Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Making a cool ClickUp/Asana alternative
In the context of a production line, the role of a project management tool is to maintain efficiency in the process. The next step of optimisation is to continuously identify and improve the machines involved. I am building Shram for humans with this in mind. I would love your feedback to build this into something that could replace your current tool! Thank you! :)
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Hey HN, Over the past two years, I've been building Upbase, an all-in-one PM tool. I've tried so many project management tools over the years (Trello, Asana, ClickUp, Teamwork, Wrike, Monday, etc.) but they've all fallen short. Most of them are overly complicated and painful to use. Some others, like Trello, are too limited for my needs. Most importantly, most of these tools tend to be focused on team collaboration and completely ignore personal productivity. They are useful for organizing my work, but not great at helping me stay focused to get things done. That's why I decided to build…
2022 · upbase.io · its alternatives →
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ClickUp 4.0▲674All your work: tasks, docs, chat, and AI with 100% context
Dec 2025 · clickup.com · its alternatives →
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Turn mind maps into lightweight project plans
2025 · xmind.com · its alternatives →
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Matterhorn▲163Simple and light-weight project management tool
2015 · matterhorn.io · its alternatives →
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The perfect multi-project management tool, whether you use Agile, traditional, or both methodologies! Project success begins here.
2016 · zenkit.com · its alternatives →
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Every task & project management software tool in one place
2018 · softwareforprojects.com · its alternatives →
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For a long time (after devouring Atul Gawande’s The Checklist Manifesto), I've noticed a gap in the productivity tool market—most tools don't cater well to repeatable checklists. Task managers handle one-off tasks effectively, but falter with routines. On the other hand, project management software often feels overly complex. What I wanted was in the Goldilocks Zone between Todoist and Jira. For my own personal use, I created StepList. I've used it to assist and track workouts, my daily workday, software deployment and setup, household management, and more. Over the last year I've prepared…
2024 · steplist.app · its alternatives →
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Buildstash▲168Hey HN! We just launched open sign up on Buildstash. It's a platform for managing and sharing software binaries. I'd worked across game dev, mobile apps, and agencies - and found every team had no real system for managing their built binaries. Often just dumped in a shared folder (if someone remembered!). No system for versioning, keeping track of who'd signed off what when, or what exact build had gone to a client, etc. Existing tools out there for managing build artifacts are really focused on package repository management. But miss all the other types of software not being deployed that…
2025 · buildstash.com · its alternatives →
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Smartsheet▲113Project Management and Collaboration Spreadsheet Tool
2014 · smartsheet.com · its alternatives →
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How to run projects to get work done correctly and quickly
2016 · podcast.clearfunction.com · its alternatives →
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A stripped back way to manage projects and tasks in Notion
2023 · selida.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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