppy

    Free plan Web

    Proppy brings project tracking, task communication, deliverables, and client sharing together for web production work.

    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    Runnit

    Free plan APIWeb

    Runnit brings brief creation, project planning, time tracking and reporting together for creative teams.

    6.8 Free plan · paid from $10/user/mo Visit site
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    QuickProof

    Free plan Web

    QuickProof describes a connected workflow for creative briefs, review, approval, and delivery, while its free image-review tool has a narrower temporary-use scope.

    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    StudioBinder

    Free plan Web

    Choose StudioBinder if your production team wants scriptwriting, planning, visualization, and tracked call-sheet delivery in a web platform.

    6.6 Free plan Visit site
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    Autodesk Flow Production Tracking

    by Autodesk Flow Production Tracking
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Choose Autodesk Flow Production Tracking if your VFX, animation, or games team needs production tracking, resource planning, and collaborative review in one tool.

    6.5 30-day trial Visit site
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    Cirkus

    Free trial APIiPhoneMac+1

    Cirkus brings scheduling, planning, collaboration, quoting, and reporting into one video-production workspace.

    6.5 From $35/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    ftrack Studio

    Free trial APIiPhoneLinux+3

    ftrack Studio combines production planning and tracking with review, versioning, and integrations.

    6.3 7-day trial Visit site
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    PageProof

    Free trial APIMacWeb+1

    PageProof brings creative proofing, approval controls, integrations, and review records into one paid platform.

    6.2 From $249/mo Visit site
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    Adobe Workfront

    by Adobe Workfront
    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Consider Adobe Workfront if your team needs work management with automation, time tracking, guest access, and integrations.

    6.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Creative Force

    Paid AndroidAPIExtension+4

    Creative Force coordinates high-volume content production with capture, integration, workflow, and audit features.

    6.0 From $3,583/mo (annual) Visit site

#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price

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