Best RescueTime Alternatives (2026): 15 options compared
Tools that share a category with RescueTime, closest matches first (most shared categories, then the most specific), then by our score. Costs are estimates for monthly billing based on each tool's listed plans. Our methodology
| # | Tool | Score | Free tier | Starting price | Est. monthly cost | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4/10 | Yes | $9/mo | FreeLite | ||
| 1 |  A visual, board-based work management platform for planning projects, tracking tasks, and automating workflows, for teams from small businesses to enterprises. | 7.3/10 | Yes | €9/user/mo | €90/moBasic | |
| 2 |  JetBrains' issue tracker and project management tool for software and business teams, with agile boards, Gantt charts, a knowledge base, and a helpdesk. | 7.3/10 | Yes | $5/user/mo | FreeFree | |
| 3 |  Cloud project management software with tasks, Gantt charts, timesheets, issue tracking and automation, built for small and mid-sized teams using the Zoho suite. | 7.3/10 | Yes | $4/user/mo | $140/moUltimate | |
| 4 |  Atlassian's work and issue-tracking platform for planning, tracking, and shipping projects, with scrum and kanban boards built mainly for software and technical teams. | 7.3/10 | Yes | $8/user/mo | FreeFree | |
| 5 |  SmartSuite is a no-code work management platform that teams use to build project, process and operations solutions with views, automations and AI agents. | 7.3/10 | No | $20/user/mo | $200/moTeam | |
| 6 |  Odoo is an open-source business suite whose CRM app handles leads, pipelines, calling, and reporting for small and mid-sized companies, with ERP modules available alongside it. | 7.2/10 | Yes | €31/user/mo | FreeOne App Free | |
| 7 |  Microsoft's cloud suite for software teams, combining Azure Boards agile planning with Git repos, CI/CD pipelines, test plans, artifacts and wikis. | 7.2/10 | Yes | $6/user/mo | FreeStakeholder | |
| 8 |  Google Sheets is a browser-based spreadsheet in Google Workspace that teams can edit together and often use to track simple projects and tasks. | 7.2/10 | No | €7/user/mo | €136/moBusiness Standard | |
| 9 |  Everhour is a time tracking tool for teams and agencies that adds timers, budgets, resource planning and invoicing to existing project management apps. | 7.1/10 | Yes | $9/user/mo | $85/moTeam | |
| 10 |  ClickUp is a work management platform with tasks, docs, chat, automations, AI agents and a CRM layer for contacts, companies and deals, aimed at business teams. | 7.1/10 | Yes | $12/user/mo | FreeFree Forever | |
| 11 |  Connected workspace combining docs, wikis, relational databases and AI agents that teams use for knowledge management and lightweight project tracking. | 7.1/10 | Yes | $12/user/mo | FreeFree | |
| 12 |  HaloPSA is a professional services automation platform for managed service providers and IT service teams. It combines ticketing, projects, time tracking, billing and reporting. | 7.1/10 | No | £66/user/mo | Contact for pricing | |
| 13 |  Slack is a channel-based messaging platform from Salesforce, with Lists, canvases, huddles and Workflow Builder for team coordination and light task tracking. | 7.1/10 | Yes | €8/user/mo | FreeFree | |
| 14 |  Mural is a visual collaboration whiteboard for teams that run workshops, brainstorms, agile planning and retrospectives, with facilitation tools and enterprise security controls. | 7/10 | Yes | $12/user/mo | FreeFree | |
| 15 |  OnePlan is a strategic portfolio and work management platform built on the Microsoft cloud for PMOs and enterprises that manage projects, resources, and budgets. | 7/10 | No | $10/user/mo | $100/moBasic |