Best project management software 2026: 11 tools ranked

The task and project management tools from our business software ranking, in Score order. Every fact — price, security, reliability and openness — links to the vendor's official page.

Best Business Software 2026: Independent CRM, Accounting and Project Tools Ranking

  1. 1

    Smartsheet

    98/100
    Entry price per user per month
    $9.00
    Free plan
    Yes
    SOC 2 stated
    Yes
    • Low entry price
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • Publishes an uptime commitment
    • Support around the clock
  2. 2

    Wrike

    96/100
    Entry price per user per month
    $10.00
    Free plan
    Yes
    SOC 2 stated
    Yes
    • Low entry price
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • Publishes an uptime commitment
    • Documented public API
  3. 3

    Asana

    90/100
    Entry price per user per month
    $10.99
    Free plan
    Yes
    SOC 2 stated
    Yes
    • Low entry price
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • Publishes an uptime commitment
    • Documented public API
  4. 5

    Notion

    82/100
    Entry price per user per month
    $10.00
    Free plan
    Yes
    SOC 2 stated
    Yes
    • Low entry price
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • Documented public API
    • You can export your records yourself
  5. 7

    Trello (Atlassian)

    79/100
    Entry price per user per month
    $5.00
    Free plan
    Yes
    SOC 2 stated
    Yes
    • Low entry price
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • Documented public API
    • You can export your records yourself
  6. 8

    monday work management (monday.com)

    78/100
    Entry price per user per month
    $10.02
    Free plan
    Yes
    SOC 2 stated
    Yes
    • Low entry price
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • Publishes an uptime commitment
    • Documented public API
  7. 9

    Bitrix24

    75/100
    Entry price per user per month
    $49.00
    Free plan
    Yes
    SOC 2 stated
    Not verified
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • Publishes an uptime commitment
    • Support around the clock
    • Documented public API
  8. 10

    ClickUp

    74/100
    Entry price per user per month
    $9.00
    Free plan
    Yes
    SOC 2 stated
    Yes
    • Low entry price
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • Support around the clock
    • You can export your records yourself
  9. 11

    Jira (Atlassian)

    73/100
    Entry price per user per month
    Not verified
    Free plan
    Yes
    SOC 2 stated
    Yes
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • Publishes an uptime commitment
    • Documented public API
    • Vendor states SOC 2
  10. 16

    Todoist

    64/100
    Entry price per user per month
    $5.00
    Free plan
    Yes
    SOC 2 stated
    Yes
    • Low entry price
    • Has a permanent free plan
    • Documented public API
    • You can export your records yourself
  11. 18

    Basecamp

    47/100
    Entry price per user per month
    $29.00
    Free plan
    No
    SOC 2 stated
    No
    • Support around the clock
    • Documented public API
    • You can export your records yourself
    • Free trial without talking to sales