--- title: monday.com canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/monday-com/ category: Project Management Software points: 74 rank: 9 of 11 facts_checked: 2026-10-08 --- # monday.com Board-based work-management tool with a free plan for 2 seats and paid plans that start at 3 seats. 74 points out of 100. #9 of 11 project management tools. Vendor: monday.com Ltd.. Website: https://monday.com/ - Basic costs 9 euros per seat a month billed yearly, with a 3-seat minimum; five seats cost 45 euros a month [1]. - The free plan is limited to 2 seats and 3 boards [1]. - Timeline, Gantt and calendar views, automations and guest access start on Standard at 12 euros per seat [1]. - Task dependencies and time tracking start on Pro at 19 euros per seat [1]. - monday.com lists SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 [2]. Verdict: monday.com suits teams of three or more who want flexible boards and are happy to pay per seat: five seats on Basic cost 45 euros a month, billed yearly [1]. Planning views arrive on Standard and dependencies and time tracking on Pro [1]. The catch is that the free plan stops at 2 seats, paid plans start at 3, and the pricing page does not show SAML single sign-on or a workload view [1]. Best for: Teams that want customisable boards and can meet the 3-seat minimum. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Price | Cheapest paid plan for 5 people | $50.34/mo | 6/12 | Basic, 9 euros per seat a month billed yearly, times 5 seats; the plan starts at 3 seats [1]. Converted at €1 = $1.1186 [8]. | | Price | Free plan | Yes | 6/6 | Free plan, described as free forever, with up to 3 boards [1]. | | Price | People on the free plan | 2 | 1/4 | The Free plan covers up to 2 seats [1]. | | Views | Board view | Yes | 3/3 | A Kanban board feature page describes seeing the stage of each task; plans are not named [3]. | | Views | Timeline or Gantt view | Yes | 7/7 | Standard lists Timeline and Gantt views [1]. | | Views | Calendar view | Yes | 2/2 | Standard lists a calendar view [1]. | | Planning | Task dependencies | Yes | 7/7 | Pro lists Advanced columns, described as creating dynamic dependencies between tasks [1]. | | Planning | Workload view | Not published | 0/6 | Not published on the vendor's pricing page; Enterprise lists resource management without naming a workload view [1]. | | Planning | Built-in time tracking | Yes | 5/5 | Pro lists time tracking [1]. | | Planning | Custom fields | Yes | 5/5 | Free lists 8 column types; Pro adds advanced columns [1]. | | Planning | No-code automation rules | Yes | 6/6 | Standard lists automations, 250 actions a month [1]. | | Teamwork | Guest access for clients | Yes | 5/5 | Standard lists guest access [1]. | | Teamwork | Request forms | Yes | 3/3 | WorkForms page says each submission updates boards; plans are not named [4]. | | Teamwork | Reports and dashboards | Yes | 5/5 | Dashboards page says they consolidate work data from across teams; plans are not named [5]. | | Security | SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 | Yes | 7/7 | The trust page lists SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 [2]. | | Security | SAML single sign-on | Not published | 0/4 | Not published on the vendor's pricing or Enterprise pages; the Enterprise page mentions SSO but not SAML [1][7]. | | Security | Two-step sign-in | Not published | 0/3 | The trust page lists multi-factor authentication under product security without saying users can turn it on [2]. | | Apps and API | Apps | iOS, Android | 4/8 | The Free plan lists iOS and Android apps; the vendor's pages list no Windows or macOS installer [1]. | | Apps and API | Public API | Yes | 2/2 | Developer docs describe a GraphQL API at api.monday.com for boards and items; Standard lists API calls [1][6]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | Free | Free [1] | $0 | | Basic | €9/seat/month [1] | $10.07 | | Standard | €12/seat/month [1] | $13.42 | | Pro | €19/seat/month [1] | $21.25 | | Enterprise | Custom price [1] | - | The pricing page shows euros per seat a month billed yearly; the FAQ says monthly billing is not discounted [1]. ## Strengths - Five seats on Basic cost 45 euros a month billed yearly [1]. - Standard adds Timeline and Gantt, calendar, automations and guest access [1]. - Pro adds time tracking and advanced columns that create task dependencies [1]. - Forms, dashboards and a Kanban board view are documented, and a GraphQL API is public [3][4][5][6]. ## Limits - Paid plans start at 3 users, and the free plan allows only 2 seats [1]. - Prices are shown in euros, and monthly billing is not discounted [1]. - Enterprise lists resource management, but the pricing page shows no workload view on cheaper plans [1]. - The vendor's pages show no SAML single sign-on; the Enterprise page mentions only SSO [7]. ## Sources 1. [monday.com pricing](https://monday.com/pricing), monday.com, accessed 2026-10-08 2. [monday.com Trust Center](https://trust.monday.com/), monday.com, accessed 2026-10-08 3. [Kanban board](https://monday.com/features/kanban), monday.com, accessed 2026-10-08 4. [WorkForms](https://monday.com/features/forms), monday.com, accessed 2026-10-08 5. [Dashboards](https://monday.com/features/dashboards), monday.com, accessed 2026-10-08 6. [GraphQL overview](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/docs/introduction-to-graphql), monday.com developers, accessed 2026-10-08 7. [monday.com Enterprise](https://monday.com/enterprise), monday.com, accessed 2026-10-08 8. [Euro foreign exchange reference rates: US dollar](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/eurofxref-graph-usd.en.html), European Central Bank, accessed 2026-10-08