Alternatives to monday.com

The best monday.com alternatives in 2026

monday.com sells seats in blocks and keeps the talk in updates on each item. Here are the tools teams move to when they want a simpler price or a place to talk, what each costs ten people and what each is good at.

We make Tuff, so it comes first. The others are here on their merits, and some do things Tuff does not.

At a glance.

ToolFor 10 peopleGood for
Tuff$25 a month on Team, for the whole workspaceTeams that want one flat price whatever their number under the plan’s ceiling, and a room in every project.
Asana$134.90 a month on Starter — $222.40 with Slack Pro for chatTeams running many projects that depend on each other.
ClickUp$120 a month on Core, billed yearly, at its regular priceTeams that want to shape the tool to their own process.
Trello$60 a month on Standard — $147.50 with Slack Pro for chatSmall teams that want the simplest board there is.
Basecamp$79 a month on Pro, which runs up to 8 projectsTeams that want a calm, settled tool, and to let clients in.
Notion$120 a month on Plus — $207.50 with Slack Pro for chatTeams that want a wiki and a handbook as much as a task list.

Prices for ten people a month, from each tool’s own pricing page, read on 26 October 2026. Tuff’s are per workspace, in US dollars, plus tax where it applies. All of Tuff’s plans

Each one.

  1. 1.Tuff

    Projects that hold their tasks, chat, docs and announcements together, with AI agents that work in them through MCP, and GitHub pull requests and issues kept on the tasks.

    Good for
    Teams that want one flat price whatever their number under the plan’s ceiling, and a room in every project.
    Falls short
    No calls, timelines or automations yet, and AI agents only on the paid plans.
    For 10 people
    $25 a month on Team, for the whole workspace
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  2. 2.Asana

    Tasks as lists, boards and timelines, with goals and portfolios above them.

    Good for
    Teams running many projects that depend on each other.
    Falls short
    No chat rooms, so most teams pay for Slack beside it, and it is priced per person.
    For 10 people
    $134.90 a month on Starter — $222.40 with Slack Pro for chat
    Tuff vs Asana

  3. 3.ClickUp

    Tasks, docs, chat and dashboards, nearly all of it configurable.

    Good for
    Teams that want to shape the tool to their own process.
    Falls short
    A lot to set up before the work starts, and priced per person.
    For 10 people
    $120 a month on Core, billed yearly, at its regular price
    Tuff vs ClickUp

  4. 4.Trello

    Boards of cards, with Power-Ups for everything else.

    Good for
    Small teams that want the simplest board there is.
    Falls short
    No chat or documents of its own: comments live on the cards.
    For 10 people
    $60 a month on Standard — $147.50 with Slack Pro for chat
    Tuff vs Trello

  5. 5.Basecamp

    Projects with to-dos, a message board, Campfire chat and a schedule, at a flat price.

    Good for
    Teams that want a calm, settled tool, and to let clients in.
    Falls short
    The smaller plans cap how many projects you can run.
    For 10 people
    $79 a month on Pro, which runs up to 8 projects
    Tuff vs Basecamp

  6. 6.Notion

    Pages and databases you assemble into a workspace of your own.

    Good for
    Teams that want a wiki and a handbook as much as a task list.
    Falls short
    Tasks are databases you set up yourself, and there is no chat.
    For 10 people
    $120 a month on Plus — $207.50 with Slack Pro for chat
    Tuff vs Notion

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