--- title: "GanttFather vs monday.com: Free Gantt Alternative Comparison (2026) | GanttFather" description: "GanttFather vs monday.com: monday.com's free plan has no Gantt; it starts on Standard at $12 per seat a month, and dependencies and critical path on Pro at $19. GanttFather includes all three free for 1 project you own." canonical: "https://ganttfather.com/vs/monday/" locale: "en" category: "compare" --- # GanttFather vs monday.com: Free Gantt Alternative Comparison (2026) | GanttFather Free Alternative Comparison · 2026 # GanttFather vs monday.com Choose monday.com if you want a broad work platform that connects to many other apps, because it lists more than 850 integrations, though the Gantt view needs Standard at $12 per seat a month billed annually with 3 seats minimum, and dependencies and critical path need Pro at $19. Choose GanttFather if a Gantt plan is what you need, because the Gantt view, all four dependency types and critical path are free for 1 project you own with 2 editors and unlimited free viewers, and each extra project is US$5 a month. Want to skip the comparison? GanttFather is free forever — start in 30 seconds. [Try free](https://app.ganttfather.com/login) ## What's the difference between GanttFather and monday.com? Side-by-side feature comparison of the two tools across pricing, dependencies, real-time collaboration, AI integration, and platform support. Bold rows highlight the dimension where one tool clearly leads. Feature GanttFather monday.com Free plan 1 project you own, with 2 editors and unlimited free viewers; every feature included Up to 2 seats and 3 boards; no Gantt view Gantt (Timeline) view Yes, on the free plan Standard and above: $12 per seat a month billed annually, $14 monthly, 3 seats minimum Task dependencies Finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish and start-to-finish, with lag and lead in days, between tasks under the same parent, on the free plan Pro and above: $19 per seat a month billed annually, $24 monthly; across projects only on Enterprise Critical path Yes, a toggle in the Gantt and List views, on the free plan Pro and above; monday.com calls it a trial feature How you pay US$5 a month per extra project (US$2.50 billed yearly) and US$2 a month per extra editor seat (US$1 billed yearly); viewers stay free Per seat, with at least 3 seats on paid plans Integrations Azure DevOps, plus an MCP server for AI agents 850+ integrations and apps; Standard includes 250 integration actions a month Sources: [monday.com](https://monday.com/pricing) · [GanttFather](https://ganttfather.com/pricing/). Checked on 18 October 2026. ## Figures and their sources Figure Value Source Free plan Up to 2 seats and 3 boards, without Gantt [monday.com pricing](https://monday.com/pricing) Gantt view Standard and up: $12 per seat per month billed annually, 3 seats minimum [monday.com pricing](https://monday.com/pricing) Critical path Pro and Enterprise only [monday.com help: Gantt](https://support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015643840) Rating 4.6 out of 5 from 6,123 reviews [GetApp](https://www.getapp.com/collaboration-software/a/monday-com/) Checked on 18 October 2026 . ## When is monday.com the better choice? monday.com is the better choice when you need a broad work platform that connects to many other apps. - You connect many tools: monday.com lists more than 850 integrations and apps. - You link tasks across projects, which monday.com offers on Enterprise; GanttFather links tasks under the same parent. - Your team already runs work on monday.com boards that goes beyond project schedules. - Per-seat pricing with a 3-seat minimum fits your budget. ## When is GanttFather the better choice? GanttFather is the better choice when you need a Gantt chart and do not want to pay per seat to unlock it. - The Gantt view is on the free plan; monday.com's free plan has none. - You need dependencies and critical path without paying $19 per seat a month for Pro. - Viewers and AI agents are free and unlimited; you pay US$5 a month per extra project and US$2 a month per extra editor seat. - You can start from one of 100 built-in project templates in 20 categories. - The same tasks show as Gantt, List, Board (Kanban) and Reports, and changes from others appear live. - AI assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can read and edit the plan through the GanttFather MCP server. ## Frequently asked questions: GanttFather vs monday.com Does monday.com's free plan include a Gantt chart? No. The free plan covers up to 2 seats and 3 boards, without the Gantt view. Timeline and Gantt views start on Standard, at $12 per seat a month billed annually or $14 monthly, with at least 3 seats. GanttFather includes the Gantt view on its free plan. Which monday.com plan has dependencies and critical path? Pro, at $19 per seat a month billed annually or $24 monthly. Dependencies across projects need Enterprise, and monday.com says critical path is open as a trial feature. In GanttFather, all four dependency types with lag and lead, and critical path, are on the free plan; a dependency links tasks under the same parent task. How does the price scale for a team? monday.com charges per seat, with at least 3 seats on paid plans, so a team of 10 on Pro pays $190 a month billed annually. GanttFather is free for 1 project you own, with 2 editors and unlimited free viewers. Each extra project is US$5 a month (US$2.50 billed yearly) and each extra editor seat is US$2 a month (US$1 billed yearly). Viewers and AI agents never cost anything. Does GanttFather have templates? Yes. GanttFather has 100 built-in project templates in 20 categories, at ganttfather.com/templates. Can I move a monday.com board to GanttFather? If you have the board as an Excel (.xlsx) file, GanttFather imports it in the browser. Dependencies, priority and descriptions are not part of the Excel import, so you link tasks again in the Gantt after importing. Can AI agents work in GanttFather? Yes. GanttFather has an MCP server with 31 tools that works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP clients, and AI agents join a project free. See ganttfather.com/mcp. ### Still have questions? Drop us a line — we usually reply in under a business day. support@ganttfather.com ## Try GanttFather free Every feature is free. No credit card. 1 project you own with 2 editor seats and unlimited free viewers — extra projects from $5/month. [Get started free](https://app.ganttfather.com/login)