monday.com vs Wrike: Features, Pricing and Reviews Compared
- Starting price
- $9/user/mo · free plan
- Ease of use
- 8.7
- Functionality
- 8.9
- Value for money
- 7.5
- Customer support
- 8.1
Best for
- Teams that want to design their own workflow rather than adopt someone else's
- Operations and marketing teams that need dashboards leadership will actually look at
- Companies replacing spreadsheets with something shareable and automated
- Starting price
- $10/user/mo · free plan
- Ease of use
- 7.3
- Functionality
- 7.8
- Value for money
- 7.6
- Customer support
- 7.6
Best for
- Mid-size and enterprise project management teams
- Marketing and creative departments with approval workflows
- PMO and professional services firms tracking budgets
Our verdict
monday.com comes out ahead at 83/100 versus Wrike at 76. Highly visual boards that are easy to customize. monday.com is the better fit for teams that want a highly visual, customizable board. Wrike makes more sense if you need a free plan covers basic task management, boards, and table views at $0 per user per month.
On monday.com: monday.com is less a project tool than a visual database you shape into one, and that flexibility is its strength: boards, columns, automations and dashboards can model almost any process, from a sales pipeline to a content calendar. It is colourful and quick to learn. The costs to watch are seat minimums, the Standard tier being the real entry point (Basic lacks timeline and automations) and automation caps on busy boards.
Features comparison
The 8 project management capabilities we check on every product, ordered by importance to buyers.
| Feature | Importance | monday.com | Wrike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanban boards | 88% | Included | Included |
| Mobile app | 71% | Included | Included |
| Automations | 67% | Included | Included |
| Gantt charts | 64% | Included | Included |
| Time tracking | 59% | Included | Included |
| Guest access | 55% | Included | Included |
| Docs & wikis | 48% | Included | Included |
| API access | 33% | Included | Included |
What stands out in each
Boards and column types
Boards are tables with typed columns (status, people, date, timeline, numbers, formula, files, dependencies). Groups, subitems and multiple views (kanban, calendar, Gantt, chart, map) make one board serve several audiences.
Automations
A recipe-style builder ("when status changes to Done, notify owner and move to group") covers most needs without code. Standard allows 250 actions a month, Pro 25,000; heavy teams hit the Standard cap quickly.
Dashboards
Widgets for charts, numbers, timelines, workload and battery (progress) pull from one or many boards. Dashboards are the most presentable in the category, which is why leadership teams tend to like monday.com.
Work management products
monday work management is the core; monday CRM, monday dev and monday service are packaged variants with the same engine. Buying the right product avoids rebuilding a CRM from a blank board.
WrikeAI agents and Copilot
AI agents run repeatable workflows, and Wrike Copilot answers questions about work, summarizes projects, and keeps tasks moving. Teams can reduce the back-and-forth that normally slows routine updates.
Gantt charts and dashboards
Interactive Gantt charts show schedules and dependencies, while shareable dashboards display the work each person needs to track. AI can scan dashboards to flag overdue tasks and bottlenecks.
Dynamic request forms
Request forms use conditional logic to collect the right details at intake, then route each request into a workflow. This keeps incoming work structured and reduces follow-up questions.
Workflow automation
Custom automation rules handle repetitive steps such as assignments and status changes. Natural-language rule generation lets users describe a rule instead of building it by hand.
Pricing comparison
monday.com starts at $9/user/mo with a free plan (14-day trial); Wrike starts at $10/user/mo with a free plan (Free trial). Plans are shown as the vendors publish them; the BSR Value subscore reflects what you get for the money.
Free
Up to 2 seats, 3 boards, 200 items.
- 2 seats
- 3 boards
- Unlimited docs
- 200+ templates
Basic
Unlimited boards and items, 5GB storage, one dashboard per board.
- Unlimited items
- Unlimited free viewers
- 5GB storage
- Prioritised support
Standard
Timeline, Gantt, guest access, 250 automation and integration actions.
- Timeline and Gantt
- Calendar view
- Guest access
- 250 automations/mo
Pro
Private boards, time tracking, formulas, 25,000 automations.
- Private boards
- Time tracking
- Formula column
- 25,000 automations/mo
Seats are sold in minimum packs (3 on paid plans, in bundles above that), so a two-person team pays for three. Prices shown are annual; monthly billing is roughly 18% more. Automation and integration actions are capped per plan. Guest access starts at Standard; free viewers are unlimited.
