Project tools that are not priced per seat

Most of this category charges for every person. These do not: a flat monthly fee, free contributors alongside paid members, or no licence at all. Read from the vendors' pricing pages on 5 September 2026.

Compare the top 4Curated collection, updated Sep 4, 2026

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Basecamp
Flat-rate project tool from US$25 a month for the whole account rather than per seat.
Free plan, paid from $25/mo
CloudSolo and Small teams (2–50)
Flat US$25 to US$299 a month for the whole account, with project and storage ceilings instead of seats.
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Smartsheet
Spreadsheet-shaped work platform at US$9 and US$19 per member a month billed yearly, with unlimited free contributors.
Per user from $9/mo
CloudSmall teams (2–50) and Mid-size (51–500)Free trial
Paid members at US$9 and US$19, with unlimited free guests and contributors around them.
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Wrike
Work management with a free tier for unlimited users and paid plans at US$10 and US$25 per user, sold in user bands.
Free plan, paid from $10/mo
CloudSmall teams (2–50) and Mid-size (51–500)
A free plan with unlimited users at an essential feature level.
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OpenProject
Open-source project management with a free self-hosted community edition and paid editions from €5.95 per user a month.
Free plan, paid from €5.95/mo
Self-hostedSmall teams (2–50) and Mid-size (51–500)
Free self-hosted community edition with no user ceiling.
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Redmine
Self-hosted project management released under the GNU General Public License v2, with no licence fee.
Free
Self-hostedSmall teams (2–50) and Mid-size (51–500)
No licence fee at any team size, under the GNU General Public License v2.
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Project tools that are not priced per seat

Products in this collection

Basecamp

Smartsheet

Wrike

OpenProject

Redmine