monday.com

monday.com
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Overview

monday.com is an AI-powered work management platform that helps teams across all departments collaborate, automate, and execute work at scale. It provides a unified ecosystem with purpose-built solutions for project management, CRM, service management, and product development. The platform features built-in AI assistants, autonomous agents, and workflow automation to streamline complex business processes.

Features

66 features across 18 categories

AI(10)

Agentic WorkflowsAIPremium

Visually build, automate, and manage complex cross-functional processes with AI

AI AgentsAIPremium

Custom AI agents that act where you already work with 24/7 autonomy

AI AssistantAIPremium

Built-in personal AI assistant that thinks, recommends, and runs work at scale

AI CreditsAIPremium

Run AI powered features that streamline work

AI Sidekick (Lite)AIPremium

An intelligent, context-aware AI assistant that runs work

AI Sidekick (Plus)AIPremium

Full power of an intelligent, context-aware AI assistant that understands, connects and runs work

Custom AI App BuilderAIPremium

Build secure, custom business software in minutes in the context of work

Enterprise AI BundleAIPremium

Advanced AI capabilities including AI Sidekick Plus and custom AI agents

Infinite KnowledgeAIPremium

AI that learns from your documents, workflows, and historical data

Multi-Model SupportAIPremium

Connect to leading AI models like Claude, GPT, and Gemini with flexibility to use the right model for each use case

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

AI Agent(21)

Asset GeneratorAIPremium

Generates visuals aligned with the messaging and creative constraints

Bug Prioritization AgentAIPremium

Analyzes bugs, defines severity and urgency, and determines resolution deadline

Bug ReporterAIPremium

Continuously monitors your code, identifies issues, and submits actionable bug reports

Coding AgentAIPremium

Writes, tests, and opens pull requests automatically

Competitor Research AgentAIPremium

Tracks key competitors and consolidates signals into a structured snapshot

Contact Duplicates FinderAIPremium

Identifies contact duplications and proactively suggests merging or removing

Customer Support AgentAIPremium

Reviews tickets, consults the knowledge base, and drafts relevant responses

Follow-up AgentAIPremium

Analyzes updates to identify open questions and proactively tags relevant stakeholders

Lead AgentAIPremium

Automatically sources and enriches prospects

Market Landscape AnalyzerAIPremium

Identifies new competitors, emerging technologies, and macro trends

Meeting SchedulerAIPremium

Schedules and confirms meetings by finding suitable times and sending calendar invites

Meeting SummarizerAIPremium

Analyzes meetings to generate concise summaries and action items

Process AutomatorAIPremium

Identifies repetitive tasks across workflows and proactively suggests automations

Release Notes AgentAIPremium

Creates a user-facing release note that effectively communicates the value of the feature

Risk AnalyzerAIPremium

Proactively flags tasks nearing their deadline and sends timely notifications

RSVP Manager AgentAIPremium

Manages event attendance by sending invitations, tracking responses, and updating status

Sales AgentAIPremium

Qualifies and books meetings automatically

SLA Monitor AgentAIPremium

Tracks SLA across active tickets, flags at-risk cases, and proactively alerts managers

Task CoordinatorAIPremium

Transforms meeting transcripts into actionable tasks

Translator AgentAIPremium

Automatically translates campaigns into the required language

Vendor ResearcherAIPremium

Analyzes procurement requirements, researches, and prioritizes supplier lists

Advanced(1)

Formula ColumnPremium

Use formulas to perform dynamic calculations on data

Automation(1)

AutomationsPremium

Automate repetitive work by setting customizable actions within boards

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Collaboration(2)

Docs

Create and collaborate with your team in real time with live updated data using monday.com Real Time Engine

Guest AccessPremium

Collaborate on specific projects with outside users without giving them full account access

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Obsidian

Core(4)

Boards

Organize all work and data including projects, clients, and processes in customizable boards

Column Types

8 different column types to build boards the way you want

Mobile Apps

iOS and Android apps to stay connected on-the-go and access monday.com from smartphone

Templates

Over 200+ templates for every industry that can be customized to fit team needs

Foundation(1)

