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24 alternatives to F.I.R.E.

Project management - Fast. Inexpensive. Restrained. Elegant.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. F.I.R.E. launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Making Things Happen▲66

   Mastering project management. Theory in practice.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Frme▲242

   Manage all your projects in one place 🛠️

   2019 · orsolo.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Project Guide to Enterprise Product Design▲93

   Free e-book. UX best practices from real projects.

   2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Microsoft Planner▲198

   The project management tool for Office

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Project management OS▲89

   The ultimate project management system.

   2023 · parallelconnect.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Ballpark Projects▲80

   Project management meets time tracking and invoicing

   2015 · getballpark.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Managing Web Projects▲61

   Learn to manage web projects with ease.

   2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   is.team▲83

   Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT connect over MCP, subscribe to a board, and reply in card chat while they work — next to your team, on one infinite canvas. $16/mo flat for 15 people.

   Apr 2026 · is.team · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Story▲155

   A better way to run teams and projects

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Horizonate▲123

    The world's easiest project management tool

    2014 · horizonate.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Freedcamp: Independence▲80

    Affordable project management software, redesigned

    2017 · freedcamp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Balance▲82

    No pressure personal project management

    2015 · getbalanceapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Kirby Project Hub▲73

    Quick and simple project management tool for freelancers

    2015 · project-hub.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Smartsheet▲113

    Project Management and Collaboration Spreadsheet Tool

    2014 · smartsheet.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Wedoist▲72

    Project Management and Online Collaboration. Simplified.

    2014 · wedoist.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Team▲106

    Beautiful Project Management App For Creative Studios

    2015 · randylemmon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Faster, Smarter, Higher▲69

    Managing your career

    2016 · amazon.in · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Speedlancer Bundles▲119

    World's first artificial freelance project manager

    2017 · speedlancer.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Phoenix Project▲61

    A novel about IT, dev-ops, and helping your business win

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Breeze▲83

    Kanban-type project tracker “for serious project management”

    2015 · breeze.pm · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Blossom▲67

    Agile Project Management

    2014 · blossom.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Project Feed▲98

    Project management with built-in file review

    Sep 2026 · projectfeed.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Being Agile in Business▲60

    Simple introduction to agile project management for anyone

    2016 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

24. 24
    HuBoard▲82

    Instant project management for GitHub repositories

    2014 · its alternatives →

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