Value for money: 7.5/10 · Monthly, Annual, Minimum 3 seats · Vendor pricing page ↗
WrikeFree
For individuals and small groups who need basic task and project management without a paid subscription.
- Web, desktop, and mobile apps for Windows, Mac, iPhone, and Android
- Project and task management with assignments and attached files
- Drag-and-drop Kanban board view
- Spreadsheet-style table view
Team
For small teams of 2 to 15 users who want shared dashboards, Gantt charts, and AI assistance.
- 2 to 15 users
- AI Essentials, including AI content and editing, comment summary, and board AI
- Shareable dashboard that can be tailored to the work each person needs to see
- Interactive Gantt charts
Business
For growing teams of 5 to 200 users that need customizable workflows and a starter set of AI agent actions.
- 5 to 200 users
- AI Elite features, including a starter pack of AI Elite actions for AI agents
- Templatize your work to set up projects and workflows quickly
- Standard integration
Pinnacle
For complex workflows that need advanced resource planning, budgeting, and reporting.
- Three times more AI Elite actions per month than Business
- Advanced resource and capacity planning with role management and custom user fields
- Budgeting to track project, portfolio, and client financials with billable hours
- Advanced reporting and BI with forecasting and third-party data
Team and Business are priced per user per month, with Team billed annually. A free two-week trial is available with no credit card required, and the Free plan is available without a trial. Wrike Whiteboard is sold as a $15 per user per month add-on, and Wrike Integrate is custom-priced.
Value for money: 7.6/10
Integrations comparison
8 integrations in common · 11 only in monday.com · 72 only in Wrike. Logos link to our review when we cover the tool.
Both connect to
Only Wrike72Which one is best for my use case?
Who each product is built for, who should look elsewhere, and the jobs it gets bought for, from our editorial review and the vendor's own customer profile.
Ideal for
- Teams that want to design their own workflow rather than adopt someone else's
- Operations and marketing teams that need dashboards leadership will actually look at
- Companies replacing spreadsheets with something shareable and automated
Not for
- Teams that need only simple task lists; the Basic plan is thin and Standard is the real floor
- Organisations with strict seat budgets; minimum seat packs raise the effective price
- Teams who want opinionated project structure out of the box (Asana does this better)
Common use cases
Sells to: Small businesses, Mid-size companies, Enterprises. Common industries: Marketing and creative, Operations, Construction, SaaS and technology, Real estate, Nonprofits.
WrikeIdeal for
- Mid-size and enterprise project management teams
- Marketing and creative departments with approval workflows
- PMO and professional services firms tracking budgets
Not for
- Individuals who need only a simple personal to-do list
- Buyers who need published pricing for the top tiers
Common use cases
Sells to: Freelancers, Small businesses, Mid size businesses, Enterprises.
Support, training and setup
How you get help, how you learn the product, and how fast you can be running.
- Support score
- 8.1/10Leads
- Ease of use
- 8.7/10Leads
- Support channels
- 24/7 support (all plans)
- Help center
- Community
- Dedicated customer success (Enterprise)
- Training
- monday.com Academy
- Documentation
- Webinars
- Template center
- Tailored onboarding (Enterprise)
- Deployment
- Cloud / SaaS
- iOS app
- Android app
- Mac app
- Windows app
- Typical setup
- Same day
- Languages
- English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian +8
Wrike- Support score
- 7.6/10
- Ease of use
- 7.3/10
- Support channels
- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat
- Training
- In Person
- Live Online
- Webinars
- Documentation
- Videos
- Deployment
- Web
- Typical setup
- Not published
- Languages
- English, Dansk, Deutsch, Español, Français, Bahasa Indonesia +12
Security and reliability
Certifications and controls as published by each vendor. We list them; we don't audit them.
