10 Best Project Management Software for Mac of 2026

Asana is the strongest cloud option for Mac teams because it combines a dedicated Mac desktop app with timeline and Gantt views on its entry paid plan. The pricing page lists Starter at $10.99 per user per month billed annually, or $13.49 billed monthly, with no user seat limits, timeline and Gantt views, task dependencies and reporting dashboards. The free Personal plan covers up to 2 users with unlimited tasks and projects, which is enough to try the Mac app before a team commits. Advanced at $24.99 per user adds team capacity planning for growing groups. Asana runs the same way in Safari, the Mac app and on iPhone, so a team with mixed devices does not need to change tools. It lacks the scheduling depth of OmniPlan or Merlin Project, such as earned value or Monte Carlo simulation, and costs more per seat than ClickUp or Trello.

OmniPlan takes the top spot because it is a true native Mac scheduler rather than a web page in a wrapper. The Omni Group lists critical path highlighting, multiple baselines, earned value formulas and a Monte Carlo simulation that evaluates hundreds of possible outcomes with one click. Resources can pull in team calendars, and OmniPlan marks scheduling violations and suggests ways to fix them. Multi-project dashboards cover a portfolio, and version 4 adds three built-in templates for faster setup. Pricing is unusual for this category: you can buy OmniPlan 4 Standard once for $199.99 and keep all 4.x updates, or subscribe for $199.99 a year to get the latest Pro version with no upgrade fees. One purchase covers Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro. The trade-off is reach: it runs only on Apple platforms and needs macOS 12 or newer, so mixed Mac and Windows teams should look at a cloud tool.

ClickUp gives Mac teams the longest feature list for the money. The pricing page lists Core at $9 per user per month billed yearly, down from a regular $12, with unlimited Gantt charts, unlimited storage, custom fields, forms and 1K automations a month. Free Forever is generous for a trial: unlimited tasks, unlimited free members, Kanban boards, calendar view, sprint management and time tracking, though storage stops at 60 MB and Gantt is only a trial. ClickUp ships desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux, so a mixed team uses the same workspace everywhere. The cost of all that breadth is ease of use: ClickUp has more settings and views than Asana or Trello, and a team should set up a clear structure before inviting everyone. It also lacks native scheduling extras such as earned value or Monte Carlo simulation found in OmniPlan.

Merlin Project is the most complete native alternative to OmniPlan and the better fit when work happens away from a reliable connection. ProjectWizards says every feature works offline and that teams sync through iCloud Drive, Dropbox or other common cloud services using its MagicSync technology, so there is no vendor server holding your plans. One file can be viewed as a Gantt chart, Kanban board, mind map or workload chart, and moving a card on the board updates dates and the critical path in the Gantt. It imports and exports Microsoft Project XML and MPX, which helps when clients send .mpp-based plans. The Mac version costs $22.99 a month or $229.99 a year, and Merlin Project Express at $6.99 a month covers personal or small projects. After the 30-day trial, the app becomes a free viewer for existing files. It scores just behind OmniPlan on value because there is no one-time license.

Things 3 is on this list for one kind of Mac user: the person who plans their own projects and wants the most native-feeling app on macOS. Cultured Code describes it as a personal task manager, and the features follow that: a Today list that shows calendar events above your to-dos, an Upcoming list for the days ahead, headings to break a large project into phases, and checklists inside a to-do. The Mac App Store lists Things 3 at $49.99 as a one-time purchase, which is cheaper over a few years than any subscription here. Cultured Code says the app has twice won an Apple Design Award. It scores lowest on features because it has no shared projects, assignments, Gantt chart or dependencies, so it cannot replace a team tool. The iPhone and iPad versions are sold separately.

monday.com suits Mac teams that like color-coded boards and want Gantt charts without a dedicated scheduler. The Mac App Store lists a free monday.com app for Mac, and the pricing page shows timeline and Gantt views, a calendar view and guest access on the Standard plan, with automations and integrations metered by monthly actions. The free plan supports up to 2 seats and up to 3 boards, which is enough to test the Mac app. Paid plans are priced per seat, and the pricing page showed euros from our location, so we list the USD price as pending; check the US pricing page before you buy. The weak spots are cost and limits: Gantt starts one tier above Basic, and seat-based pricing grows quickly as teams expand.

Trello is the easiest tool here for a small team that already thinks in to-do columns. Its Mac App Store listing describes a dedicated desktop app with native notifications, a Quick Add window for new cards, multiple windows for several boards and a global shortcut to open Trello from anywhere. The free plan includes unlimited cards, up to 10 boards per Workspace and up to 10 collaborators, and Standard costs $5 per user per month billed annually or $6 monthly, the lowest paid entry price on this list. The limit for project managers is scheduling: Timeline, Calendar, Table, Dashboard and Map views come with Premium at $10 per user per month, and Trello does not offer critical path or baselines. That makes it a good board for day-to-day tasks but a weak fit for plans with many dependencies.

Wrike is a solid choice for a Mac team that expects to grow into formal processes. The pricing page says even the Free plan includes Wrike's apps for Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, along with board and table views for task tracking. Team costs $10 per user per month for 2 to 15 users and adds interactive Gantt charts and shareable dashboards, while Business at $25 per user per month covers 5 to 200 users with more customization. That path makes Wrike easier to keep as headcount rises than tools that top out early. The trade-offs are the 15-user cap on Team and a steeper learning curve than Trello or Basecamp, so small teams that only need a board may find it heavier than necessary. It also lacks the offline, file-based approach of the native Mac planners.

Basecamp works best for Mac teams that care more about communication than scheduling. 37signals lists desktop apps for Mac and Windows alongside iPhone, iPad, Android, the web and a command-line tool, so team members can work in a standalone app next to their other software. Pricing is per account, not per user: Freelancer is $29 a month for up to 5 users, 3 active projects and 10 GB of storage, Pro is $79 for up to 10 users, and Pro Unlimited is $199 a month billed annually for unlimited projects and users. Basecamp Personal gives you one free project with up to 3 invited people. The trade-off is planning depth: Basecamp has no Gantt chart with dependencies, and templates and time tracking only appear on higher packages. For a 20-person team, though, the flat price can cost less than per-seat tools.

Notion fits Mac teams whose projects live next to a lot of writing: specs, meeting notes and wikis. Its download page offers Notion Desktop for macOS in universal, Apple Silicon and Intel builds, plus a separate Notion Calendar app for macOS. On the pricing page, the Plus plan adds databases with subtasks, dependencies and custom properties for small teams, and the free plan is aimed at individuals organizing personal projects. That makes Notion flexible, but it is a workspace you build rather than a ready-made planner: task boards and timelines come from databases you configure, and there is no critical path, baselines or resource leveling. The pricing page showed euros from our location, so we list the USD price as pending; check the US page before you buy.