ManageYourProject vs Monday.com: an honest comparison (2026)
Monday looks great until you meet the seat minimums and the tier walls. Here is a feature-by-feature comparison, with the parts Monday.com does better called out too.
Where Monday.com frustrates teams
- Seats are sold in blocks of 3 — a 4-person team pays for 6.
- Time tracking, formula columns and dependencies need the Pro tier.
- Automation and integration actions are metered per month.
- Gantt requires Standard; workload requires Pro.
- Invoicing and client portals are third-party apps.
What you get with ManageYourProject
- No seat minimums and no seat blocks — pay for exactly who you add.
- Formula and relation fields on every plan, including Free.
- Flat "Agency" pricing for up to 25 people replaces per-seat maths entirely.
- Unlimited automation runs from the Pro plan up.
- Native invoicing and a branded client portal, no marketplace required.
Feature and price comparison
List prices and plan availability as published at the time of writing.
| Capability | ManageYourProject | Monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Entry paid price per user / month | $4 (annual) | From $8–$11 |
| Native time tracking | Yes | No |
| Timesheet approvals | Yes | No |
| Invoicing from tracked time | Yes | No |
| Client portal (unlimited viewers) | Yes | No |
| Gantt / Timeline on free plan | Yes | No |
| Workload & capacity view | All plans | Top tiers |
| AI included (no per-seat add-on) | Yes | No |
| Automation runs | Unlimited from Pro | Metered per month |
| Custom fields | Unlimited on paid | Capped by tier |
| Guests & clients count as seats | Never | Often |
| Seat minimums | None | Sometimes 3+ |
| Flat-rate team plan | $39/mo up to 25 | No |
| Sprints, points, burndown | Yes | Varies |
| Public REST API + webhooks | All plans | Paid plans |
| Offline-capable PWA | Yes | Partial |
| SSO / SAML | Business | Enterprise |
| Data export without lock-in | JSON + CSV, one click | Varies |
Why teams move from Monday.com
- Seats are sold in blocks of 3 — a 4-person team pays for 6.
- Time tracking, formula columns and dependencies need the Pro tier.
- Automation and integration actions are metered per month.
- Gantt requires Standard; workload requires Pro.
- Invoicing and client portals are third-party apps.
What you get instead
- No seat minimums and no seat blocks — pay for exactly who you add.
- Formula and relation fields on every plan, including Free.
- Flat "Agency" pricing for up to 25 people replaces per-seat maths entirely.
- Unlimited automation runs from the Pro plan up.
- Native invoicing and a branded client portal, no marketplace required.
Where Monday.com is still the better pick
Very colourful boards and a big template gallery. If that is the core of your workflow, stay where you are — we would rather you kept a tool that fits.
The price difference on a 15-person team
Monday.com lists at $9–$19/user/mo (3-seat minimum). At the top of that range, 15 people costs $3,420/year. The same team on our Pro plan billed annually costs $720/year — a saving of $2,700 per year (79%). Add the time tracker and invoicing tool most teams buy alongside Monday.com and the gap widens further.
Migrating from Monday.com
Export each board to Excel and import. Column types map onto our custom field types, including formulas. Switch from Monday.com and we credit your first three months of Pro.
Frequently asked
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Switching from Monday.com?
Export each board to Excel and import. Column types map onto our custom field types, including formulas. And we credit your first three months of Pro.