{"id":25246,"date":"2021-01-14T09:07:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T09:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toggl.com\/blog\/?p=25246"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:45:22","slug":"free-project-management-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toggl.com\/blog\/free-project-management-software","title":{"rendered":"12 Free Project Management Software Tools for Freelancers & Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Project management tools often get adopted before budgets do. Sometimes you\u2019re waiting on approval. Sometimes you just want to test-drive the app before committing. And sometimes \u201cfree\u201d<\/em> is the only realistic option for now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whatever the reason, this guide will give you an in-depth look at the project management apps that don\u2019t gatekeep core features or rope you into a free trial minutes after signing up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically, this guide covers the following tools: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Toggl Focus <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Trello <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Basecamp <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Notion <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Asana <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Wrike<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. ClickUp <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. monday work management <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. OpenProject <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Plane<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. AppFlowy <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. WeKan <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The first eight are traditional SaaS tools, while the final four are open source solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What \u201cfree project management software\u201d really means<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    In marketing lingo, free<\/em> often does a lot of heavy lifting. Some tools are genuinely no-cost. Others are more like a free sample with a stopwatch running in the background. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To avoid any nasty surprise subscriptions, it pays to know what you\u2019re actually signing up for.  Here\u2019s how \u201cfree\u201d usually breaks down across project management software<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n