A Monday alternative that carries the project to the invoice
monday.com is a highly configurable work platform, valued for its boards, automations and forms. If you are looking for a Monday alternative focused on client projects, from signed quote to invoice, ProjectLead is worth a try.
Free for 3 ongoing projects, no credit card and no time limit.
What ProjectLead takes from Monday
ProjectLead draws on what users like in monday.com: "when... then..." automations, public request forms and a workload view per person and per week.
Tasks appear as a board, a list, a Gantt chart and a calendar. They have subtasks, checklists, comments with @mentions and files.
- "When... then..." automations
- Public request forms
- Workload per person
- 4 views of the same tasks
What ProjectLead adds for client projects
ProjectLead is built around a project sold to a client. You do not design your own boards: stages, budget in hours and amount, members with their rates and client follow-up are there from the start.
Time is logged with the timer or in the weekly timesheet, and each month one invoice draft per project goes to InvoiceLead. See project management with time tracking.
The client follows the project on a public page, without an account, and receives automatic email updates. They book appointments on your online booking pages.
Email, calendars and the Lead suite
Gmail, Microsoft 365 and any IMAP mailbox connect directly: a client email joins its project, a new request becomes a project. With CRMlead, a won deal arrives as a project with the client and contacts. All Lead apps open with the same Lead account, with no key to paste to connect them.
An AI Assistant that acts
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.
Switching tools smoothly
The Free plan lets you try ProjectLead on 3 ongoing projects with no time limit, next to your current tool. Project templates spare you from retyping everything. For a team, Pro+ welcomes up to 5 people. Also comparing with Asana? Read our Asana alternative page.
How to compare fairly
The best test is to run a real client project in ProjectLead for a few weeks, from signed deal to invoice. Look at how long setup takes, whether the team really logs its hours, and whether the client reads the tracking page instead of calling.
Also check what you need day to day: 4 task views, automations, request forms, online booking, connected email and monthly invoicing are in every ProjectLead plan, Free included. If most of your work is client projects billed by time or by stage, that is where ProjectLead makes the difference.
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
Can ProjectLead replace Monday?
For managing client projects (schedule, time, client follow-up and invoicing), yes. For other uses of monday.com, such as custom boards outside projects, each team judges by its needs.
Is there a free version?
Yes: every feature for 3 ongoing projects and one person, with no time limit.
Can I import from Monday?
ProjectLead has no direct import from monday.com. Project templates and the AI Assistant help you rebuild your projects quickly.
Which languages does it support?
English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
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Free for 3 ongoing projects, no credit card and no time limit.