monday.com review

monday.com is one of the easiest tools on this list to roll out, which matters in agencies where account managers, creatives and clients all need to see status. Boards can hold projects, clients or any process, with many column types and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Standard adds timeline and Gantt views, a calendar view, guest access for clients and 250 automation and integration actions a month. Pro adds time tracking, private boards and docs, advanced chart views and 25,000 automation actions a month. Paid plans include AI credits for agents, a meeting notetaker and AI columns. For agencies, the gaps are the same as with other general work tools: no native rate cards, retainer budgets or invoices, and time tracking only arrives on Pro. The free plan is limited to 2 seats and 3 boards, so it is mainly a trial of the interface.

Who it is for

Agencies that want a highly visual, easy to adopt board system and plan to add time tracking and automations as they grow.

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending); free plan for up to 2 seats.

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Boards for projects, clients and processes with many column types
• Timeline and Gantt views, calendar view and guest access on Standard
• Time tracking, private boards and 25,000 automation actions a month on Pro
• AI credits included on paid plans for agents, a meeting notetaker and AI columns
• Resource management tools to balance team workload and capacity

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Very easy for clients and staff to understand at a glance
• Strength: Guest access on Standard lets clients view the boards you invite them to
• Strength: Free plan for up to 2 seats to test the basics
• Weakness: Time tracking needs the Pro plan
• Weakness: No native retainers, rate cards or invoicing for agency billing
• Weakness: USD prices did not load for our location, so check the price for your team

Key facts

• Free plan: Up to 2 seats and 3 boards
• Plans: Free, Basic, Standard, Pro and Enterprise
• Automations: 250 actions a month on Standard, 25,000 on Pro
• Billing: Priced by team size, billed yearly or monthly

Where it ranks

monday.com is No. 5 in our Best Project Management Software for Agencies verdict and No. 6 in Best Project Management Software for Small Teams.