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Wrike Review 2026: Top Features, Expert Opinion, + Demo Video

Wrike is a project management software that helps teams collaborate, plan, and manage projects effectively. It’s ideal for marketing departments, creative teams, and IT professionals who need to coordinate complex projects and streamline workflows. Wrike’s value lies in its ability to bring your team together, improve communication, and boost productivity.

Wrike Evaluation Summary

Wrike productivity dashboard helps users gather workload insights at a glance
Rating
4.3 /5
Pricing
  • From $10/user/month (billed annually)
  • 14-day free trial + free plan available

Why You Can Trust Us

Wrike Overview

Wrike excels with its robust features and user-friendly interface, making it ideal for large teams needing comprehensive project management solutions.

Our Review Methodology

How We Test & Score Tools

We’ve spent years building, refining, and improving our software testing and scoring system. The rubric is designed to capture the nuances of software selection and what makes a tool effective, focusing on critical aspects of the decision-making process.

Below, you can see exactly how our testing and scoring works across seven criteria. It allows us to provide an unbiased evaluation of the software based on core functionality, standout features, ease of use, onboarding, customer support, integrations, customer reviews, and value for money.

Core Functionality (25% of final scoring)

The starting point of our evaluation is always the core functionality of the tool. Does it have the basic features and functions that a user would expect to see? Are any of those core features locked to higher-tiered pricing plans? At its core, we expect a tool to stand up against the baseline capabilities of its competitors.

Standout Features (25% of final scoring)

Next, we evaluate uncommon standout features that go above and beyond the core functionality typically found in tools of its kind. A high score reflects specialized or unique features that make the product faster, more efficient, or offer additional value to the user.

We also evaluate how easy it is to integrate with other tools typically found in the tech stack to expand the functionality and utility of the software. Tools offering plentiful native integrations, 3rd party connections, and API access to build custom integrations score best.

Ease of Use (10% of final scoring)

We consider how quick and easy it is to execute the tasks defined in the core functionality using the tool. High scoring software is well designed, intuitive to use, offers mobile apps, provides templates, and makes relatively complex tasks seem simple.

Onboarding (10% of final scoring)

We know how important rapid team adoption is for a new platform, so we evaluate how easy it is to learn and use a tool with minimal training. We evaluate how quickly a team member can get set up and start using the tool with no experience. High scoring solutions indicate little or no support is required.

Customer Support (10% of final scoring)

We review how quick and easy it is to get unstuck and find help by phone, live chat, or knowledge base. Tools and companies that provide real-time support score best, while chatbots score worst.

Customer Reviews (10% of final scoring)

Beyond our own testing and evaluation, we consider the net promoter score from current and past customers. We review their likelihood, given the option, to choose the tool again for the core functionality. A high scoring software reflects a high net promoter score from current or past customers.

Value for Money (10% of final scoring)

Lastly, in consideration of all the other criteria, we review the average price of entry level plans against the core features and consider the value of the other evaluation criteria. Software that delivers more, for less, will score higher.

Core Features

Custom Workflows

Design and automate multi-step processes tailored to your team’s needs. Trigger actions, assign tasks, due dates, and set approvals for any project type.

Task Dependencies

Link tasks to visualize and control project sequences. Prevent bottlenecks by ensuring work starts only when prerequisites are complete.

Dynamic Request Forms

Collect project requests with customizable forms that auto-route submissions. Standardize intake and reduce manual triage for new work.

Real-Time Collaboration

Comment, edit, and share files directly within tasks. Keep feedback and discussions centralized for easy reference.

Resource Management

Allocate team members, track workloads, and forecast capacity. Balance assignments to avoid overloading or underutilizing staff.

Advanced Reporting

Build interactive dashboards and export detailed analytics. Monitor project health, team performance, and deadlines in one place.

Ease of Use

Wrike offers a user-friendly interface with a slight learning curve, making it approachable for most teams. Its drag-and-drop functionality and clear layout help you organize tasks efficiently within a shared workspace, including visual kanban boards and Gantt charts. However, some users find the extensive features overwhelming initially. Once you get the hang of it, the customizable workflows and dashboards make managing projects intuitive. It's a solid choice if you're ready to invest a bit of time to unlock its full potential.

Integrations

Wrike integrates with Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Salesforce, Slack, Jira, Adobe Creative Cloud, Dropbox, Box, Outlook, and Zoom, among others.

Wrike also offers an open API and connects with third-party integration tools like Zapier for expanded connectivity.

