Best Game Project Management Software in 2026
Updated
In short: HacknPlan is ranked #1 of 29 as of 2 October 2026, ahead of Jira and Trello. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Jira. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Zoho Projects at $0.42/mo.
Game production brings planning needs that span task boards, schedules, dependencies, and resource use. Compare Kanban boards with Gantt timelines to consider how each tool presents work in progress and longer-range plans. Task dependencies, resource planning, time tracking, and custom fields provide further points of comparison, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. HacknPlan appears first, followed by Jira and Trello; OpenProject and Linear are also near the start of the ranking. Think about which planning details your team needs to coordinate and track, then compare the available approaches across the entries.
29 game project management software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Task dependencies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HacknPlan | 8.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | €0.48/mo | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 2 | Jira | 8.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $7.91/mo | — | — | — | View |
| 3 | Trello | 8.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $5/mo | Yes | 5 /user/mo | — | View |
| 4 | OpenProject | 8.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | €5.95/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 5 | Linear | 8.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /user/mo | — | View |
| 6 | ClickUp | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $9/mo | Yes | 7 /user/mo | — | View |
| 7 | Asana | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $10.99/mo | Yes | 10.99 /user/mo | — | View |
| 8 | Codecks | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 9 | Zoho Projects | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.42/mo | Yes | 5 /user/mo | — | View |
| 10 | YouTrack | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $5.40/mo | Yes | 4.5 /user/mo | — | View |
| 11 | monday.com | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /user/mo | — | View |
| 12 | Airtable | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $2,420/mo | Yes | 20 /user/mo | — | View |
| 13 | Taiga | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | €5/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 14 | Wrike | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $10/mo | Yes | 10 /user/mo | — | View |
| 15 | Plane | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $6/mo | Yes | 6 /user/mo | — | View |
| 16 |  Tramely | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 17 | TeamGantt | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 18 |  Lucenero | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 19 | Basecamp | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $25/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 20 |  Brainloot | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 21 | Smartsheet | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $12/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 22 |  SoloMode | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 23 |  Questlog | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 24 | Favro | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $5.10/mo | No | 5.1 /user/mo | — | View |
| 25 |  Savepoint | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Yes | View |
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Questions about this list
Which game project management software is ranked first on Inferse?
HacknPlan is ranked #1 of 29 with a score of 8.8. Jira is second and Trello third.
How many of these have a free plan?
15 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Zoho Projects has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.42/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.