Free
Trello
Kanban boards for planning and tracking initiatives.
Key Features
Boards, lists, due dates, and checklists.
Power-Ups for calendars and integrations.
Butler automations for routine tasks.
Price: Free; paid from ~US$6/user/mo
Freemium
ClickUp
Work management with docs, tasks, goals, and AI add-ons.
Key Features
Tasks, docs, dashboards, and whiteboards in one.
Automations and templates for plans.
Scales from personal to enterprise.
Price: Free forever; paid from ~US$7/user/month
Paid
Asana
Project management and work orchestration
Key Features
Timeline, workload, forms, and approvals.
Rules and AI features for prioritization.
Portfolio and program views.
Price From ~US$10.99/user/ month
Airtable
Relational databases with views for planning and ops
Key Features
Tables plus Kanban/Calendar/Gantt views.
Interfaces and automations
Free; Tier paid from ~US$20/user
SmartSheet
Spreadsheet-style project planning with automations.
Key Features
Grids, Gantt, and card views with baselines.
Automated alerts and update requests.
Price: From ~US$9/user/mo
Monday.com
Work OS for planning, tracking, and automations
Key Features
Custom
Docs, calendars, and dependencies.
Price
~US$10/user/month
Miro
Online whiteboard for strategy maps and workshops.
Key Features
Templates for OKRs, SWOT, and roadmaps.
Real-time collaboration and sticky notes.
Ideal for remote planning sessions.
Free; paid from ~US$10/user/mo
ChatGpt
A powerful tool for developing business strategies and plans
Key Features
data synthesizer, and research assistant, providing outlines and frameworks for business plans, generating creative ideas,
Price : Free plan Cost: $20/month ( ChatGPT Plus)
Notion Plus
Docs, wikis, and databases with AI writing/planning.
Key Features
Linked databases with flexible pages.
AI summaries, rewriting.
Price
Workspace from ~US$10/user/mo + AI add-on ~US$10/per user/month
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