# Free alternatives to monday.com

> monday.com (Basic) costs $108 a year. Free alternatives: OpenProject and Plane. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/monday/
- Category: Tasks & Projects (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/tasks-and-projects/)
- Vendor: monday.com
- Plan: Basic
- Price: $9/month, $108/year
- Billing: per seat, billed annually (seat minimum applies)
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Basic $ 9 seat / month ... billed annually"
- Price source: https://monday.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### OpenProject

- Website: https://www.openproject.org
- Repository: https://github.com/opf/openproject (16,416 stars, last push 2026-10-14)
- License: GPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/openproject/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Plane

- Website: https://plane.so
- Repository: https://github.com/makeplane/plane (60,710 stars, last push 2026-10-12)
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/plane/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to monday.com?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are OpenProject (open source, GPL-3.0) and Plane (open source, AGPL-3.0).

### How much does monday.com cost?

monday.com's Basic plan costs $9 a month, which is $108 a year (per seat, billed annually (seat minimum applies)). Source: the official pricing page at monday.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which monday.com alternatives run on Linux?

OpenProject (self-hosted server; web UI) and Plane (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a monday.com alternative?

Yes. OpenProject and Plane run on your own server.

### Are these monday.com alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: OpenProject (GPL-3.0) and Plane (AGPL-3.0).

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