New Product Updates from Wrike

Wrike Refreshes Whiteboards and Timers
Updated stopwatch and break controls.
July 5 2026

Wrike Refreshes Whiteboards and Timers

Wrike expands Whiteboards with new text formatting options, including heading styles, fixed font sizes, clickable links, highlighting, and improved copy-and-paste behavior. The update also refreshes the Timer, Stopwatch, and Break experience with clearer controls, visual feedback, and saved settings for each activity. Highlights include:

  • Richer Text Formatting: Add heading styles, fixed font sizes, text highlighting, and clickable links to Whiteboards.
  • Improved Text Editing: Preserve formatting when copying and pasting, and update font sizes across multiple text objects at once.
  • Refreshed Timer Experience: Use redesigned Timer, Stopwatch, and Break tools with a new progress bar, clearer controls, and per-activity saved settings.

Visit Wrike's official site for more details.

Wrike Expands Required Fields for Workflow Governance
Wrike shows where custom fields are used across workflows.
July 5 2026

Wrike Expands Required Fields for Workflow Governance

Wrike has expanded Required Fields to support additional field types and introduced stricter workflow gates, helping teams enforce data completeness and process compliance before work can move forward. This reduces rework and keeps task states accurate and auditable across projects. Highlights include:

  • Expanded Field Support: Apply Required Fields to formula fields, mirrored database fields, item types, time spent, and files.
  • Workflow Validation: Prevent status changes until required values, tracked time, attachments, or valid item types are provided.
  • Workflow Visibility: View where custom fields are used through the new Workflow column in the Custom Fields admin list.

Visit Wrike's official site for more details.

Wrike Adds Conversational AI Agent Builder and Template Mapping
Wrike maps template fields to existing workspace configurations.
July 5 2026

Wrike Adds Conversational AI Agent Builder and Template Mapping

Wrike adds a conversational builder that lets users create and manage AI agents via guided chat interactions, leveraging existing workspace configurations. The update also introduces Template Configurations Mapping in Wrike Labs, allowing admins to map template custom fields to existing fields when installing templates into Spaces. Highlights include:

  • Conversational AI Agent Builder: Create, edit, and activate AI agents using natural language through a guided chat experience.
  • Workspace-Aware Configuration: Build AI agents using existing custom fields, workflows, and item types.
  • Template Configurations Mapping: Map template custom fields to existing fields to avoid duplicate configurations during template installation.

Visit Wrike's official site for more details.

Wrike Introduces New Files View and Dashboard Files Widget
Wrike's new Files View makes file management faster and more organized.
June 28 2026

Wrike Introduces New Files View and Dashboard Files Widget

Wrike introduces the new Files View and Dashboard Files Widget to streamline file management across projects. The refreshed experience improves navigation, organization, and file discovery with enhanced grouping, filtering, and gallery behavior. Highlights include:

  • New Files View: Provides a faster, more consistent interface for managing project files.
  • Dashboard Files Widget: Brings the updated file experience directly to dashboards.
  • Improved File Organization: Adds enhanced grouping, filtering, accessibility, and gallery improvements for easier file management.

Visit Wrike's official site for more details.

Wrike AI Agents Get Microsoft Teams Alerts and Smarter Actions
Wrike AI Agents now notify teams through Microsoft Teams.
June 28 2026

Wrike AI Agents Get Microsoft Teams Alerts and Smarter Actions

Wrike enhances AI Agents with new actions, deeper context, and improved workflow execution. The updates help agents automate more tasks, access richer information, and execute multi-step workflows more reliably. Highlights include:

  • Microsoft Teams Notifications: Send AI Agent notifications directly to Microsoft Teams channels.
  • Change Description Action: Rewrite, summarize, edit, or populate work item descriptions automatically.
  • Richer Context and Ordered Actions: Access linked database records and approver decisions while executing actions in a defined sequence.

Visit Wrike's official site for more details.

Wrike Adds Baseline Tracking for Project Timelines
Wrike’s Baseline Tracking highlights schedule delays at a glance.
June 28 2026

Wrike Adds Baseline Tracking for Project Timelines

Wrike has introduced Baseline Tracking for Business plans and above, giving teams a clearer way to plan work and measure schedule performance. By capturing a baseline and comparing it to real execution, teams can better understand slippage, improve forecasting, and report on timeline changes consistently. Highlights include:

  • Capture Project Baselines: Save planned start dates, due dates, and durations for future comparison.
  • Baseline Comparison in Gantt View: Compare planned and actual timelines with baseline bars and delay indicators.
  • Baseline Fields Across Wrike: Use baseline fields in Dashboards, Filters, Wrike Analyze, Formulas, and the API.

