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Best IT Project Management Software in 2026

IT project management tools help teams plan work and keep track of connected tasks and delivery. Compared on agile planning, dependency tracking, release planning, deployment, service project support and time tracking, these entries offer several ways to assess fit with your team's workflow. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. Asana, ClickUp and Linear are among the named options, alongside Wrike and YouTrack. Consider whether your work centers on agile coordination, releases or service projects, and use the listed planning and tracking features to compare how each product could support it.

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    Redmine

    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

    Redmine offers configurable project and issue management alongside collaboration, time reporting and repository browsing.

    8.8 Open source Visit site
  2. 2

    Asana

    by Asana
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+1

    Asana combines multiple ways to view tasks with plans for individuals, teams, and larger organizations.

    7.7 Free plan · paid from $10.99/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    ClickUp

    by ClickUp
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+1

    ClickUp offers task views, integrations, time tracking, and automation, with a free plan for unlimited tasks and members.

    7.6 Free plan · paid from $7/user/mo (annual) Visit site
  4. 4

    Jira

    by Jira
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4
    7.5 Free plan · paid from $7.91/user/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
  5. 5

    Linear

    by Linear
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Linear combines product planning and issue tracking with AI features and integrations. The Free plan has explicit team and issue limits, while paid plan prices are billed yearly.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $10/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    OpenProject

    by OpenProject
    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    OpenProject offers project planning and collaboration across classic, agile, and hybrid work, with community and paid plans.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from €5.95/user/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
  7. 7

    monday.com

    by monday.com
    Free plan AndroidiPhone

    monday.com combines several board views with automation, integrations, and mobile apps.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $9/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Plane

    by Plane
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    Choose Plane if your team wants board-based work management with automation, time tracking, and guest access.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $6/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Teamwork.com

    by Teamwork.com
    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+4

    Choose Teamwork.com if your team wants project management with defined capacity tiers and needs features such as time tracking, guest access or automations.

    7.0 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Tuleap

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    Tuleap combines planning, traceability, testing, and custom trackers in an ALM workspace, with cloud and on-premises deployment options.

    7.0 Free plan · pricing on request 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.

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

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    Taiga combines Scrum and Kanban project tools with integrations, APIs, and an on-premise option.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from €5/mo Visit site
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    YouTrack

    by YouTrack
    Free plan WebWindowsMac+3

    Choose YouTrack if your team wants project management with automation rules, time tracking, and guest access across web, desktop, and mobile platforms.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from $4.50/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Zoho Projects

    by Zoho Projects
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    Zoho Projects offers a free entry point and higher limits on paid plans, with project, storage and workflow allowances stated for each.

    6.8 Free plan · paid from $5/user/mo (annual) · 15-day trial Visit site
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    Shortcut

    by Shortcut
    Free plan Web
    6.7 Free plan · paid from $8.50/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Azure Test Plans

    Free trial APIExtensionLinux+4

    Choose Azure Test Plans for traceable manual and exploratory testing, especially when your team needs reports and Azure Pipelines integration.

    6.5 Free plan · paid from $52/user/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    GanttPRO

    by GanttPRO
    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+4

    Choose GanttPRO if you need online Gantt planning with multiple project views, collaboration, and export options.

    6.4 From $7/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial 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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    OnePlan

    by OnePlan
    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose OnePlan when portfolio, financial and resource planning need to connect in one cloud platform, with scenario modeling and broad listed integrations.

    6.1 From $10/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Smartsheet

    by Smartsheet
    Free trial AndroidAPIExtension+5

    Smartsheet offers multiple project views, automation, integrations, and built-in AI, with capabilities varying by plan.

    6.0 30-day trial Visit site
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    Oracle Primavera Cloud

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Primavera Cloud combines project scheduling, field planning, resources, risk, and portfolio planning.

    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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    ProjectManager

    by ProjectManager
    Paid WebiPhoneAndroid

    ProjectManager offers broad integration support with defined Team and Business allowances.

    5.4 From $15/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Atlassian Align

    Paid Web

    Align combines portfolio planning and oversight functions in one web product. Its annual Strategy Collection price and 1–50-user range are central considerations for prospective buyers.

    5.0 From $77,400/yr Visit site
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    Clarity by Broadcom

    Paid
    4.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    IBM Engineering Workflow Management

    Paid Web
    4.3 Pricing on request Visit site

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