Paid plans on monday.com start at three seats, and Gantt and calendar need Standard or above. Pinateca is free for five people, and when you do pay, you can pay for one.
| Tool | Free plan | Cheapest paid plan |
|---|---|---|
| Pinateca | 5 people, 10 boards, every feature | Standard $5/user/mo ($4 paid annually, excluding tax) |
| monday.com | 2 people and 3 boards | Basic 1,300円/seat/mo (paid annually, minimum 3 seats) |
The monday.com free plan: 2 people and 3 boards. No automation, no integrations, no dashboards.
| Plan | Price | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 2 people, 3 boards |
| Basic | 1,300円/seat/mo | Minimum 3 seats |
| Standard | 1,650円/seat/mo | Gantt and calendar |
| Pro | 3,200円/seat/mo | Time tracking, advanced automation |
| Feature | Pinateca | monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Kanban board | ○ | ○ |
| Gantt chart | ○ | Standard |
| Calendar | ○ | Standard |
| List and table view | ○ | ○ |
| Grid, timetable, and resource boards | ○ | — |
| Chat channels built in | ○ | — |
| Comments on cards | ○ | ○ |
| Custom fields | ○ | ○ |
| Import from Trello | ○ | ○ |
| Built and run in Japan | ○ | — |
Compiled on September 2, 2026 from the pricing pages and help articles published by monday.com. Check the monday.com website for the current position.
monday.com is free for 3 boards and 2 people. Pinateca gives you 5 people and 10 boards, so you can put real work on it while you decide.
Seeing a Gantt chart in monday.com needs Standard (¥1,650 per seat per month in Japan). In Pinateca it is in the free plan.
Paid plans on monday.com start at three seats, so a team of two pays for three. In Pinateca you pay for the people you have.
Each tool is better at some things. If any of the following describes you, staying with monday.com will work out better.
There is no automatic import from monday.com. Moving is done by hand.
Free for up to 5 people. A board takes a minute.
Start free