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Best A-Plan Alternatives (2026): 10+ options compared

Tools that share a category with A-Plan, closest matches first (most shared categories, then the most specific), then by our score. Each score is for the category that alternative shares with A-Plan. Costs are estimates for monthly billing based on each tool's listed plans. Our methodology

Team size: 10 users
#ToolScoreFree tierStarting priceEst. monthly costLinks
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A-Plan (current)
5.7/10in Project ManagementNo€12/user/mo€149/moSQL (subscription)
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monday work management

A visual, board-based work management platform for planning projects, tracking tasks, and automating workflows, for teams from small businesses to enterprises.

  • Better at: Has a free plan (A-Plan does not)
  • Better at: Lower estimated cost for 10 users: €90/mo vs €149/mo
  • Gives up: Higher Cost score (7/10 vs 4/10)
7.3/10in Project ManagementYes€9/user/mo€90/moBasic
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YouTrack

JetBrains' issue tracker and project management tool for software and business teams, with agile boards, Gantt charts, a knowledge base, and a helpdesk.

  • Better at: Has a free plan (A-Plan does not)
  • Better at: Higher Customization score (9/10 vs 6/10)
  • Better at: Higher Cost score (9/10 vs 7/10)
7.3/10in Project ManagementYes$5/user/moFreeFree
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Zoho Projects

Cloud project management software with tasks, Gantt charts, timesheets, issue tracking and automation, built for small and mid-sized teams using the Zoho suite.

  • Better at: Has a free plan (A-Plan does not)
  • Better at: Higher Cost score (9/10 vs 7/10)
  • Better at: Higher Customization score (8/10 vs 6/10)
7.3/10in Project ManagementYes$4/user/mo$140/moUltimate
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Jira

Atlassian's work and issue-tracking platform for planning, tracking, and shipping projects, with scrum and kanban boards built mainly for software and technical teams.

  • Better at: Has a free plan (A-Plan does not)
  • Better at: Higher Scalability score (9/10 vs 5/10)
  • Gives up: Higher Ease of Use score (5/10 vs 4/10)
7.3/10in Project ManagementYes$8/user/moFreeFree
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SmartSuite

SmartSuite is a no-code work management platform that teams use to build project, process and operations solutions with views, automations and AI agents.

  • Better at: Higher Security score (9/10 vs 5/10)
  • Better at: Higher Customization score (9/10 vs 6/10)
  • Gives up: Higher Cost score (7/10 vs 6/10)
7.3/10in Project ManagementNo$20/user/mo$200/moTeam
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Odoo

Odoo is an open-source business suite whose CRM app handles leads, pipelines, calling, and reporting for small and mid-sized companies, with ERP modules available alongside it.

  • Better at: Has a free plan (A-Plan does not)
  • Better at: Lower estimated cost for 10 users: Free vs €149/mo
  • Gives up: Higher Support score (6/10 vs 5/10)
7.2/10in Project ManagementYes€31/user/moFreeOne App Free
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Azure DevOps

Microsoft's cloud suite for software teams, combining Azure Boards agile planning with Git repos, CI/CD pipelines, test plans, artifacts and wikis.

  • Better at: Has a free plan (A-Plan does not)
  • Better at: Higher Scalability score (9/10 vs 5/10)
  • Better at: Higher Integration score (8/10 vs 5/10)
7.2/10in Project ManagementYes$6/user/moFreeStakeholder
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Google Sheets

Google Sheets is a browser-based spreadsheet in Google Workspace that teams can edit together and often use to track simple projects and tasks.

  • Better at: Lower estimated cost for 10 users: €136/mo vs €149/mo
  • Better at: Higher Ease of Use score (8/10 vs 5/10)
  • Gives up: Higher Scalability score (5/10 vs 4/10)
7.2/10in Project ManagementNo€7/user/mo€136/moBusiness Standard
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Everhour

Everhour is a time tracking tool for teams and agencies that adds timers, budgets, resource planning and invoicing to existing project management apps.

  • Better at: Has a free plan (A-Plan does not)
  • Better at: Higher Integration score (9/10 vs 5/10)
  • Gives up: Higher Customization score (6/10 vs 5/10)
7.1/10in Project ManagementYes$9/user/mo$85/moTeam
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ClickUp

ClickUp is a work management platform with tasks, docs, chat, automations, AI agents and a CRM layer for contacts, companies and deals, aimed at business teams.

  • Better at: Has a free plan (A-Plan does not)
  • Better at: Higher Customization score (9/10 vs 6/10)
  • Gives up: Higher Support score (6/10 vs 5/10)
7.1/10in Project ManagementYes$12/user/moFreeFree Forever
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Notion

Connected workspace combining docs, wikis, relational databases and AI agents that teams use for knowledge management and lightweight project tracking.

  • Better at: Has a free plan (A-Plan does not)
  • Better at: Higher Customization score (9/10 vs 6/10)
  • Gives up: Higher Cost score (7/10 vs 6/10)
7.1/10in Project ManagementYes$12/user/moFreeFree
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HaloPSA

HaloPSA is a professional services automation platform for managed service providers and IT service teams. It combines ticketing, projects, time tracking, billing and reporting.

  • Better at: Higher Security score (9/10 vs 5/10)
  • Better at: Higher Customization score (9/10 vs 6/10)
  • Gives up: Higher Cost score (7/10 vs 5/10)
7.1/10in Project ManagementNo£66/user/moContact for pricing
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Slack

Slack is a channel-based messaging platform from Salesforce, with Lists, canvases, huddles and Workflow Builder for team coordination and light task tracking.

  • Better at: Has a free plan (A-Plan does not)
  • Better at: Lower estimated cost for 10 users: Free vs €149/mo
  • Gives up: Higher Analytics score (6/10 vs 3/10)
7.1/10in Project ManagementYes€8/user/moFreeFree
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Mural

Mural is a visual collaboration whiteboard for teams that run workshops, brainstorms, agile planning and retrospectives, with facilitation tools and enterprise security controls.

  • Better at: Has a free plan (A-Plan does not)
  • Better at: Higher Security score (9/10 vs 5/10)
  • Gives up: Higher Analytics score (6/10 vs 4/10)
7/10in Project ManagementYes$12/user/moFreeFree
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OnePlan

OnePlan is a strategic portfolio and work management platform built on the Microsoft cloud for PMOs and enterprises that manage projects, resources, and budgets.

  • Better at: Higher Integration score (9/10 vs 5/10)
  • Better at: Higher Scalability score (8/10 vs 5/10)
  • Gives up: Higher Cost score (7/10 vs 5/10)
7/10in Project ManagementNo$10/user/mo$100/moBasic