monday.com
monday.comBuild Difficulty: 4/5
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Features
65 features across 23 categories
AI(7)
Ready-made or custom AI agents that act autonomously across work processes without time, volume, or language constraints
Credits for running AI-powered features that streamline work
An intelligent, context-aware AI assistant that thinks, recommends, and runs work at scale
One open, connected, and context-aware foundation with shared data layer giving AI full context across people, data, and workflows
Connect to leading AI models like Claude, GPT, and Gemini with flexibility to use the right model for each use case
All-in-one AI bundle with advanced capabilities customized for enterprise needs
AI that learns from documents, workflows, and historical data
AI Agent(21)
Generates visuals aligned with messaging and creative constraints
Analyzes bugs, defines severity and urgency, and determines resolution deadline
Continuously monitors code, identifies issues, and submits actionable bug reports
Writes, tests, and opens pull requests automatically
Tracks key competitors and consolidates signals into a structured snapshot
Identifies contact duplications and proactively suggests merging or removing
Reviews tickets, consults the knowledge base, and drafts relevant responses
Analyzes updates to identify open questions and proactively tags relevant stakeholders
Automatically sources and enriches prospects
Identifies new competitors, emerging technologies, and macro trends
Schedules and confirms meetings by finding suitable times and sending calendar invites
Analyzes meetings to generate concise summaries and action items
Identifies repetitive tasks across workflows and proactively suggests automations
Creates user-facing release notes that effectively communicate feature value
Proactively flags tasks nearing their deadline and sends timely notifications
Manages event attendance by sending invitations, tracking responses, and updating participant status
Qualifies and books meetings automatically
Tracks SLA across active tickets, flags at-risk cases, and proactively alerts managers
Transforms meeting transcripts into actionable tasks
Automatically translates campaigns into required languages
Analyzes procurement requirements, researches, and prioritizes supplier lists
Automation(1)
Customizable automated actions within boards to reduce repetitive work
CRM(1)
AI-first CRM that manages all stages of customer lifecycle from lead to post-sales with AI insights
Collaboration(2)
Give viewers read-only access to data within account
Collaborate on specific projects with outside users without giving them full account access
Core(3)
Customizable boards for organizing work data including projects, clients, and processes
8 different column types for building customized boards
Real-time collaborative documentation that integrates with live updated data using monday.com Real Time Engine
Custom Apps(2)
Build custom business software in minutes within the context of work
Build secure, custom business software with no-code/low-code tools
Data(2)
Use formulas to perform dynamic calculations on data
Run high-volume work across departments on one ecosystem for complete visibility and alignment
Data Collection(2)
Customizable forms for collecting data and information
Customizable forms for data collection
Development(1)
Product for managing development flow from ideation to launch with roadmap planning, sprint management, and bug triage
Integration(2)
Powerful APIs for extending and adapting the platform
Connect monday.com with 200+ external tools to centralize team work
Marketing(1)
AI-powered marketing tool for managing campaigns and marketing operations
Mobile(1)
Mobile apps for accessing monday.com on smartphones while on-the-go
Project Management(2)
Core product for managing any kind of work from tasks to complex projects
Connect projects to a unified portfolio with real-time health snapshots for monitoring progress and alignment
Reporting(2)
Slice and dice data to get actionable insights
Visualization of work data in different ways, combining data from multiple boards for high-level insights
Resource Planning(1)
Plan and balance team workload with tools to assign resources, centralize workforce data, and optimize capacity
Security(3)
Enterprise-grade AI infrastructure with built-in protection, security, data privacy, governance, permissions, and compliance
Robust permissions at every level for full control
Boards only visible and accessible to invited team members
Service Management(1)
AI service tool that manages and automates organization's entire service operations
Storage(1)
Store and easily find project files
Templates(1)
Access to 200+ customizable templates for every industry
Time Management(1)
Track and monitor time spent on each task
Visualization(6)
Visual calendar for managing upcoming work
Various types of charts and graphs to visualize data
Visual timeline and Gantt charts to track upcoming work and ensure deadlines are met
Kanban board visualization for managing workflow stages
Visual timeline representation of work and projects
Canvas for building and visualizing work
Workflow(1)
Visually build, automate, and manage complex cross-functional processes with AI
Pricing
Free
- ✓Up to 2 seats
- ✓Up to 3 boards
- ✓Up to 3 Docs
- ✓200+ templates
- ✓8 column types
- ✓iOS and Android apps
Basic
- ✓AI credits
- ✓Unlimited free viewers
- ✓Unlimited items
- ✓5GB file storage
- ✓Prioritised customer support
- ✓Create a dashboard based on 1 board
Standard
- ✓AI credits
- ✓AI Sidekick (lite)
- ✓Timeline & Gantt views
- ✓Calendar View
- ✓Guest access
- ✓Automations (250 actions per month)
- ✓Integrations (250 actions per month)
- ✓Create a dashboard that combines 5 boards
Pro
Popular- ✓AI credits
- ✓AI Sidekick (lite)
- ✓Private boards
- ✓Chart View
- ✓Time tracking
- ✓Formula Column
- ✓Automations (25K actions per month)
- ✓Integrations (25K actions per month)
- ✓Create a dashboard that combines 20 boards
Enterprise
- ✓Enterprise AI bundle
- ✓AI Sidekick (plus)
- ✓AI credits
- ✓Portfolio management
- ✓Resource management
- ✓Enterprise-scale automations & integrations (250K actions per month)
- ✓Multi-level permissions
- ✓Enterprise-grade security & governance
- ✓Advanced reporting & analytics
- ✓Create a dashboard that combines 50 boards
- ✓Enterprise support (24/7)
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Buying monday.com saves ~$70,680 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 65 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
4 known integrations