The 10 Easiest Project Management Software Reviewed For 2024

monday.com is so popular that I had to bring it into this list. If I’m being honest, the platform has so many features and customization options that it was difficult to intuitively build this project. To prevent your suffering, here is my suggestion. First, stay away from the Gantt view.

What you can do: Use the main table view to build out your initial project draft, exchange the date column for the one named ‘timeline’ so you can track a date range, and make sure you click on the checkboxes when selecting dependencies (you’ll know when you see it). If you click anywhere other than the checkbox it will take you to the dependencies of another task.

Intuitive score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Documentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Overall score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

monday.com’s integrations include project management apps like Slack, Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar, Zoho project, GitHub, Trello, Dropbox, Typeform, and many more, accessible through a paid plan with Zapier.

monday.com is free for up to 2 users and paid plans start at $8/user/month.

Wrike is a work management platform that offers intuitive navigation with distinct Spaces, folders, and tasks, which you can customize however you like and collaborate in real-time while sharing workflows, calendars, and more.

Wrike offers a user-friendly experience with advanced customization capabilities, which makes it better suited for experienced PMs, as building projects can get confusing without prior experience. My recommendation is you start a project using the List view because I found it easier to lay out the tasks and subtasks there than in the Gantt view.

As I was creating my tasks, I also noticed that Wrike places the last item I created on top of the list, which is counterintuitive to how I define tasks in a project. Changing the filters did not help to solve it.

Intuitive score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Documentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Overall score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wrike offers 400+ pre-built native integrations, including integrations with the most popular file management software from Microsoft, Google, and Dropbox, along with sales and marketing software from Salesforce and Marketo.

Wrike is free for up to 5 users. Paid plans cost from $9.80/user/month and come with a 14-day free trial.

ClickUp is covered in many lists throughout the internet. I guess it’s because they claim to be the productivity tool that will replace all the others you have. After trial by fire with my easiest project management software test… they passed.

Drag-and-drop in the Gantt chart, a list view that makes it easy to create tasks, subtasks, assign and set dates are among the features that help to easily learn this tool. As opposed to other top tools, ClickUp did not let the robustness of their platform crowd the simplicity of its use.

Intuitive score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Documentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Overall score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

ClickUp offers native integrations with Slack, G Suite, Dropbox, and many more tools, as well as over 1,000+ integrations through Zapier.

ClickUp is free with limited storage for an unlimited number of users. Paid plans start at $5/user/month and offer a free-trial.

QuickBase offers a simple platform for managing complex projects and workflows. It provides a code-free builder you can use to set up applications, integrations, automations, and design workflows for your team. This helps you alleviate manual workloads and ensure compliance, plus keep track of how work is getting done.

The software is flexible enough to suit the needs of different types and sizes of teams in various industries. You can get applications up and running quickly without needing to know how to code. Users can also access tons of self-serve documentation, including learning resources, training, and certification programs, to help them get the most out of the product.

Intuitive score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Documentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Overall score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Integrations include Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Slack, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, Trello, Asana, Jira, Zendesk, and Docusign, among others.

Paid plans start from $35 per user, per month, and a 30-day free trial is available.

Ravetree is a comprehensive, all-in-one solution for project management. It offers features that support various aspects of project work, like planning, scheduling, approvals, billing, and more. The platform is designed to streamline the user experience, making it straightforward for team members to update and track project information.

One reason this tool is easy to adopt in any organization is its integrated approach to operations. The system is designed to centralize various project management components, including task management, resource allocation, time tracking, financial management, and customer relationship management (CRM). By offering these interconnected features, Ravetree ensures that all aspects of a project are aligned and easily accessible, reducing the need for disparate tools and minimizing the risk of information silos.

Intuitive score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Documentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Overall score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Integrations include Dropbox, Google Drive, One Drive, Outlook, Gmail, Quickbooks, Stripe, GitHub, Instagram, HubSpot, Stripe, and more.

Projects is Zoho’s cloud-based project management software. It is designed to help project managers create and implement project plans, keep track of workflows, and collaborate with their team. It is a key component of Zoho One, a fully integrated suite that encompasses all the products offered by Zoho.

