Nifty
$0at 5 users
Same money$0 at 1 user
Teams of 7 to 30 who want tasks, milestones, docs, chat, time tracking and client guests under one flat monthly price instead of a per-seat bill.
- Also lists intake forms and goals and OKRs
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MeisterTask alternatives
The 9 closest of 11, each with its real monthly cost at 5 users and what it does that MeisterTask does not. See all 15.
Every platform here that costs less than MeisterTask gives up something we verified. There is no cheaper like-for-like, so the question is which feature you are willing to trade, and the cards below name it for each one. That is a point in its favour, not a dodge.
Why people look for an alternative
Portfolios, workload planning and SSO are Enterprise-only and quoted, subtasks and custom fields sit on the $32 Business plan, and the page never shows a US buyer the dollar price because pricing is set by region.
It runs $0 a month at 5 users with the add-ons it forces on you included. Nothing else we list in task and project management tools costs less than that.
The closest thing to MeisterTask
Ranked by how much of what we record for MeisterTask each platform also does. Nifty is the nearest, and it is the same money at 5 users. On every feature this site records, the two are level.
The rest, in order of how close they are
Prices are the real monthly cost at 5 users with the add-ons each platform forces on you included, from the same engine the shortlist quiz uses.
Zoho Projects
$0at 5 users
Same money$0 at 1 user
Teams that want a full project suite, with Gantt, timesheets, budgets and workflow automation, at the lowest per-user price in the category, especially if they already run on Zoho.
- Also lists a calendar view and intake forms
Asana
$67.45at 5 users
$67.45 a month dearer$0 at 1 user
A team that already knows Asana or wants the most widely used project tool, with a clear path from Starter up to goals, portfolios, resourcing and enterprise controls.
- Also lists a calendar view, intake forms, goals and OKRs and boards
ClickUp
$0at 5 users
Same money$0 at 1 user
A team that wants tasks, docs, goals, time tracking and dashboards in one configurable app and is happy to pay per user for the lot, or run a small team on the free plan with no member cap.
- Also lists a calendar view, intake forms, goals and OKRs and boards
Wrike
$0at 5 users
Same money$0 at 1 user
A mid-sized team that expects to grow into resource planning, budgeting and BI, and can commit to a year up front.
- Also lists a calendar view, intake forms and boards
- Does not list recurring tasks
Teamwork.com
$0at 5 users
Same money$0 at 1 user
An agency or services team that bills clients for its time and wants intake forms, time budgets, retainers and client invoicing in the same tool as the tasks.
- Also lists a calendar view, intake forms and boards
- Does not list recurring tasks
monday work management
$60at 5 users
$60 a month dearer$0 at 1 user
A team of three or more that wants colourful boards with automations, timelines and guest access, and an upgrade path to portfolio and resource management on Enterprise.
- Also lists a calendar view and boards
- Does not list dashboards and reporting and recurring tasks
Trello
$0at 5 users
Same money$0 at 1 user
A small team that wants cards on boards and nothing to learn, with a free plan that genuinely covers up to ten people.
- Also lists a calendar view and boards
- Does not list docs and notes, recurring tasks and time tracking
Smartsheet
$60at 5 users
$60 a month dearer$12 at 1 user
A team that thinks in spreadsheets and wants Gantt, forms, dashboards and automations on top of a grid, with free viewers for the people around it.
- Also lists a calendar view, intake forms and boards
- Does not list docs and notes, recurring tasks and time tracking
What MeisterTask is still the best answer for
Small teams that want a clean task tool with notes attached, a free plan with unlimited members, and a modest per-user price, rather than a full project suite.
On this site it is the pick for the least to learn and a free plan a small team can run on. Which is why nothing cheaper here matches it.
MeisterTask against one other, side by side
The pairs people actually search for, each one priced at the same four sizes off both vendors' own pages.
Questions people ask about MeisterTask alternatives
Is there a cheaper alternative to MeisterTask?
Every cheaper option we price gives something up against MeisterTask, which is a point in its favour.
How much does MeisterTask cost?
Nothing, at the sizes we price. MeisterTask's Free plan covers 1 to 10 users, so the figure in our table is $0 at all four. Paid plans add features rather than seats.
Why do people look for alternatives to MeisterTask?
Portfolios, workload planning and SSO are Enterprise-only and quoted, subtasks and custom fields sit on the $32 Business plan, and the page never shows a US buyer the dollar price because pricing is set by region.
How many alternatives to MeisterTask are there?
We compare 11 of them here, every one priced at the same size off its own pricing page, and the whole list of 15 is on the task management page.
Should yours be on this list? If you make task and project management tools and it is not compared here, ask to be shortlisted. Listings are free and cannot be bought.
How to read the feature lines
Two features were checked against each vendor's own pricing page: a price that does not move with users and a free plan. Those are the ones written above as does and does not. The other 14 are read out of each vendor's own pricing page, so an absence there means we did not find it listed, not that the product lacks it, and those lines say lists and does not list instead. How all of this gets checked.
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