The right Agile project management software keeps your team on task, on schedule, and in seamless contact with each other during a project.

But the wrong tools will leave your team confused, roadblocked, lost, and delayed.

With so many options on the market, how do you choose the right one for your team?

We’ve narrowed your search to the top six options available. We’ll review what each one offers and what to look for and consider when choosing an Agile project management tool.

Let’s get started!

## Which software is used in Agile project management?

### Motion

Motion optimizes every ounce of your team’s time. It uses AI and automation to streamline planning, scheduling, workflows, and monitoring.

**Read more about how Motion sizes up against competitors in our blog post:** [**Why You Should Stop Using Traditional Project Management Tools like Monday, Asana, ClickUp, Trello, and Smartsheet**](/content/blog/why-you-should-stop-using-traditional-project-management-tools-like-monday-asana-clickup-trello-and-smartsheet/index.html) **.**

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**Features:**

- Intelligent calendar
- [Kanban](/content/blog/kanban-methodology/index.html) and List project views
- Notes, comments, and file attachments to tasks and projects
- Workspaces
- Project templates
- Automated meeting scheduler
- Team time tracking
- API and integrations with Google tools, Microsoft tools, Zapier, and Zoom

**Pros:**

- Automation of scheduling/rescheduling, task assignment/reassignment, prioritization, and notifications
- Unlimited automation in all plans
- Easy setup and intuitive interface
- Tracking of time spent in meetings vs. on tasks
- Straightforward pricing

**Cons:**

- No native customer collaboration or review features
- Shorter free trial period
- No free plan

**Pricing:**

- Individual — $19/month, billed annually
- Team — $12 per user per month, billed annually
- 7-day free trial
- Calculate your monthly ROI on our [pricing page](/content/pricing/index.html)

### Jira Software

Jira Software is the top tool used by teams that follow the [Agile methodology](/content/blog/agile-methodology/index.html). This is particularly true of software development teams.

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**Features:**

- Kanban and [Scrum](/content/blog/scrum-project-management/index.html) boards
- Drag-and-drop automation templates
- Product [backlogs](/content/blog/sprint-backlog/index.html)
- 3,000+ integrations
- Dozens of pre-built templates
- Customizable workflows
- Dashboards and Agile reports
- Timeline view and advanced [product roadmaps](/content/blog/product-roadmap/index.html)

**Pros:**

- Unlimited project boards in the free plan
- Robust Agile reports, including reports for Scrum teams
- Comprehensive Agile project management capabilities

**Cons:**

- Automation limitations
- Steep learning curve for the non-tech-savvy
- Overwhelming interface

**Pricing:**

- Free plan for up to 10 users
- Standard — starts at $7.75 per user per month for the first 100 users. Annual billing priced by user tier, starting at $790/year for the first ten users.
- Premium — starts at $15.25 per user per month for the first 100 users. Annual billing priced by user tier, starting at $1,525/year for the first ten users.
- Enterprise — priced by user tier, starting at $134,500 for 801-1,000 users, billed annually. For teams of over 801 users.
- 7-day free trial version of the Standard or Premium plans — no credit card required

#### Motion vs. Jira

Jira Software supports Agile projects of all types. However, it was designed for software development projects. Less technical users struggle to learn and navigate it. Motion is a simpler, more straightforward solution with a clean interface. It supports Agile teams of all sizes and industries, not just software teams. It also automates without limits on all plans, unlike Jira.

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Motion creates a balanced daily schedule of prioritized tasks for each team member. It automatically reconfigures schedules to accommodate changes, disruptions, and productivity dips. It keeps the work going, due dates intact, and workloads balanced. Motion has a per-user team rate that includes access to all features. Jira requires plan upgrades and giant price leaps as team size and the need for advanced features increase.

### Wrike

Wrike is an all-in-one [project management platform](/content/blog/the-7-best-project-management-softwares-in-2022/index.html) that best suits larger teams with more complex projects.

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**Features:**

- Kanban boards
- Different project views
- 400+ integrations and Open API
- [Gantt charts](/content/blog/gantt-chart/index.html)
- Automation Engine
- Customizable workspaces
- Work Intelligence
- Real-time reports, marketing insights, and advanced analytics
- Personal and team dashboards

**Pros:**

- Robust, feature-rich Team plan
- Powerful Gantt chart features
- Notable Agile project management capabilities
- Tons of templates, including an Agile-specific workflow template

**Cons:**

- Automation limits
- Difficult to learn
- Pricey for larger teams

**Pricing:**

- Free plan
- Team — $9.80 per user per month
- Business — $24.80 per user per month
- Contact for Enterprise and Pinnacle pricing
- Annual billing only
- Premium add-on features for an additional fee
- 14-day free trial version of any paid plan — no credit card required

#### Motion vs. Wrike

Like Jira, Wrike has a steep learning curve for new users and sets automation limits. You’ll also experience a considerable price jump once you reach 26 users. Like Motion, Wrike’s Work Intelligence uses AI to automatically create daily task lists and prioritize tasks. It even generates subtasks. But these features are only available to free or Business plan users. Motion ensures you know what needs to be done and helps it gets done and on schedule.

