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Taskeni vs monday.com
Taskeni vs monday.com
Taskeni is an alternative to monday.com for teams of 3 to 50 who want timelines, time tracking, and dependencies without moving up to Standard or Pro. monday.com goes further on dashboards, portfolios, and enterprise scale.
The short version
Where each one fits.
Choose Taskeni when
- Your team is more than two people and you want to start free (monday.com Free is up to 2 seats and 3 boards)
- You want Timeline and Calendar views without the Standard plan
- You track time and dependencies and don't want to move up to Pro for them
- You want private boards on every plan
- You want AI off until a workspace owner turns it on
monday.com may suit you when
- You run many teams and need portfolio and resource management (Enterprise)
- You want unlimited free read-only viewers on every paid plan
- You need high automation volume: 25,000 actions a month on Pro
- You want a CRM, service desk, or custom apps on the same platform
- You need native iOS and Android apps today
What stays the same
Boards your team shapes to its process, with status, owners, dates, and labels; a table of work and a Kanban view; comments and @mentions; files; guests for clients; and an MCP server for AI assistants.
Feature comparison
Taskeni and monday.com, feature by feature
monday.com details come from public plan descriptions as of October 2026. Plans change, so check the sources below for current terms.
| Feature | Taskeni | monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 10 members; unlimited boards and tasks | Up to 2 seats and 3 boards |
| Table view | Every plan | Every plan |
| Timeline, Gantt, and Calendar | Timeline and Calendar on every plan | Standard plan and up |
| Time tracking | Built in with estimates, every plan | Pro plan |
| Dependencies | Blocked-by links on every plan | Pro plan (advanced dependency columns) |
| Private boards | Every plan | Pro plan |
| Automations | Pro plan | 250 actions a month on Standard; 25,000 on Pro |
| Guests | 3 per board on Free; unlimited on Pro | Standard plan and up |
| Read-only access for clients | Client share links on Pro (no sign-in needed) | Unlimited free viewers on Basic and up |
| Portfolios and workload | Workload view; reports on Pro | Portfolio and resource management on Enterprise |
| Built-in AI | Optional, off by default; metered in credits (100 a month on Free) | AI credits from Basic, scaled by plan; buy more any time. Not on Free |
| MCP server | Every plan, plus a REST API and webhooks | Every plan, OAuth; for admins and members (not viewers) |
| Two-step verification | Yes, with ten backup codes | Every plan (app or SMS) |
| Mobile apps | Install from the browser today; iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps coming soon | iOS and Android apps on every plan |
| Price | Free for up to 10 members with every view; Pro $6 and Business $12 per member/month billed yearly, with a 14-day Pro trial. | Free for up to 2 seats; Basic $9, Standard $12, Pro $19 per seat/month billed yearly (monthly billing costs more); paid plans start at 3 seats; Enterprise custom. |
Views
Board, List, Table, Calendar, and Timeline on every board
Switching guide
How to move from monday.com to Taskeni
- 01
Recreate your boards
Sign up and add one board for each monday.com board you still use. Turn its status values into lists, its tags into labels, and the columns you rely on into custom fields. Taskeni doesn't connect to monday.com directly, so this part is by hand.
- 02
Invite the team
Invite teammates by email before importing so owners can be matched to assignees. Add clients as guests to the boards they need.
- 03
Bring items over with CSV
Export each board from monday.com to Excel (board menu → More actions → Export board to Excel) and save the table as CSV, then use Import CSV on the matching Taskeni board. Taskeni matches columns by name: Title (or Name or Task), List (or Status), Assignee or Owner, Start date, Due date, Labels (or Tags), Priority, and Description. You see what will be skipped before you confirm.
- 04
Add the tracking
Set estimates, link blocked-by tasks, and turn repeating items into recurring tasks. Open the Timeline to check the next few weeks.
Common questions
Is Taskeni a good monday.com alternative?
For small and mid-size teams that want boards, timelines, time tracking, and dependencies without seat minimums on the free plan, yes. If you need portfolios, resource management, high automation volume, or other monday.com products like CRM, monday.com fits better.
Can I import from monday.com?
Not directly. Export a board to Excel, save it as CSV, and use Import CSV on a Taskeni board. Item names, status, owners, dates, tags, priority, and descriptions can come across when the column names match. Updates, files, and subitems stay in monday.com.
How much does monday.com cost compared to Taskeni?
monday.com Basic is $9, Standard $12, and Pro $19 per seat/month billed yearly, starting at 3 seats, and time tracking and dependencies are on Pro. Taskeni is free for up to 10 members with every view, time tracking, and dependencies. Pro ($6 per member/month billed yearly) adds automations, reports, and client share links, and comes with a 14-day free trial. See pricing.
Can clients see progress without an account?
On Taskeni Pro, anyone who can edit a board can create a read-only share link. Visitors see lists and tasks without signing in, never comments, files, or time logs, and the link can expire or be revoked. See client sharing.
How is AI charged in each?
Both meter AI in credits. monday.com includes credits from Basic and sells more. Taskeni's AI is off until a workspace owner turns it on; Free includes 100 credits per workspace a month, and paid plans add a pooled allowance per member.
Sources (checked October 2026)
- monday.com pricing (work management)
- monday.com Support: Get started with monday MCP
- monday.com Support: Two-factor authentication
- monday.com Support: Export from monday to Excel
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