Each week I'm looking through Slack conversations to find the hot topic the community is engaged in. This issue, it's a perennial discussion that is always changing. What are the best project management tools? 

Let's take a look at what the pros, cons and costs are of 10 tools the community has talked about in nearly 500 messages over the last 6 months.

Convo of the Week | Top PM Tools

This is the list of the 10 most mentioned PM tools in the Bureau community Slack over the last 6 months. We also added a newcomer at the bottom of the list. This is a rough order of popularity based on positive/negative mentions.

  1. ClickUp

    • Pros: Highly customizable, integrates with over 1,000 apps.

    • Cons: Steep learning curve, limited mobile app functionality.

    • Pricing: Starts free; paid plans from $7 per user/month.

    • Website: ClickUp

  2. Wrike

    • Pros: Extensive task tracking tools, robust security options.

    • Cons: Can be overly complex for smaller teams or simpler projects.

    • Pricing: Custom pricing upon request.

    • Website: Wrike

  3. Asana

    • Pros: Great integration capabilities, strong free plan, user-friendly.

    • Cons: May feel limiting for complex, large-scale projects.

    • Pricing: Free plan available; more features on paid plans.

    • Website: Asana

  4. Notion

    • Pros: Highly customizable, extensive template library.

    • Cons: Limited native project management features, steep learning curve.

    • Pricing: Free plan limited; Plus plan from $8 per user/month.

    • Website: Notion

  5. Jira

    • Pros: Strong support for agile methodologies, highly customizable.

    • Cons: Can be complex to understand and set up, performance issues on large projects.

    • Pricing: Free for up to 10 users; standard plan starts at $7.75 per user/month.

    • Website: Jira

  6. Workamajig

    • Pros: Integrated time tracking, project management, and billing.

    • Cons: Clunky interface, steep learning curve.

    • Pricing: Generally starts at $38 per user/month.

    • Website: Workamajig

  7. monday.com

    • Pros: User-friendly, high customizability, excellent customer support.

    • Cons: Limited integrations on lower-tier plans, free plan restricted to two users.

    • Pricing: Starts free; basic paid plans from $9 per user/month.

    • Website: monday.com

  8. Trello

    • Pros: Ideal for teams using Kanban boards, simple and intuitive.

    • Cons: Less suitable for large-scale or complex projects.

    • Pricing: Functional free version; paid upgrades available.

    • Website: Trello

  9. Basecamp

    • Pros: Simplistic design, effective for smaller teams, good collaboration tools.

    • Cons: Limited features for complex project management, no native time tracking.

    • Pricing: $15 per user/month.

    • Website: Basecamp

  10. Targetprocess

    • Pros: Visual project management, supports various Agile methodologies.

    • Cons: Requires time to learn, performance issues with certain browsers.

    • Pricing: Contact Targetprocess directly for pricing.

    • Website: Targetprocess

  11. Linear (A newcomer mentioned a few times in the past few weeks)

    • Pros: Streamlines issue tracking and project management for software teams, focuses on automation to reduce overhead.

    • Cons: Might be less suitable for non-software projects due to its specific feature set.

    • Pricing: Offers a free version; paid plans start at $8/user.

    • Website: Linear

The tools discussion is never ending, because new features and new players in the market keep us on our toes. Hopefully there was something new in the list for you to take a look at.

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