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Alternatives to Paymo
21 project management tools sit alongside Paymo in this directory. Below is what separates each from Paymo on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 16
- Cheaper to start
- 6
- Paymo starts at
- Free, then $5.9/month
Why people look past Paymo
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Paymo entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Paymo publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to $16.9/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Paymo pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Project management & team collaboration software
- Starts $19.1 a month dearer, at $25/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 5 tiers to Paymo's 4.
Intelligent calendar management for teams
- Starts $5.9 a month cheaper, at Free.
- 2 tiers to Paymo's 4.
Smart scheduling for busy teams
Priced and rated the same as Paymo on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Organize anything, together
- Starts $0.9000000000000004 a user/month cheaper, at $5/user/month.
Unified platform for feature flags, A/B testing, and product analytics
- Starts $144.1 a month dearer, at $150/month.
- 3 tiers to Paymo's 4.
Open-source all-in-one project management and collaboration platform
- Starts $14.089999999999998 a month dearer, at $19.99/month.
Every Paymo alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paymo (this page) | Free, then $5.9/month | Freemium | 4 | |
| BasecampProject management & team collaboration software | Free, then $25/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Paymo |
| ClockwiseIntelligent calendar management for teams | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Paymo |
| Reclaim.aiSmart scheduling for busy teams | Free | - | 4 | vs Paymo |
| TrelloOrganize anything, together | Free, then $5/user/month | - | 4 | vs Paymo |
| Statsig | Free, then $150/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Paymo |
| Huly | Free, then $19.99/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Paymo |
| Teamgantt | Free, then $24/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Paymo |
| MeisterTask | Free, then $12.5/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Paymo |
| Teamhood | Free, then €9/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Paymo |
| Pipefy | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Paymo |
| Roadmunk | Free, then $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Paymo |
| Taskade | Free, then $6/month | - | 3 | vs Paymo |
| Freedcamp | Free, then $1.49/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Paymo |
| Hive | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Paymo |
| Podio | Free, then $11.2/per user/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Paymo |
| Nifty | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Paymo |
| Tempo Timesheets | $1/month | Subscription | 7 | vs Paymo |
| Sunsama | $17/month | - | 2 | vs Paymo |
| GanttPRO | $7/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Paymo |
| LiquidPlanner | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Paymo |
| ProofHub | $45/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Paymo |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Paymo badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (16)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Basecamp , Free, then $25/month
- Clockwise , Free
- Reclaim.ai , Free
- Trello , Free, then $5/user/month
- Statsig , Free, then $150/month
- Huly , Free, then $19.99/month
- Teamgantt , Free, then $24/month
- MeisterTask , Free, then $12.5/month
Cheaper than Paymo (6)
Entry price under Paymo's $5.9/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
What you would be giving up
Paymo is most often brought in for time tracking for freelancers, project management for small teams, invoice generation and client management. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Paymo is broadly right and the question is cost, the Paymo pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Project Management category lists everything the directory holds, and best project management tools ranks them.
Paymo runs on web, ios, android, desktop. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Paymo alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Paymo?
- 21 other project management tools are listed in this directory, led by Basecamp, Clockwise, Reclaim.ai, Trello. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Paymo?
- 16 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Basecamp, Clockwise, Reclaim.ai, Trello, Statsig.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Paymo?
- Yes. 6 of the alternatives below start under Paymo's $5.9/month: Clockwise at Free, Trello at Free, then $5/user/month, Freedcamp at Free, then $1.49/month, Hive at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Paymo?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Paymo?
- Paymo is most often brought in for time tracking for freelancers, project management for small teams, invoice generation and client management. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Paymo?
- None of the project management tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Paymo alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Project Management, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Paymo against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Paymo covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every project management tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Project Management category, 21 tools beside Paymo. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.