One of Zoho Projects’ main features is task management. With Zoho’s task management solution, users can easily manage projects at any scale or complexity. The tool works by allowing users to break down projects into simple tasks, subtasks, task lists, and milestones. They can visualize their project plans and keep track of their progress more efficiently through Kanban boards and Gantt charts. This makes setting up dependencies between related tasks much easier for everyone involved, especially when trying to make sure that everyone remains on schedule.

Zoho Projects is endlessly scalable and flexible using its marketplace of tool connectors and app add-ons. Pick between hundreds of integrations, free and paid options, for customer relationship management, asset management, marketing, design, and more. You can sort add-ons by pricing, user rating, and/or functionality. Certain add-ons are limited to paid Zoho Projects plans but many are open to freemium users, like Hubspot, DocuSign, and SugarCRM.

Features include roadmapping, project management, task scheduling/tracking, customer management, prioritization, and notifications.

Intuitive score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Documentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Overall score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Integrations include Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Zendesk, and ServiceNow. Integrations via Zapier and Zoho Flow are also supported. Being part of the Zoho ecosystem allows you to connect to several of Zoho’s own services for Sales, Marketing, CRM, customer service, and others.

Zoho Projects is completely free for up to three users, while the Premium option starts at $5/user/month and offers a 10-day free trial.

Hub Planner is a resource management platform with a project management tracker that can help you keep up with project financials.

Why I picked Hub Planner: It is an intuitive platform that handles all things resources. Its integrated timesheets allow you to compare planned vs actuals. Meanwhile, colored indicators, known as a heatmap within the tool, let you know when resources are under- or over-allocated.

Additionally, the platform has drag-and-drop functionality in the scheduler, and you can right-click on a time slot to access additional options that help you add the time allocation to a specific project or turn it into vacation time.

Intuitive score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Documentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Overall score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hub Planner Standout Features & Integrations

Features include resource management, PTO planning, timesheets, reporting, skills matching, task management, templates, drag and drop scheduler, project budgets, approval flow, and smart scheduler.

Integrations include custom integration options via the Hub Planner API and webhooks. Additionally, you can access thousands of apps using a Zapier account.

Miro is a visual workspace tool that facilitates collaboration and innovation, offering features such as visual project management, diagramming, process mapping, and content visualization.

I chose Miro because it provides a visual workspace that simplifies collaboration and innovation for teams. Its standout features include support for visual project management, diagramming, process mapping, and content visualization, which cater to a diverse range of teams such as product management, engineering, IT, UX & design.

Features include real-time collaboration tools, such as sticky notes and comments, an infinite canvas, custom frames and shapes, presentation mode, TalkTrack to record process explanation videos, Miro Assist AI, document and image embedding, voting and polling features, mind mapping tools, screen sharing, timeline and roadmap planning, access control and permissions management.

Integrations include Zoom, Figma, Asana, Microsoft Teams, Jira, Slack, Monday.com, Confluence, Google Drive, Box, Airtable, Notion, Azure, and Webex. Some integrations are limited to paid plans only.

FigJam is an online whiteboard tool that's highly flexible and can be used for all types of collaborative work. Your team can use it for brainstorming, designing workflows, and planning and tracking their projects. It's essentially a blank canvas you can set up however you like using stickers, comments, shapes, lines, arrows, images, and more to map out concepts, ideas, and plans.

But its flexibility doesn't mean you'll always have to start from scratch. The software provides plenty of pre-built templates you can use to get yourself started. Templates include project kickoff brainstorm structures, project roadmaps, timelines, and flowcharts. There's also lots of support documentation available, both from Figma and from the Figma community.

Intuitive score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Documentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Overall score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Native integrations are available for Figma, Microsoft Teams, Asana, Jira, Mixpanel, and Github.

A freemium plan is available for up to 3 boards, and paid plans start from $3 per user, per month.

Paymo is a tool I’d never used before but heard about, so I was excited to give it a try. I can tell you that navigating the tool was intuitive and I was able to see how they connect project management to client management and resource allocation.

To build your project properly, start at the list view and make sure you clear the default filters that are activated in this view. Once you create your tasks and select dates, switch to the Gantt view where you can finish establishing dependencies with their drag-and-drop functionality.

Intuitive score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Documentation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Overall score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Paymo integrations include Google products, Slack, Xero, and thousands of other 3rd party software through Zapier.

Paymo is free for personal use. Paid plans start at $4.95/user/month and have a 15-day trial.