Free project management software with nothing held back
ProjectLead gives you every feature in the Free plan: stages, Gantt chart, tasks, time tracking, email, appointments and a tracking page for your clients. The only limit is the number of ongoing projects: 3 at a time.
Free for 3 ongoing projects, no credit card and no time limit.
What the Free plan includes
Many free tools remove the features that matter: the Gantt chart, time tracking or the client portal. ProjectLead does the opposite. The Free plan has exactly the same screens as the paid plans; only the quantities change.
You run 3 ongoing projects at a time, on your own. A finished, abandoned or archived project no longer counts and frees its slot. Project templates and requests to qualify do not count either. There is no trial that expires and no credit card to enter.
- Dated stages, milestones and dependencies
- 4 task views: board, list, Gantt, calendar
- Timer, timesheet and reports
- Gmail, Microsoft 365 and IMAP email
- Client tracking page and booking pages
- AI Assistant, about 10 requests a month
Real software, not a shared spreadsheet
A free spreadsheet can list tasks, but it warns nobody when a deadline slips. In ProjectLead every project has stages and a budget in hours and amount; status reads at a glance: on track, at risk or late.
The online Gantt chart reschedules when you drag a bar. Tasks have subtasks, checklists, comments with @mentions, files and priorities. Recurring tasks come back daily, weekly or monthly on their own.
Time and invoicing, even on the free plan
The timer runs while you work and the weekly timesheet fills up. Billable hours add up per project, task and person, and a CSV export goes to your accountant. See project management software with time tracking for details.
If your company also uses InvoiceLead with the same Lead account, ProjectLead prepares one invoice draft per project every month. The connection needs no key and costs nothing extra, on every plan.
An AI assistant that applies its suggestions
The built-in AI Assistant prepares the work for you: it can propose a full project plan (stages, tasks, milestones, dependencies and dates) or a batch of changes, shown in full on a "To confirm" card. One click on "Confirm" applies it with your permissions; the assistant never sends an email to your clients.
On the Free plan, the assistant is available for the equivalent of about 10 requests per month per company.
When to move to a paid plan
As long as 3 ongoing projects are enough, you can stay on Free for as long as you like. When projects multiply, Pro opens unlimited projects for one person, a good fit for freelancers. Pro+ welcomes up to 5 people sharing one schedule, as in a small business.
A limit never deletes or blocks your data: it only stops you from opening one more project. So you can start for free with no risk for later.
Get started for free in 5 steps
Creating your account takes a minute. You sign in with your Lead account, or create it on your first visit, without a credit card. A short guided tour then shows the real areas of the screen: the menu, search, the AI Assistant and your profile.
Then the easiest way is to start with a real project rather than a sample: the one you are running this week. Within a few days you will see whether stages, the Gantt chart and the timesheet save you time.
- Open a project, from a template or an email request
- Add its stages and their dates
- Create the tasks, or ask the AI Assistant for the plan
- Start the timer when you work
- Send the client the link to their tracking page
Start for free. Move to Pro when your projects multiply.
Free
3 ongoing projects
- 1 person
- All features
- AI Assistant, about 10 requests a month
- No time limit
Pro
Unlimited projects
from EUR 15.83 per month
billed EUR 190 per year, excluding tax
- 1 person
- All features
- For the freelancer running several projects
Pro+
Unlimited projects
from EUR 32.50 per month
billed EUR 390 per year, excluding tax
- Up to 5 people
- All features
- For the team sharing one schedule
See the plans
Pro costs EUR 19 per month or EUR 190 per year, Pro+ EUR 39 per month or EUR 390 per year, excluding tax.
You choose the plan inside ProjectLead (Settings, Company). Once paid, it also opens VisitLead and CashLead at the same level, at no extra cost. Finished and archived projects, templates and requests to qualify do not count. A limit only stops you from opening one more project; it never blocks your data.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Free plan expire?
No. The Free plan has no time limit: it stays free as long as you run at most 3 ongoing projects and work alone.
Do I need a credit card?
No. The Lead account that opens ProjectLead is created without a credit card.
Which features are missing on Free?
None. Every feature is in every plan; only the number of ongoing projects, the number of people and the AI Assistant volume change.
What happens with a fourth project?
ProjectLead suggests finishing or archiving a project, or moving to Pro. Your existing projects stay visible and editable.
More ProjectLead guides
Your next project starts here.
Free for 3 ongoing projects, no credit card and no time limit.