Monday vs Wrike

Monday started off as a project management software, but in order to gain more market share, continued to build tools and expand their offering. They went from being a project management software, to an "all-in-one" tool. They now offer products such as Monday "Work Management" (aka project management), Monday sales CRM and Monday dev (for agile workflows).

‍How Monday Compares

When comparing Asana vs Monday Asana wins in the category of project management. Why? Because Monday is trying to be "all-in-one" tool, meaning they are trying to do everything rather than doing one thing super well. Asana is a project management software, through and through. They aren't trying to be anything more.

One area where Monday stands out is it's vibrant interface and bold colors that adds a sprinkle of fun when managing projects. They have different ways to visualize data, like using a 5 star rating system (for priority for example) or timeline views to see project progress. Dragging and dropping tasks in is relatively easy and intuitive. That said, users have reported Monday to be quite buggy in terms of functionality, so when comparing Monday vs Asana in terms of stability, Asana wins this category also.

While Monday offers tiers for small teams, we'd think there are better tools for teams with under 300 employees (like Asana or Motion). That's not to say that smaller teams don't use Monday (they do), it's just going to take quite a bit of work to set it up for success.

Here are the categories, we'd specifically recommend Monday for project management. You may fit into one or all of the below categories:

• You have complex projects that require highly customizable workspaces and dashboards. For example, you want to create risk registers, RACI charts, retro logs, submittal/RFI/ASI logs, or PMO-Level dashboards. Have no idea what I just said? That's a good sign you should skip Monday and consider a more simple tool for managing your projects.
• You have the budget to work with a consultancy to set up Monday. Without a proper implementation, you will likely not get the most of out of the tool and be left in a soup of features.
• You are a part of a large team (300 employees +) and use other enterprise tools like Jira or Salesforce. The idea of natively connecting Monday in with Jira or Salesforce is a positive for you.
• It's critical to use a project management tool where it's important to collaborate with external team members (e.g. freelancers or contractors)—note: Asana offers this also.
• You have a dedicated project manager who will manage Monday on a day-to-day basis. You do not expect the tool to manage itself.

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Monday Limitations

The main difficulty with Monday is actually getting it setup for success. Many folks create an account, invite their team, pop in some projects and then it sits there as an abandoned tool, with no one on the team actually feeling like its reliable. This comes from not doing a proper Monday implementation (often means working with a consultant). Mapping your processes to Monday and creating team documentation will lead to higher chances of success.

If the above sounds overkill for your business, consider something like Motion as that's more so a project management tool that you can get set up out of the gate and have your team using it fairly quickly (read full Motion review).

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Monday Pricing

• Free Tier: While Monday has a free forever tier, it's extremely limited so we wouldn't consider it a "free project management tool". The free tier is made for individuals or hobbyists at best.
• [SKIP ❌] Basic Tier: $27/mo on annual tier (Monday's website says $9 per seat, but actually forces you to purchase a minimum of 3 seats). We recommend skipping this tier altogether as it's still very limited in features. For example, you don't get any automations or integrations.
• [GOOD ✅] Standard Tier: $36/mo on annual tier. (Monday's website says $12 per seat, but forces you to purchase a minimum of 3 seats). This is the first useful tier, but still has a limited number of automations/integrations. If you need to collaborate with guests outside of your organization, this is the first tier that would allow for it.
• [BEST 🥇] Pro Tier: $57/mo on annual tier (Monday's website says $19 per seat, but forces you to purchase a minimum of 3 seats). If you're a business, this is the tier you'd want to be on. You unlock all the key Monday features including private boards, time tracking, and ample automations and integrations.

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