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**Read more about how Motion eliminates to-do lists in our blog post:** [**The To-Do List Is Dead. There’s a Better Way to Plan Your Day (And It Can Triple Your Productivity)**](/content/blog/the-to-do-list-is-dead-theres-a-better-way-to-plan-your-day-and-it-can-triple-your-productivity/index.html)

### monday.com

monday.com is a highly flexible work management platform for teams of all sizes.

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**Features:**

- Over ten different project views, including Kanban and Gantt
- Real-time dashboards and reporting tools
- [Team collaboration](/content/blog/team-collaboration/index.html) features, including co-editing, comment sharing, and a collaborative whiteboard platform
- Custom workflows
- 200+ pre-built templates for customizable automation
- 40+ popular integrations

**Pros:**

- Powerful automation features
- Real-time team collaboration features
- Tons of templates
- Unlimited projects, tasks, users, project boards, docs, messages, and viewers

**Cons:**

- Automation limits and integration limits
- Challenging to learn and set up
- Most effective features in the Standard plan or higher

**Pricing:**

- Free plan for up to two users
- Basic — $8 per user per month, billed annually
- Standard — $10 per user per month, billed annually
- Pro — $16 per user per month, billed annually
- Contact for Enterprise pricing or pricing for teams of over 40 people on any plan
- 14-day free trial version of the Pro plan — no credit card required

#### Motion vs. monday.com

Of all monday.com’s plans, the Standard plan is most comparable to Motion’s team plan. It’s also their most popular plan. It’s loaded with valuable features for Agile teams and includes unlimited users. However, it also sets monthly limits on automation and integration actions. Motion doesn’t impose such limits. monday.com helps create and manage Agile sprints, but Motion’s AI-driven [work calendar](/content/blog/work-calendar/index.html) and [daily planner](/content/blog/daily-planner/index.html) balance the workload within sprints, optimizing time and increasing productivity without burnout.

### Asana

Asana is a top work management tool for multi-team businesses and [cross-functional teams](/content/blog/cross-functional-team/index.html).

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**Features:**

- Asana Intelligence and automation features
- Workflow Builder
- Timeline, Kanban, List, and Calendar views
- Custom templates
- 300+ integrations and API
- Team communication features
- Reporting tools
- Workload balancing

**Pros:**

- Robust free plan that includes unlimited projects, tasks, messages, activity logs, and file storage
- Extensive Agile project management capabilities
- No automation limits

**Cons:**

- Steep learning curve
- Among the pricier options

**Pricing:**

- Free plan for up to 15 people, including users _and_ view-only guests
- Premium — starts at $10.99 per user per month, billed annually
- Business — starts at $24.99 per user per month, billed annually
- Contact for Enterprise pricing
- 30-day free trial version of the Business or Premium plans — no credit card required

#### Motion vs. Asana

Asana’s feature-rich plans help teams create Agile projects and [plan sprints](/content/blog/sprint-planning/index.html). But it doesn't automatically distribute the workload among team members, nor serve prioritized daily tasks that adjust as necessary like Motion does.

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### Smartsheet

Smartsheet is a scalable work management platform.

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**Features:**

- [Workflow automation](/content/blog/automated-workflow/index.html) and cross-platform process automation
- Digital asset management
- Team collaboration features
- 80+ integrations and API
- Analytics, reporting, and work insights
- WorkApps custom mobile and web app builder
- Gantt charts, Calendars, Grids, and Cards

**Pros:**

- Free plan with unlimited dashboards and reports and multiple project views
- Unlimited project sheets in all paid plans

**Cons:**

- Automation limits on non-premium plans
- Complicated if unfamiliar with spreadsheets

**Pricing:**

- Free plan for one user and up to two editors
- Pro — $7 per user per month for up to 10 users, billed annually
- Business — $25 per user per month, billed annually, for a minimum of three users
- Contact for Enterprise pricing
- 30-day free trial version of the Business plan — no credit card required

#### Motion vs. Smartsheet

Smartsheet has a lot of features Agile teams can use for [project planning](/content/blog/project-planning/index.html) and collaboration, but it lacks the streamlined optimization that Motion provides.

## What should you look for in Agile project management software?

### Core features

**Integrations**  
Your new [Agile tool](/content/blog/agile-tools/index.html) should integrate well with your preexisting tools.

**Automation**  
Automation is critical for saving time on manual, repeatable tasks to boost efficiency.

**Communication and collaboration tools**  
Top tools include reliable communication features for remote teams of all sizes.

**Management of tasks, teams, and workflows**  
Among key features should be tools to help create and manage a project's tasks, teams, and workflows.

**Tracking**  
Tracking functions help monitor performance and measure effectiveness over time.

### Selection criteria

**Pricing:**  
Consider how much of the budget can your business allocate to purchasing a new Agile project management solution.

**Usability:**  
Evaluate how easy the setup is and how intuitive the interface.

**Flexibility:**  
Your software needs to be able to adapt as your business grows and evolves.

**Project type:**  
The types of projects you typically undertake will help determine the software you need.

**Team size:**  
Some software accommodates specific team sizes better than others.

**Agile framework requirements:**  
Ensure the software you choose supports your business’s preferred Agile framework.

## Choose Motion as your go-to Agile project management software

Now that you know what to look for and consider, you’re ready to test drive your top options.

**Sign up today for a** [**7-day free trial**](https://app.usemotion.com/checkout) **to see what Motion offers.**