Best IT Project Management Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Asana is ranked #1 of 24 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of ClickUp and monday.com. The best-ranked option with a free plan is ClickUp. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Zoho Projects at $0.42/mo.
IT project management software can help organize planning, delivery, dependencies, and service work. Compare agile planning with dependency tracking, and look at release planning and deployment support where coordinating delivery matters. Service project support and time tracking offer further ways to distinguish workflows. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide cost context. Asana, ClickUp, and monday.com lead the ranking, with Linear and Wrike next among the early entries; YouTrack, Plane, and Teamwork.com also appear near the start. Consider which planning and coordination tasks matter most to your projects, then use the listed capabilities to compare the options.
24 IT project management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 Asana iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$10.99/mo
- 2 ClickUp iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$9/mo
- 3 monday.com iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$9/mo
- 4 Linear iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8$10/mo
- 5 Wrike iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8$10/mo
- 6 YouTrack iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8$5.40/mo
- 7 Plane iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.7$6/mo
- 8 Teamwork.com iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.7Free
- 9 Zoho Projects iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.7$0.42/mo
- 10 Planview AdaptiveWork iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.3
- 11 Oracle Primavera Cloud iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.2$12/mo
- 12 OnePlan iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.1$0.83/mo Deployment: cloud
- 13 Smartsheet iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0$12/mo
- 14 GanttPRO iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9$0.58/mo
- 15 ProjectManager iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9$15/mo
- 16 OpenProject No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4€5.95/mo
- 17 Shortcut No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2$8.50/mo
- 18 Taiga No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1€5/mo
- 19 Tuleap No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6
- 20 Adobe Workfront No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4
- 21 Atlassian Align No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0$6,450/mo
- 22 Redmine No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0
- 23 ValueOps Insights No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0
- 24 ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9
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Questions about this list
Which IT project management software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Asana is ranked #1 of 24 with a score of 7.9. ClickUp is second and monday.com third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 24 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Zoho Projects has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.42/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.