15 alternatives · docs, PM & collaboration · 2026
Shortcut alternatives, by price.
Shortcut starts at $8.50 per user a month. 5 of the 15 alternatives below start lower. Standing prices, not promotions — each read from the vendor's own page and linked to its source.
Side by side
What the alternatives cost
| Product | Starts at | Against Shortcut | Free plan | Changes on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortcut the one you are comparing against | $8.50 per seat / mo · Team Plan | — | Yes | none |
| Obsidian Obsidian | $4 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Sync | 53% less | — | none |
| Trello Atlassian | $5 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Standard | 41% less | Yes | 2 since 2023 |
| Confluence Atlassian | $5.42 per seat / mo · Standard | 36% less | Yes | none |
| ClickUp ClickUp | $7 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Unlimited | 18% less | Yes | none |
| Jira Atlassian | $7.91 per seat / mo · Standard | 7% less | Yes | none |
| Evernote Evernote (Bending Spoons) | $8.25 per month · Starter | not like-for-like | Yes | 11 since 2023 |
| Slack Slack Technologies | $8.75 per seat / mo · Pro | 3% more | Yes | 11 since 2021 |
| Linear Linear | $10 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Basic | 18% more | Yes | none |
| Notion Notion Labs | $10 per seat / mo · Plus | 18% more | Yes | 4 since 2024 |
| Slite Slite | $10 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Basic | 18% more | — | none |
| Wrike Wrike | $10 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Team | 18% more | Yes | none |
| Asana Asana | $10.99 per seat / mo, billed yearly · Starter | 29% more | Yes | none |
| Loom Atlassian | $18 per seat / mo · Business | 112% more | Yes | none |
| Airtable Airtable | $20 per seat / mo · Team | 135% more | Yes | 5 since 2023 |
| Basecamp 37signals | $25 per month · Freelancer | not like-for-like | Yes | none |
CHEAPEST PAID PLAN FIRST. “NOT LIKE-FOR-LIKE” MEANS ONE IS PRICED PER USER AND THE OTHER IS NOT, ONE IS NOT BILLED BY THE MONTH OR YEAR, OR THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES. THE RECORD DOES NOT CONVERT ANY OF THOSE.
Questions
Shortcut alternatives, answered
Q1 What is the cheapest alternative to Shortcut?
Obsidian, at $4 per user a month billed yearly for its Sync plan — the lowest paid entry price of the 15 alternatives on the record. Shortcut itself starts at $8.50 per user a month. Trello, Confluence, ClickUp, Jira, Evernote, Slack and 7 more also list a free plan.
Q2 Which Shortcut alternatives have a free plan?
Trello, Confluence, ClickUp, Jira, Evernote, Slack, Linear, Notion, Wrike, Asana, Loom, Airtable and 1 more. Only a plan the vendor lists at $0 counts; free trials do not.
Q3 Is Shortcut more expensive than its alternatives?
5 of 15 alternatives start below Shortcut's $8.50 per user a month: Obsidian, Trello, Confluence, ClickUp and Jira. Entry prices are compared only where both are charged the same way — per user against per user, flat against flat.
Q4 How current are these prices?
Each pricing page is re-read by MarkupBot at least daily. The table shows the standing price of every plan — where a vendor is running a promotion, the price it reverts to — and every product name links to its dated history and the archived capture behind each figure.