Bitrix24 alternatives for HR and projects
Bitrix24 sells flat plans per organisation: Basic $49 a month billed annually for 5 users, Standard $99 for 50 and Professional $199 for 100, verified 24 September 2026. Small teams replacing it compare ClickUp, Monday, Teamwork.com, Zoho Projects and Keka. For HR and client projects on one record, PeopleMuster is the strongest choice at $3 per person.
Why people leave
- User bands jump in steps. Basic covers 5 users at $49 a month billed annually. At the sixth person you're on Standard at $99, which covers 50. The next step is Professional at $199 for 100 people.
- Monthly billing costs more. Basic is $69 billed monthly, Standard $144 and Professional $289. Teams that won't commit to a year pay the higher line.
- People data and project data want to agree. When leave, attendance and timesheets have to line up with who's booked on which client, you want one record that holds all of it.
The real options
Six products were compared on 24 September 2026 for a small team that wants HR and project work in one place. Each one was scored on its published price, how that price grows with headcount, and whether leave and attendance share a record with project hours. Evaluated from Bitrix24's own documentation and pricing, September 2026; every other figure was read from that vendor's own pricing page. Disclosure: PeopleMuster is our product.
PeopleMuster
$3 per person a month. Every module included, no user bands, from the first person.- Who it suits
- Agencies, software houses and consultancies of any size that run HR and client projects together.
- Where it wins
- Leave with quotas and approvals, attendance, daily timesheets by project, a capacity grid and per-project Kanban boards share one database. Your bill moves by one person at a time.
ClickUp
Free plan. Unlimited $10 a month billed monthly ($7 annual). Business $19 monthly ($12 annual). Enterprise custom. Per user. Verified September 2026.- Who it suits
- Teams that want horizontal work management priced per user.
- Where it wins
- A free plan and two published paid tiers, each with an annual rate.
- Where it falls short
- Business is $19 billed monthly against $10 for Unlimited, and Enterprise is priced by quote.
Monday.com
Free for up to 2 seats. Basic $9, Standard $12 and Pro $19 per seat a month; Enterprise custom. 18% off annual. Verified September 2026.- Who it suits
- Operations teams that want boards and workflows for any kind of work.
- Where it wins
- Three published paid tiers and a free plan for two.
- Where it falls short
- Pro is $19 a seat against Basic's $9, and Enterprise is priced by quote.
Teamwork.com
Free for up to 5 users. Basics $9.99 and Accelerate $24.99 per user a month billed yearly; Optimize and Enterprise by quote. 14-day trial. Verified 24 September 2026.- Who it suits
- Client-work teams that want project management with a free start.
- Where it wins
- A free plan for five and a published per-user ladder.
- Where it falls short
- Accelerate is $24.99 against $9.99 for Basics, and the top two tiers are quote-only.
Zoho Projects
Free for 5 users and 3 projects. Paid tiers are priced on zoho.com/projects. 15-day trial. Checked 24 September 2026.- Who it suits
- Small teams that already use Zoho and want projects with time-off requests and timesheets.
- Where it wins
- Time-off requests and timesheets inside a project tool, with a free plan for five.
- Where it falls short
- Paid prices sit on zoho.com and have to be read there before they can be compared.
Keka
Plans are Foundation, Strength and Growth, priced by region with a minimum headcount. No clean per-seat figure is published. Checked September 2026.- Who it suits
- Service firms that want HRMS and a projects-and-timesheets (PSA) module from one vendor.
- Where it wins
- HR and PSA sold as tabs of one product.
- Where it falls short
- The base price and headcount floor change by region, so the full cost comes in a quote.
Questions people ask
How much does Bitrix24 cost in 2026?
Bitrix24 bills per organisation. Free covers 1 to 2 users. Basic is $49 a month annual ($69 monthly) for 5 users, Standard $99 ($144) for 50, Professional $199 ($289) for 100, and Enterprise from $399 ($579) for 250. There's a 15-day trial. Read from bitrix24.com/prices on 24 September 2026.
How do I move from Bitrix24 to PeopleMuster?
We load your people, leave types and projects with you during setup, at no extra fee. The CSV importer also takes people, leave balances and projects from a spreadsheet export if you'd rather do it yourself. You get 14 days free, so the move is done before the first bill.
Why is Productive.io not on this list?
Productive.io is an agency PSA with a 3-seat minimum, and it has its own page at /alternatives/productive-alternatives. This page ranks tools small teams pick when they want HR and projects under one login, the question Bitrix24 buyers ask first.