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startbuddi vs monday.com: an honest comparison

monday.com is a work management platform built on boards, with separate products for CRM, service and software teams and features that open up plan by plan. startbuddi puts projects, tasks, time, docs, chat and client portals in one workspace with customers and invoices, which suits small teams that want one account for both.

We make startbuddi, so we're biased. We've tried to be fair: we list where monday.com is stronger, every fact about monday.com links to its source, and anything we couldn't confirm on their own site is marked "not published". Checked in September 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.
startbuddi

startbuddi is best for

Small teams that want work, customers and invoices in one account

monday.com logomonday.com

monday.com is best for

Teams that want configurable boards and separate products for CRM, service and dev

At a glance

Best for
startbuddiSmall teams that want work, customers and invoices in one account
monday.comTeams that want configurable boards and separate products for CRM, service and dev
Free plan
startbuddiYes, the Free plan
monday.comYes, Free
First paid plan
startbuddiStarter, $29 a month
monday.comBasic, $9 USD per seat per month, billed annually
Checked
startbuddiPrice book, October 2026
monday.comSeptember 2026

Where each one is stronger

The short version. monday.com first, because it does some things better than we do.

monday.com logomonday.com is stronger at

Mobile appsmonday.com lists iOS and Android apps on every plan, including Free; startbuddi is web only.
Scale of automationsPro includes 25,000 automation actions and 25,000 integration actions a month.
Template librarythe pricing page lists 200+ templates, compared with 14 project templates in startbuddi.
Separate products for other teamsmonday.com sells CRM, service and software-team products on the same platform.
Enterprise controlsEnterprise adds resource management, multi-level permissions and a 99.9% uptime SLA.

startbuddi is stronger at

Gantt, dependencies and time tracking in Workthese are part of startbuddi Work rather than split across higher tiers.
Clients, projects and invoices togethera project can be linked to a customer record, and its Budget tab pulls project expenses from Money Manager.
Client portals without seatsclients sign in with an email link to follow projects, approve deliverables, message you and see invoices (paid plans; Free can build and preview).
Contracts and e-signatures in Documents15 contract templates, plus signers and signature fields you place on the document before sending.
Whiteboards that become tasksselect sticky notes and turn them into project tasks, with Chip able to brainstorm and group ideas (uses Chip credits).

Feature by feature

Each monday.com value links to where we found it. Anything their site doesn't state is marked "not published".

startbuddi and monday.com, feature by feature
Featurestartbuddimonday.com
Kanban boards Yes YesSource (opens in a new tab)
Timeline and Gantt Yes Standard plan and upSource (opens in a new tab)
Task dependencies Yes Pro plan and upSource (opens in a new tab)
Time trackingTimers, weekly timesheets, billable hours Yes Pro plan and upSource (opens in a new tab)
Workload viewManagers, admins and owners Yes Pro plan and upSource (opens in a new tab)
Portfolios Yes Pro plan and upSource (opens in a new tab)
DocsFree plan: 3 documents Yes Up to 3 on FreeSource (opens in a new tab)
AutomationsAutomations are locked on the Free plan Paid plans 250 actions a month on StandardSource (opens in a new tab)
CRMCustomers module in the same workspace Yes Separate product (monday CRM)Source (opens in a new tab)
E-signatures Yes Not statedSource (opens in a new tab)
iOS and Android appsWeb app only; works in phone browsers No YesSource (opens in a new tab)
Free plan seats 1 seat Up to 2 seatsSource (opens in a new tab)

What each one looks like

Real screens, captured by us or taken from the official press kit, each dated.

startbuddi: Projects
startbuddi · Projects. Captured from our own account, personal details blurred.
startbuddi: My work as a board
startbuddi · My work as a board. Captured from our own account, personal details blurred.
startbuddi: Goals and OKRs
startbuddi · Goals and OKRs. Captured from our own account, personal details blurred.

monday.com's own screens are on monday.com's website. We don't show another company's product without a dated capture from a trial or its press kit.

Pricing side by side

List prices as each company publishes them. We never convert currencies.

See startbuddi pricing

startbuddi

  • FreeFree
  • Starter$29 a month
  • Growth$79 a month
  • Scale$199 a month

Prices in US dollars, billed monthly. From our pricing page, updated 7 Oct 2026.

monday.com logomonday.com

Checked in September 2026. Check monday.com's site for current plans.

Switching from monday.com

What moving across involves.

  1. List what is still open in monday.comNote the boards, items and owners you still need. Check monday.com's help centre for its export options before you cancel.
  2. Recreate projects in WorkThere is no monday.com importer, so start each project from one of the 14 templates or blank, then add tasks, dates and people by hand.
  3. Move your client listIf you kept clients on a board, save them as a CSV and import it on the Contacts page, mapping each column.
  4. Rebuild automations and invite peopleRebuild the automations you rely on in startbuddi Automations (paid plans), then invite teammates and set up client portals.

Sources

Checked in September 2026. startbuddi prices come from our own price book. monday.com's website.

Questions people ask

Can I move my boards from monday.com to startbuddi?

There is no monday.com importer. Recreate projects from a template or blank and add open items as tasks; client lists saved as CSV can be imported into Contacts.

Does startbuddi have a free plan?

Yes. The Free plan includes Work, Documents and Chat for one seat, with limits such as 3 documents and 1 whiteboard. Every paid plan comes with a 30-day trial.

Does startbuddi have a CRM like monday CRM?

Yes. Customers is part of the same startbuddi workspace, with contacts, deals, an inbox and invoices from Money Manager, rather than a separate product.

Does startbuddi have mobile apps?

No. startbuddi is a web app that works in phone browsers. monday.com lists iOS and Android apps.

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