Best Creative Project Management Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Celtx is ranked #1 of 36 as of 5 October 2026, ahead of Dart and Wrike. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Dart. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Kitsu at €1.67/mo.
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.
36 creative project management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
10 of the 25 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CeltxWeb · Windows · Mac · Android · iPhone · Extension | Three bars | — | 5 of 6 | $11.24/mo | 6.8 | |
| 2 | DartWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · API | Three bars | — | 6 of 6 | $8/mo | 6.7 | |
| 3 | WrikeWeb · Windows · Mac · Android · iPhone | Three bars | — | 5 of 6 | $10/mo | 6.7 | |
| 4 | Frame.ioWeb · Windows · Mac · iPhone · API · Extension | Three bars | — | 4 of 6 | $15/mo | 6.6 | |
| 5 | ZiflowWeb · Windows · Mac · Android · iPhone · API · Extension | Three bars | — | 5 of 6 | $199/mo | 6.6 | |
| 6 | KitsuWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | €1.67/mo | 6.5 | |
| 7 | Krock.ioWeb · Windows · Mac · Extension | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | $10/mo | 6.5 | |
| 8 | RunnitWeb · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $10/mo | 6.4 | |
| 9 | FlowQiWeb · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | €25/mo | 6.3 | |
| 10 | ReviewStudioWeb · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | $15/mo | 6.3 | |
| 11 | CreativeOps TrackerWeb · Windows · Mac · Android · iPhone | Two bars | — | — | 5 of 6 | $6.67/mo | 5.7 |
| 12 | farmerswifeWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone | One bar | — | — | 6 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 13 | PolimakeWeb · Windows · API | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | €19/mo | 5.5 |
| 14 | StreamtimeWeb · iPhone · API | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 15 | AdmationWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 16 | ftrack StudioWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · iPhone · API | Two bars | — | — | 5 of 6 | $30/mo | 5.3 |
| 17 | LythoWeb · API · Extension | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 18 | ScreendragonWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 19 | ProppyWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 20 | StreamWorkWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 21 | CirkusWeb · Mac · iPhone · API | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $35/mo | 5.1 |
| 22 | FilestageWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 23 | FunctionFoxWeb · Android · iPhone | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $12.75/mo | 5.1 |
| 24 | StudioBinderWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 25 | QuickProofWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Proofing and approvals | Creative briefs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtx | 6.8 | Free plan | $11.24/mo | Yes | 11.24 /user/mo | — | — |
| 2 | Dart | 6.7 | Free plan | $8/mo | Yes | 8 /user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | Wrike | 6.7 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /user/mo | — | — |
| 4 | Frame.io | 6.6 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | 15 /user/mo | — | — |
| 5 | Ziflow | 6.6 | Free plan | $199/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 6 | Kitsu | 6.5 | Free plan | €1.67/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 7 | Krock.io | 6.5 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /user/mo | — | — |
| 8 | Runnit | 6.4 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | FlowQi | 6.3 | Free plan | €25/mo | Yes | 25 /user/mo | — | — |
| 10 | ReviewStudio | 6.3 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | 15 /user/mo | — | — |
| 11 | CreativeOps Tracker | 5.7 | No | $6.67/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | farmerswife | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Polimake | 5.5 | No | €19/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 14 | Streamtime | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 15 | Admation | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 16 | ftrack Studio | 5.3 | No | $30/mo | No | 25 /user/mo | Yes | — |
| 17 | Lytho | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Screendragon | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Proppy | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 20 | StreamWork | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 21 | Cirkus | 5.1 | No | $35/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 22 | Filestage | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 23 | FunctionFox | 5.1 | No | $12.75/mo | No | 10.5 /user/mo | — | — |
| 24 | StudioBinder | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 25 | QuickProof | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
Is your app on this list?
Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored, and a sponsored row is labelled as paid.
Questions about this list
Which creative project management software is ranked first on Freedom251?
Celtx is ranked #1 of 36 with a score of 6.8. Dart is second and Wrike third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Kitsu has the lowest first paid tier we found: €1.67/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.