Best Project Management (2025)
Issue tracking and project planning tools for dev teams.
🧊Nice Pick
Linear
Jira's minimalist cousin. All the issue tracking, none of the bloat.
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Nice PickJira's minimalist cousin. All the issue tracking, none of the bloat.
Pros
- +Lightning fast
- +Beautiful design
- +Keyboard-first
- +Great GitHub integration
- +Blazing-fast interface with extensive keyboard shortcuts
- +Seamless integrations with GitHub, GitLab, and Slack
- +Clean, distraction-free UI that boosts productivity
Cons
- -Pricey for large teams
- -Less customizable than Jira
- -Limited advanced reporting features compared to enterprise tools
- -Can feel too simplistic for complex project management needs
Built into GitHub. No context switching if you're already there.
Pros
- +Free with GitHub
- +Tight code integration
- +Good enough for small teams
Cons
- -Limited features
- -Basic reporting
- -Not standalone
Compare:vs Linear
The enterprise default. Powerful but bloated.
Pros
- +Extremely customizable
- +Enterprise-grade
- +Integrates with everything
Cons
- -Slow
- -Complex UI
- -Expensive at scale
For teams that aren't all engineers.
Pros
- +Non-dev friendly
- +Good for cross-functional teams
- +Nice timeline view
Cons
- -Less dev-focused
- -Can get expensive
Tries to do everything. Sometimes succeeds.
Pros
- +Feature-rich
- +Good free tier
- +Highly customizable
Cons
- -Can be overwhelming
- -Performance issues
- -Too many features
The digital sticky note board that somehow became a corporate staple. Simple, visual, and occasionally too simple for its own good.
Pros
- +Intuitive drag-and-drop interface that anyone can pick up in minutes
- +Great for visual task tracking with Kanban boards
- +Free tier is surprisingly generous for small teams
- +Integrates well with other tools like Slack and Google Drive
Cons
- -Scales poorly for complex projects—good luck managing dependencies
- -Power-ups (add-ons) can get expensive and feel like band-aids
Head-to-head comparisons
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