1. monday.com free plan

The free plan is ideal for individuals and teams of two who need basic project management features or want to test Monday.com without any financial commitment. 

With the free plan, you can:

• Create up to 3 main boards to organize tasks and workflows.
• Manage up to 200 items (tasks, subtasks, or milestones) across all boards, giving you enough flexibility for small projects.
• Communicate easily by leaving comments, sharing updates, and tagging team members within tasks or boards to keep everyone aligned.
• Assign tasks to team members, so everyone knows what they’re responsible for. 
• Track progress by updating task statuses like "In Progress" or "Completed," so your team stays informed on what’s happening.
• Upload and share files directly within tasks or boards, allowing your team to access important documents in one place.
• Search within each board using the filter function to find specific tasks or information like names and statuses.
• View all files in one place with the Files view, where you can preview, download, or open files directly from the update section.
• Convert your boards into forms to collect information from contacts, with submitted data automatically added to your board as new items.
• Visualize your workflow using the Kanban View, organizing tasks in columns like "To Do," "In Progress," and "Done."
• Collaborate in monday workdocs, a space where you can brainstorm, plan, and manage projects in a document format.
• Access monday.com apps from its marketplace to enhance your workflow with additional tools and features.

However, the free plan comes with several limitations. 

For example, you can only create up to 3 boards in total, and if you try to create additional boards, you’ll receive a notification stating that you've reached your limit.

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The storage on the free plan is also limited to 500 MB, which restricts the number of files, images, and documents you can upload. 

Additionally, the free plan supports only 2 users and offers basic functionalities, which means you’ll have to upgrade to a paid plan as your team or project grows to unlock more advanced features, increased storage, and expanded capabilities.

To access the free plan, you must first sign up for a 14-day free trial, after which you can downgrade to the free plan.

2. monday.com basic plan

The basic plan is perfect for small teams with less than 50 users or individuals who need more features than the free plan but don’t require advanced functionalities.

The key features in this plan (in addition to those from the free plan) include:

• Unlimited viewers: you can invite stakeholders to access and view boards at no extra cost, so they stay informed without counting towards your user limit.
• Unlimited main boards: you can create as many main boards as you need, all of which are accessible and visible to team members, and use monday.com’s board templates to organize your work.
• Team communication: you can communicate efficiently with team members using @mentions, create teams, and manage files directly through the updates section of each task or item.
• Simple search function: this filter feature lets you quickly locate specific tasks or details, like names and statuses, within each board.
• Limited column center: you can access most of the columns, though advanced columns like the Time Tracking and Formula columns are not available in this plan.
• Files view: you can see all uploaded files in one place, where you can download, preview, or open them as a list or thumbnails directly from the update section.
• Forms view: this view lets you convert boards into forms with a single click and send them to contacts. Each submission creates a new item on your board automatically.
• Kanban view: you can visualize tasks and workflows using this view, organizing tasks into columns such as "To Do," "In Progress," and "Done."

• Dashboards: you can create dashboards to display project progress using up to 15 widgets, but these dashboards can only pull data from one board at a time.
• 5 GB of storage: you have access to 5 GB of file storage, allowing you to upload and store important documents and media.

3. monday.com standard plan

The Standard plan is the most popular choice and includes all the features from the Basic plan, with additional tools and capabilities to help you manage projects more efficiently. 

The key features in this plan (in addition to those from the Basic Plan) include:

• Limited guests: you can invite up to three guests for free—additional guests beyond will be considered paid members.
• Shareable boards: these boards allow you to collaborate with external users (guests) without giving them full access to your account, making it easier to work with clients or partners.
• Timeline view: this visual feature organizes items by date, allowing you to track tasks and projects in a clear timeline format, which helps with deadline management.
• Advanced filter search: you can search across your entire account, including files, updates, and items, so you can find information quickly across all boards.

• Calendar view: this lets you visualize tasks with timeline columns in a calendar format. You can customize views by day, week, or month, and decide which columns to display on your calendar.