Unified Data Layer

A shared data layer that gives AI full context across people, data, and workflows

Integration(2)

IntegrationsPremium

Connect monday.com with other tools to centralize all team work

Open EcosystemPremium

Connect, extend, and adapt through powerful APIs, 200+ integrations, and MCP

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Management(2)

Portfolio ManagementPremium

Connect projects to a unified portfolio with real-time health snapshots for monitoring progress and risks

Resource ManagementPremium

Plan and balance team workload with tools to assign resources and optimize capacity across projects

Permissions(2)

Free Viewers

Give viewers read-only access to data within your account

Private BoardsPremium

Create boards only visible and accessible to you and invited team members

Product(5)

monday campaignsPremium

Campaign management product for marketing teams

monday CRMAIPremium

AI-first CRM that delivers revenue and automates full customer journeys

monday devPremium

Product development platform to ship products faster from idea to release

monday serviceAIPremium

AI service platform that drives resolutions at scale with built-in intelligence

monday work management

Core work management product for managing tasks and projects

Reporting(2)

Advanced Reporting & AnalyticsPremium

Slice and dice everything and get actionable insights from the data

Dashboards

Visualize work data in different ways with customizable dashboards

Security(2)

Enterprise-grade SecurityPremium

Top-tier security features including data privacy, governance, and compliance controls

Multi-level PermissionsPremium

Robust permissions at every level to give full control over access

Storage(1)

File StoragePremium

5GB file storage to store and easily find project files

Support(2)

Customer SupportPremium

Prioritised customer support from the support team

Enterprise SupportPremium

24/7 quality support with a priority queue included

Tool(2)

WorkCanvasPremium

Canvas tool for visual collaboration

WorkFormsPremium

Form creation tool for collecting data

Tracking(1)

Time TrackingPremium

Track and monitor the time spent on each task

Visualization(5)

Calendar ViewPremium

Manage all upcoming work using a visual calendar

Chart ViewPremium

Visualize data with various types of charts and graphs

Gantt ChartsPremium

Use Gantt charts to ensure you're meeting deadlines successfully

Kanban

Kanban board visualization for work management

Timeline ViewsPremium

See all upcoming work in a visual timeline

Pricing

Free

Free
  • Up to 2 seats
  • Up to 3 boards
  • Up to 3 Docs
  • 200+ templates
  • 8 column types
  • iOS and Android apps

Basic

$9/seat/month
  • AI credits
  • Unlimited free viewers
  • Unlimited items
  • 5GB file storage
  • Prioritised customer support
  • Dashboard for 1 board

Standard

$12/seat/month
  • All Basic features
  • AI credits
  • AI Sidekick (lite)
  • Timeline & Gantt views
  • Calendar View
  • Guest access
  • Automations (250 actions per month)
  • Integrations (250 actions per month)
  • Dashboard for 5 boards

Pro

Popular
$19/seat/month
  • All Standard features
  • AI credits
  • AI Sidekick (lite)
  • Private boards
  • Chart View
  • Time tracking
  • Formula Column
  • Automations (25K actions per month)
  • Integrations (25K actions per month)
  • Dashboard for 20 boards

Enterprise

Contact sales
  • All Pro features
  • Enterprise AI bundle
  • AI Sidekick (plus)
  • Portfolio management
  • Resource management
  • Enterprise-scale automations & integrations (250K actions per month)
  • Multi-level permissions
  • Enterprise-grade security & governance
  • Advanced reporting & analytics
  • Dashboard for 50 boards
  • Enterprise support (24/7)

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying monday.com

Monthly$9/mo
Yearly$108/yr
5-Year Total$540

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~7 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyEasy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$108
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$324
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$540
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 66 features at easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a monday.com alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 66 features.

Buy monday.com

Better Value
Monthly cost$90/mo
3-year total$3,240
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$60,000
Maintenance$900/mo
3-year total$92,400
Dev time~5 months

Buying monday.com saves ~$89,160 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 66 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

4 known integrations

200+ integrationsClaudeGeminiGPT