PlannedIt vs Monday.com
Monday.com charges $36/user/month for project management — and CRM costs extra. PlannedIt combines both in a one-time purchase starting at $99.
Quick Comparison
Why teams switch from Monday.com
Per-seat pricing adds up fast
Monday.com charges $12–$28/user/month for project management. Add Monday CRM and you're paying $36+/user/month. For a 5-person team, that's $2,160/year minimum.
CRM is a separate product
Monday Work Management and Monday CRM are different products with different pricing. You need both to get what PlannedIt offers in one app.
Cloud-only means cloud-dependent
All your data lives on Monday.com's servers. No internet? No work. Cancel your subscription? You lose access to everything.
Feature creep and complexity
Monday.com tries to be everything — docs, forms, dashboards, automations. The result is a sprawling UI that takes weeks to configure properly.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | PlannedIt | Monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Sales Pipeline CRM | ✓ | Separate product |
| Gantt Charts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kanban Boards | ✓ | ✓ |
| Calendar View | ✓ | ✓ |
| Revenue Forecasting | ✓ | CRM add-on |
| Recurring Tasks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Project Templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offline Access | ✓ | ✗ |
| Local Data Storage | ✓ | ✗ |
| One-Time Purchase | $149 | $36+/user/mo |
| Free Plan | Yes (board view, 3 deals + 3 projects) | Yes (2 seats) |
| Free Trial | 14 days (all features) | 14 days |
Where Monday.com wins
- ✓Cloud collaboration with real-time multi-user editing
- ✓Hundreds of integrations (Slack, Zoom, Salesforce, etc.)
- ✓Automations and workflow builder
- ✓Mobile apps for iOS and Android
- ✓Large team support (100+ users)
Where PlannedIt wins
- ✓CRM + PM in one app — PlannedIt combines a full sales pipeline with project management. No switching between products, no syncing issues, no extra cost.
- ✓One-time purchase — Pay $149 once and own it forever. No monthly fees, no per-seat charges, no price increases. A 3-person team saves over $1,100 in the first year alone.
- ✓Your data stays on your computer — PlannedIt stores everything locally. No cloud dependency, no data breaches, no vendor lock-in. Export anytime in CSV or JSON.
Cost over 3 years
| Year | PlannedIt | Monday.com | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $149 | $1,296 | $1,147 |
| Year 2 | $149 | $2,592 | $2,443 |
| Year 3 | $149 | $3,888 | $3,739 |
Monday.com pricing based on 3 users on Standard plan ($12/user/mo) + CRM ($12/user/mo).
Who should choose PlannedIt over Monday.com?
- ✓Small teams (1–15 people) who want CRM and project management in one tool
- ✓Businesses tired of paying monthly per-seat fees
- ✓Anyone who wants their data stored locally, not in the cloud
- ✓Freelancers and agencies who need a pipeline and project tracker without the bloat
- ✓Teams that work offline or in low-connectivity environments
The Verdict
Monday.com is a solid tool — but if you want CRM + project management without monthly fees, PlannedIt gives you both for a one-time price.
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