10 of the Top Agile Project Management

Software

ActiveCollab• Great, affordable solution

for small businesses• Easy to use, so no need to

worry about training• Powerful features

Price: self-hosted at $499; $49/mo for up to 15 team members

ActiveCollabCons• Timeline and column view

for tasks instead of Gantt or Kanban boards

Pros• Intuitive• Outstanding support• iOS apps• Can bill the client straight

through the app• Ability to set viewing

permissions

Agile Bench• Simple enough for users

to pick up and use, flexible enough to be easily customized• Powerful reporting tools• Many third-party

integrations

Price: starts at $50/mo for 8 members, three projects, 10GB of storage

Agile BenchCons• A little pricey• No mobile app• No backlog• No way to set user

permissions

Pros• Excellent recorded instant

message system• Fully-fleshed out task

management system• Gorgeous, in-depth

reporting interface

Agilo for Scrum• Powerful communication tool• “Incoming Activity” panel

shows updates in real time• Offers “Sprint Report” and

burn down charts for more data

Price: €10/mo for unlimited users, one team, one project, or €20 for unlimited users, unlimited teams, 1 project

Agilo for ScrumCons• No ability to host more

than one project• No mobile app• Some have noted that the

system is difficult to learn

Pros• Great communication

system• Responsive support team

(24-hour response time)• Well-priced

Atlassian Jira + Agile• Can be used as cloud-based

or self-hosted solution• Offers Scrum, Kanban,

integrates with other Atlassian products• highly customizable, great for

team communication

Price: Starts at $20/mo for 10 users, scales up based on users

Atlassian Jira + AgileCons• There are so many

features that there is a strong learning curve for new users• Switching between apps

can be a pain

Pros• Mobile app• Strong backlog

management• Lots of add-ons so project

managers can customize software to their team’s needs

Pivotal Tracker• Created specifically to assist web

and mobile developers• Supports multiple projects,

burndown charts, user stories, and many other features• Good set of feedback tools

Price: Free for 3 users, 2GB storage, 2 private projects; also free for public projects, non-profits, academic institutions. Starts at $15/mo for 5 collaborators, $300/mo for 50 collaborators.

Pivotal TrackerCons• Support can be slow for

non-paying users• System is difficult to

customize

Pros• Great for Agile software

development• Lots of integrations

(including Jira, Zendesk, Bugzilla)• Supports cross-functional

teams• Free for individuals and

public projects

SprintGround• Great for Kanban• Made with software developers

in mind• Framework encourages

developers to look at feature requests, suggestions, etc

Price: Free for 3 users, 50MB storage. Starts at €45/mo for 8 users, unlimited projects, 1GB storage. At the high end, €8.50 per user per month

SprintGroundCons• Dry aesthetic • Drag-and-drop file sharing

is not an option

Pros• Great for Agile software

development• Encourages customer-

driven product development• Has many traditional

Scrum functions like burndown charts

Targetprocess• Billed as a visual

management software• Solutions for every type of

team member• Easy to pick up

Price: Free for up to 1,000 “entities” (actions). Starts at $20/mo for unlimited entities. Local hosting is $495 per user

TargetprocessCons• Company charges $150/hr

for training on how to use their own product for “free” members (paid members get free training)

Pros• Gorgeous• Unique design that’s great

for enterprise companies

Telerik TeamPulse• Enterprise-level, packed

with features• Great for communicating

with stakeholders- clients have their own feedback portal• Powerful reporting tools

Price: $1,499 for 5 users, $249 per additional user

Telerik TeamPulseCons• Pricey• Difficult to learn• No mobile app• Specific to software

developers

Pros• Great for collaboration

with stakeholders• Lots of Agile tools• Great feedback system

between end-user and Telerik

VersionOne• Eighth

most popular project management software in the world• Visual, easy-to-understand

features• Syncs with ALM development

tools like Jira, GIT, etc

Price: Free for one project, one team; scales up to $175/mo based on users & features

VersionOneCons• Overwhelming number of

features• Free version is very

limited

Pros• Easy to use• Great integration systems• Good for remote teams

ZebraPlan• Great solution for small

teams with big needs• Breaks down tasks into

sprints, which users can drag-and-drop tasks into

Price: basic plan is free, more advanced features available with $7/mo Pro plan

ZebraPlanCons• Many features not

available on free plan

Pros• Super simple to learn and

use• Nice layout• Reasonable pricing

Originally written by Rachel Burger, the full post can be found here