Visit Wrike's official site for more details.

Wrike Adds Branding and Short Links for Request Forms
Wrike lets teams customize Request Forms with logos, themes, and branding options.ns in the Request Form design tab.
June 21 2026

Wrike Adds Branding and Short Links for Request Forms

Wrike added form branding and short public URLs for Request Forms to create a more customizable intake experience. These updates help teams match forms with their brand and make shared links easier to recognize. Highlights include:

  • Form Branding: Add logos, customize themes, and remove Wrike branding to create branded request forms.
  • Short Public URLs: Generate shorter form links with optional custom suffixes for easier sharing.

Visit Wrike’s official site for more details.

Wrike Adds Template Installation for Existing Spaces
Wrike’s Space Templates let teams customize names before creating new workspaces.
May 31 2026

Wrike Adds Template Installation for Existing Spaces

Wrike adds improvements to Space and Solution Templates with existing Space installation, expanded template support, and more setup controls. This update helps teams create, reuse, and manage workspace templates with greater flexibility. Highlights include:

  • Existing Space Template Installation: Add templates directly into existing Spaces while keeping installed content organized.
  • Expanded Template Support: Include more configurations like AI Agents, Wrike Whiteboards, budgets, workflows, and custom fields.
  • Template Setup Controls: Customize Space names and exclude tasks while preserving key workspace structures.

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Wrike Improves Request Forms and Workflow Automation
Wrike adds multiple follow-up questions to request forms.
May 24 2026

Wrike Improves Request Forms and Workflow Automation

Wrike adds new request form and automation improvements to simplify complex work intake and project execution. The updates help teams capture more accurate information and reduce manual setup across tasks and subitems. Highlights include:

  • Multiple Follow-Up Questions: Request forms can now trigger multiple follow-up questions for a single response option.
  • Auto-Cascading Responses: Form responses can automatically flow into subitems, subprojects, descriptions, and custom fields.
  • Cascading Field Values: Shared project context can now be distributed automatically across execution-level work items.
  • Expanded AI Agent Support: AI Agents can now read and update the Importance field within workflows.

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Wrike Makes New Gantt the Default Experience
New Gantt is now Wrike’s default view, bringing faster planning and clearer project visibility.
May 24 2026

Wrike Makes New Gantt the Default Experience

rike improves project planning workflows with a faster and more modern Gantt experience. The update adds enhanced scheduling visibility, automatic roll-ups, and streamlined sharing tools for project teams. Highlights include:

  • Enhanced Critical Path: Teams can now view Total Float and Free Float directly within New Gantt to better understand scheduling flexibility and project risk.
  • Automatic Roll-Ups: New Gantt automatically updates parent and subitem timelines without requiring manual roll-up actions.
  • PDF Export: Users can now export Gantt charts to PDF directly from the sharing toolbar.
  • New Gantt Default Experience: New Gantt is now the default view for all users with improved visuals, scalability, and performance.

Visit Wrike’s official site for more details.

Wrike Specs

  • API
  • Batch Permissions & Access
  • Budgeting
  • Calendar Management
  • Collaboration Support
  • Contact Management
  • Contact Sharing
  • Customer Management
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboards
  • Data Export
  • Data Import
  • Data Visualization
  • Dependency Tracking
  • Document Sharing
  • Expense Tracking
  • External Integrations
  • File Sharing
  • Gantt Charts
  • Kanban Boards
  • Multi-User
  • Notifications
  • Project Management
  • Resource Management
  • Scheduling
  • Task Scheduling/Tracking
  • Third-Party Plugins/Add-Ons
  • Time Management
  • Travel Management
  • Workflow Management

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By Ben Aston

I’m Ben Aston, a digital project manager and founder of thedpm.com. I've been in the industry for more than 20 years working in the UK at London’s top digital agencies including Dare, Wunderman, Lowe and DDB. I’ve delivered everything from film to CMS', games to advertising and eCRM to eCommerce sites. I’ve been fortunate enough to work across a wide range of great clients; automotive brands including Land Rover, Volkswagen and Honda; Utility brands including BT, British Gas and Exxon, FMCG brands such as Unilever, and consumer electronics brands including Sony. I'm a Certified Scrum Master, PRINCE2 Practitioner and productivity nut!