• Map view: This feature allows you to see items with location or country columns plotted on a map, making it useful for tracking geographically distributed projects or teams.
• 250 automations and 250 integrations: Each month, you are allotted 250 automation actions and 250 integration actions to streamline your workflows. With these, you can automate repetitive tasks and integrate Monday.com with tools like Excel, Google Drive, Dropbox, and your calendar. 
• 5 boards per dashboard: you can create dashboards to visualize project progress, track budgets, and estimate workloads using up to 15 widgets. Dashboards on the Standard Plan can pull data from up to 5 different boards, allowing for more comprehensive reporting across projects.
• 20 GB of storage: The Standard Plan offers 20 GB of storage, providing more room to upload and store important files, documents, and media.

4. monday.com pro plan

The Pro Plan is the most sophisticated plan, offering all the features from the Basic and Standard plans, plus additional advanced tools. It is perfect for larger teams or those with complex workflows who need more automation, customization, and control.

The key features here (in addition to those from the Basic and Standard plans) include:

• Private boards visible to the creator and those they invite: these boards are ideal for planning and working on projects before sharing them with the broader team.
• Higher automation and integration limits: the Pro plan offers 25,000 actions each month for automations and integrations, letting you streamline processes and connect Monday.com with external tools without hitting limits.
• Advanced permission and restriction settings: you can control who can view and edit content with permission settings that apply to both entire boards and individual columns.
• Workload view: this feature gives you a visual overview of your team's capacity and task distribution, so you can assign tasks more effectively and manage workloads to ensure no one is overburdened.
• Chart view: this view provides a clear way to track progress, budgets, and project data.
• Full access to the Column Center: you can access and use advanced columns like the Time Tracking, Formula, and Tags columns to add deeper functionality to your boards.
• 10 boards per dashboard: these dashboards can pull data from up to 10 boards, providing a comprehensive view of project progress, workloads, budgets, and more, with access to a variety of widgets for customization.

• Google Authentication: this feature enhances security and convenience by logging into Monday.com through your Google account.
• 100 GB of storage: This plan gives you more storage capacity for saving files, images, and important documents, ideal for teams with larger data storage needs.

5. monday.com enterprise plan

The Enterprise Plan is the most advanced and comprehensive plan monday.com offers. It’s designed for large organizations that require robust security features, high levels of automation, and extensive storage capacity. 

This plan includes all the features of the Pro Plan, plus additional enterprise-grade tools to manage complex workflows and ensure security and compliance.

The key features in this plan (in addition to those from the Pro Plan) include:

• 250,000 automations and integrations: you get 250,000 actions for both automations and integrations each month. This allows for significant process automation and integration with Google Drive, Dropbox, and Excel.
• 50 boards per dashboard: dashboards in the Enterprise plan can pull data from up to 50 boards, allowing for a detailed and comprehensive view of project progress, budget tracking, team workload, and more—all in one place.
• Advanced security features: in case of a security breach, you can temporarily block access to your account to prevent unauthorized activity using the panic button. You can also set custom session timeout limits to automatically log out inactive users, adding an extra layer of security.
• Single Sign-On (SSO): you can streamline login by enabling Single Sign-On through SAML with providers like Okta, OneLogin, or custom SAML solutions, reducing the need for additional passwords.
• HIPAA compliance: this plan ensures your account meets legal requirements for handling sensitive data in industries like healthcare. The Enterprise Plan offers HIPAA compliance to support secure data management.
• IP restrictions: admins can restrict account access to specific IP addresses, ensuring that only users from predefined locations (such as the office or those using certain VPNs) can log into the system.
• Audit log: you can track user activity with audit logs, which provide information on login times, devices used, and IP addresses. This feature helps identify suspicious activity and allows Admins to take action.
• 1,000 GB of storage: The Enterprise Plan offers 1,000 GB of storage, providing ample space for saving and organizing files, images, and important documents.

You also get access to 24/7 premium support with faster response times, ensuring you can resolve issues quickly and keep your team moving without interruptions. 

Plus, your team benefits from the custom onboarding services this plan offers. This ensures your team transitions smoothly and uses the platform’s features efficiently.