Best Project Management Tools

BigTime is professional services automation software that gives consulting, accounting, architecture and engineering firms time and expense tracking, project budgeting, resource management and invoicing.

Starting at $20/mo

All-in-one workspace for freelancers and small service businesses that combines projects, tasks, time tracking, proposals, contracts, invoicing, scheduling and branded client portals.

Starting at Contact for pricing

All-in-one client work platform for agencies, consultancies and freelancers that combines projects, time tracking, CRM, proposals, contracts and invoicing.

Starting at $15/mo

Open-source groupware and CRM platform from Dutch firm Intermesh, combining email, calendar, contacts, projects, helpdesk and newsletters for businesses and public organisations.

Starting at Free

Client work management platform for agencies and professional services teams, combining projects, time tracking, budgets, resourcing and invoicing.

Starting at Free

White-label client portal and request management software for productized and subscription-based agencies, with built-in billing, proofing, time tracking and task queues.

Starting at $39/mo

Free, open-source, self-hosted web application for issue tracking and multi-project management, with Gantt charts, wikis and time tracking, aimed at technical teams.

Starting at Free

Work management platform for teams to plan projects, assign tasks, automate workflows, and track goals and portfolios, with AI agents on paid plans.

Starting at Free

Basecamp is a project management and team communication app from 37signals, with flat monthly pricing aimed at small teams, agencies and freelancers working with clients.

Starting at Free

actiTIME is time-tracking and project-cost software for small and mid-sized teams. It tracks billable hours, task progress, budgets, and leave, and is available in the cloud or self-hosted.

Starting at Free

TickTick is a cross-platform to-do list and planner that combines tasks, calendar, Pomodoro focus timer and habit tracking, for individuals and small teams.

Starting at Free

Ruddr is a professional services automation platform that brings project delivery, resource planning, time and expense tracking, and invoicing together for consultancies and agencies.

Starting at $17/mo

Productive is an agency management platform that combines projects, time tracking, budgeting, resource planning and billing for agencies and consultancies.

Starting at $12/mo

Time Doctor is a time tracking and workforce analytics tool for remote and distributed teams, with project and task time logging, screenshots and productivity reporting.

Starting at $8/mo

German cloud project management software with structure trees, Gantt and Kanban views. It is aimed at SMEs, consultancies and public-sector bodies that need GDPR-compliant planning.

Starting at Free

IBM Targetprocess is an enterprise agile and strategic portfolio management platform that links company strategy, funding and team delivery work across Agile, SAFe and hybrid teams.

Starting at Contact for pricing

Deltek Ajera is cloud project management and project accounting software for small architecture and engineering firms, covering timesheets, billing, scheduling and dashboards.

Starting at Contact for pricing

Salesforce-native project, resource and revenue management platform for professional services and customer onboarding teams at mid-market and enterprise companies.

Starting at Contact for pricing

Assembly, formerly Copilot, is a branded client portal for service businesses. It combines messaging, a lightweight CRM, billing, files, tasks and an AI app builder.

Starting at Free

TeamGantt is Gantt-chart project scheduling software for small teams and contractors, with dependencies, workload views, time tracking and client schedule sharing.

Starting at Free

17hats is an all-in-one business management app for solopreneurs and small service businesses, combining CRM, projects, to-dos, invoicing, contracts, scheduling and workflows.

Starting at Free

ConnectWise PSA (formerly ConnectWise Manage) is professional services automation software that gives managed service providers ticketing, projects, time tracking, billing, and reporting in one system.

Starting at Contact for pricing

Harvest is a time tracking, project budgeting and invoicing tool for agencies, consultancies and service teams that bill clients for their time.

Starting at Free

GitLab is a DevSecOps platform that combines source code, CI/CD, security, and agile planning with issues, boards, and epics for software teams.

Starting at Free