- Security
- SOC 2 Type II
- ISO 27001
- GDPR
- HIPAA (Enterprise)
- SSO (Pro+)
- Two-factor authentication
- Audit log (Enterprise)
- Public API
- Yes
- Mobile apps
- iOS · Android
- Company
- Tel Aviv, Israel · 2,500+ employees · founded 2012
Wrike- Security
- Customer-managed encryption keys (Wrike Lock)
- Enterprise-grade permissions model applied to AI actions
- Uptime over 99.9%
- Publicly available security overview and vulnerability reporting process
- Public API
- Yes
- Mobile apps
- None published
- Company
- San Diego, California, United States · 1,000+ employees · founded 2006
Pros and cons
Our editors' pros and cons for each product. No user reviews have been published for these products yet.
Pros
- Highly visual boards that are easy to customize
- No-code automations and dashboards
- Broad use beyond project management: CRM, HR, marketing
Cons
- Three-seat minimum and seat bundles on paid plans
- Time tracking and advanced features need Pro or above
- Can become cluttered on large, complex projects
WrikePros
- A free plan covers basic task management, boards, and table views at $0 per user per month.
- The Team plan starts at $10 per user per month billed annually, with a clear 2 to 15 user range.
- Customer-managed encryption keys through Wrike Lock give security teams direct control over data access.
- Integrations span more than 400 apps, including Jira, GitHub, Salesforce, and Microsoft Teams.
Cons
- Pinnacle and Apex pricing is available only on request, which makes budgeting harder for buyers comparing tiers.
- Advanced resource planning, budgeting, and advanced reporting are reserved for Pinnacle and above.
- Wrike Whiteboard costs $15 per user per month as an add-on outside the Apex plan.
Full side-by-side table
monday.com leads in 5 of 6 rows where they differ. Green marks the leader in each row.
Wrike 76Leads 1 of 6 rows · Best for mid-size and enterprise teams that need governed project delivery, AI-assisted workflows, and broad app integrations.| Feature | monday.com Best for teams that want a highly visual, customizable board | Wrike Best for mid-size and enterprise teams that need governed project delivery, AI-assisted workflows, and broad app integrations. |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| BSR score | 83 | 76 |
| Ease | 8.7 | 7.3 |
| Features | 8.9 | 7.8 |
| Value | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Support | 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Pricing | ||
| Starting price | $9/user/mo | $10/user/mo |
| Free plan | Included | Included |
| Free trial | 14-day trial | Free trial |
| Features | ||
| Features included | 8 / 8 | 8 / 8 |
| Kanban boards | Included | Included |
| Gantt charts | Included | Included |
| Time tracking | Included | Included |
| Guest access | Included | Included |
| Automations | Included | Included |
| Docs & wikis | Included | Included |
| API access | Included | Included |
| Mobile app | Included | Included |
| Details | ||
| Biggest strength | Highly visual boards that are easy to customize | A free plan covers basic task management, boards, and table views at $0 per user per month. |
| Biggest weakness | Three-seat minimum and seat bundles on paid plans | Pinnacle and Apex pricing is available only on request, which makes budgeting harder for buyers comparing tiers. |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Windows, Mac | Web |
| Best fit | 3–2,000 users | Freelancers, Small businesses, Mid size businesses, Enterprises |
Not a match?
Other project management software we list, ranked by BSR score.
monday.com vs Wrike: FAQs
Is monday.com better than Wrike?
monday.com scores 83/100 against Wrike's 76, a 7-point lead. Highly visual boards that are easy to customize. Wrike is the better pick if a free plan covers basic task management, boards, and table views at $0 per user per month matters more to you.
Which is cheaper, monday.com or Wrike?
monday.com has the lowest starting price at $9/user/mo and offers a free plan. Wrike starts at $10/user/mo. Per-user pricing, annual discounts and add-ons change the real total, so price out your actual seat count.
Which has more features?
monday.com covers 8 of the 8 project management features we track.
Do monday.com and Wrike integrate with the same tools?
Both connect to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Calendar, Jira, GitHub and 3 more. Only monday.com lists Gmail, Outlook, Google Drive; Only Wrike lists Campaign Monitor by Marigold, FullContact, Jive.
How this comparison was made
Each product was scored on the same four subscores (Ease, Features, Value, Support) from the vendor's published pricing and documentation, our editorial review, then combined into a 100-point BSR score. Hands-on tested: monday.com. Feature checks use one list per category; plans, integrations, support and security come from what each vendor publishes and are refreshed when listings change. Green marks the leader in a row. Sponsored placements are labeled elsewhere on the site and never touch a comparison. Full methodology →