Operations · Project and work management
monday.com
Customisable boards for managing projects, workflows and team work
At a glance
monday.com is a work management platform built around boards, where each row is an item and columns track status, owners, dates and other fields. Its core product, monday work management, sits alongside separate CRM, service and dev products on the same platform, with automations, integrations and AI credits included on paid plans.
- Category
- Project and work management
- Best fit
- SME · Mid-market · Enterprise
- Pricing
- See pricing below
- In Adam’s stack
- No
Who monday.com is best for
Small to mid-sized teams outside software engineering, such as marketing, operations and agencies, that want a visual, easy-to-adopt tool they can shape to their own processes. Choose it over Asana or ClickUp when ease of set-up and a colourful, flexible board model matter more than deep task hierarchy.
Key features
- Boards with configurable column types and views
- Timeline, Gantt and calendar views on Standard and above
- No-code automations and integrations with monthly action limits
- Dashboards, private boards and time tracking on Pro
- AI credits included from the Basic plan
- Portfolio and resource management on Enterprise
Why it’s worth it
Teams tend to adopt it quickly because boards are intuitive and can be adapted to almost any process without an administrator. That makes it practical for businesses that want one shared view of work across departments.
Things to consider
- Paid plans start at 3 seats, so a solo operator or two-person team pays for seats they do not use.
- Automations and integrations are capped by monthly action limits per plan, and Standard only includes 250 of each.
- Useful features such as timeline views, private boards and time tracking sit on higher tiers, so the entry price can understate the real cost.
For Australian businesses
monday.com offers an Australian data residency option on AWS in Sydney, launched in July 2023, which it says applies across its products including monday CRM.
monday.com pricing
Pricing as published by monday.com
Free plan for up to 2 seats. Basic $9/seat/month, Standard $12/seat/month, Pro $19/seat/month, billed annually (monthly billing costs about 18% more). Enterprise by quote. Paid plans have a 3-seat minimum and prices vary by billing country.
Source: monday.com/pricing. Checked 8 October 2026. Prices change often, so confirm on the vendor’s site before you buy.
Alternatives to monday.com
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SME
FAQ
monday.com: common questions
Is monday.com good for small businesses?
Yes, it suits small teams that want a visual, flexible way to track work. Note the 3-seat minimum on paid plans, which makes it less economical for one or two people.
How much does monday.com cost?
There is a free plan for up to 2 seats. Paid work management plans start at $9 per seat per month on annual billing for Basic, rising to $19 for Pro, with Enterprise priced by quote.
monday.com vs Asana: which should I choose?
monday.com is generally more flexible and visual, with board-based workflows you can shape to any process. Asana is more structured around tasks, projects and goals, which suits teams that want consistent project management across the organisation.
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