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Review · Productivity

monday.com review

A visual work platform with boards, automations, time tracking and resource management for teams of any type.

By the KeenVerdict research desk · Updated November 9, 2026

Features (40%)
7.6
Ease of use (30%)
9.0
Value (30%)
7.8

monday.com is the tool on this list that new staff pick up fastest. Work lives on colorful boards where each row is an item, and the Free plan covers up to 2 seats, 3 boards and 200+ templates. Basic adds unlimited items and free viewers, and Standard adds timeline, Gantt and calendar views, guest access for clients, workflows and 250 automation actions per month. Pro is the first plan with time tracking, along with private boards, advanced columns and 25,000 automation and integration actions per month. Portfolio management and resource management for planning workload and capacity sit on Enterprise, which is priced by quote. Paid plans also include AI credits for the Sidekick assistant, AI columns and agents. For agencies the gap is financial: there are no native rate cards, retainers or invoicing, so it works best as the delivery layer next to separate billing software.

Who it is for

Agencies that want an easy visual board for client work and can add resourcing later on the Enterprise tier.

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

  • Boards, docs and 200+ templates, with unlimited free viewers on paid plans
  • Timeline, Gantt and calendar views plus guest access on Standard
  • Time tracking, private boards and 25,000 automation actions per month on Pro
  • Portfolio management and resource management on Enterprise
  • AI credits, Sidekick assistant and AI agents across paid plans

Strengths and weaknesses

  • Strength: The easiest interface on this list
  • Strength: Guest access lets clients see their boards
  • Strength: Free plan for up to 2 seats
  • Weakness: Time tracking needs Pro
  • Weakness: Resource management needs Enterprise
  • Weakness: USD prices did not show from our location, so the check is pending

Key facts

  • Free plan: Yes, up to 2 seats
  • Paid plans: Basic, Standard, Pro, Enterprise
  • Templates: 200+
  • Guest access: From Standard

Where it ranks

monday.com is No. 5 in our Best Project Management Software for Agencies verdict.

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