Top 20 Alternatives to Shortcut in Product Management Software

Shortcut (formerly Clubhouse) is a collaborative project‑management platform built for software teams. Below is a curated list of 20 **free‑tier** product‑management tools that can serve as alternatives.

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#2 Trello

Kanban‑style board with unlimited personal boards, cards, and basic automation in the free plan.

#3 Asana

Task‑list and board view with up to 15 team members, basic dashboards, and limited integrations.

#4 ClickUp

All‑in‑one workspace offering lists, boards, Gantt, and time tracking with unlimited users on the free tier.

#5 Notion

Flexible notes‑and‑databases platform that can be shaped into roadmaps, backlogs, and sprint boards.

#6 Taiga

Open‑source agile tool with Scrum & Kanban boards, backlog management, and sprint planning.

Integrated issue‑board for GitHub repos; supports Kanban, automation, and linking to pull requests.

Built‑in Kanban boards tied to GitLab issues, milestones, and CI/CD pipelines.

Open‑source project management suite with Gantt charts, work packages, and agile boards.

#10 Wekan

Self‑hosted open‑source Kanban board similar to Trello; supports cards, lists, and basic automation.

#11 Kanboard

Lightweight self‑hosted Kanban software with drag‑and‑drop, analytics, and plugins.

#12 Zenkit

Multi‑view (Kanban, list, table, mind map) tool with a free plan for up to 5 members.

Intuitive Kanban board with automation and integrations; free for unlimited users with basic features.

#14 Quire

Collaborative task management with hierarchical lists, Kanban view, and real‑time sync.

#15 Taskade

All‑in‑one workspace for lists, boards, and mind maps; free tier includes unlimited members and projects.

#16 Airtable

Spreadsheet‑database hybrid that can be configured as a product backlog or roadmap; free plan includes 1,200 records.

Online whiteboard with pre‑built agile templates (Kanban, sprint planning) for up to 3 editable boards.

#18 Bitrix24

Collaboration suite offering task management, Kanban, Gantt, and basic CRM in a free plan for up to 12 users.

Shortcut still offers a free tier for public open‑source projects, providing full agile features.

#20 Favro

Flexible planning tool with Kanban, backlog, and sprint boards; free tier supports up to 10 users.

Product roadmap and feedback tool; offers a free plan for early‑stage startups (up to 3 users).