Microsoft To Do alternatives

Microsoft To Do is already the cheapest task manager we track at 1 user (free). Here's how the other 2 compare. The closest match, TickTick, covers 98% of what Microsoft To Do does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.

What Microsoft To Do does

Core: Task & project tracking, Recurring tasks & reminders (partly), Quick capture & natural language (partly).

Important: List, board & calendar views (partly), Universal task inbox (partly), Shared projects & team spaces (partly), Apps on every platform.

Also has: Calendar accounts & events (partly), Time-blocking & daily planning (partly), Integrations & API, Habits & focus timer (partly), Widgets, watch & voice (partly).

Alternatives to Microsoft To Do at 1 user, best match first

  • TickTick: $4.17/mo Annual-only US$49.99/yr; calendar limits unverified (Premium annual plan (US$49.99/year), one user). It covers 98% of Microsoft To Do; missing or partial: Integrations & API (partly). Free plan: Free: 9 lists, 99 tasks per list, basic calendar view, task reminders and cross-platform sync..
  • Todoist: $7/mo Team = 10 Business seats x $10/user/mo, monthly (Pro on monthly billing (solo); 10 Business seats on monthly billing (team10)). It covers 91% of Microsoft To Do; missing or partial: Time-blocking & daily planning, Habits & focus timer. Free plan: Beginner is free: 5 personal projects, 5 MB uploads, 3 custom filters and limited Ramble sessions..

Other kinds of products that cover part of Microsoft To Do

  • Trello (Project management): covers 91% of Microsoft To Do; missing or partial: Apps on every platform (partly), Habits & focus timer
  • ClickUp (Project management): covers 86% of Microsoft To Do; missing or partial: Apps on every platform (partly), Time-blocking & daily planning, Widgets, watch & voice
  • Asana (Project management): covers 82% of Microsoft To Do; missing or partial: Apps on every platform (partly), Time-blocking & daily planning, Habits & focus timer, Widgets, watch & voice

Prices at every size

  • Microsoft To Do: 1 user free, a 10-person team not offered (Free; no paid To Do-only tier found)
  • TickTick: 1 user $4.17/mo, a 10-person team $41.66/mo (Annual-only US$49.99/yr; calendar limits unverified)
  • Todoist: 1 user $7/mo, a 10-person team $100/mo (Team = 10 Business seats x $10/user/mo, monthly)

Prices are USD per month on monthly billing (annual-only plans divided by 12). The headline is one person with about 300 tasks in 15 lists, recurring tasks and reminders synced between a computer and a phone (calendar apps and planners: 2 connected calendar accounts); the team figure is 10 people sharing projects. A free plan counts as $0 only when it covers the scenario without caps, and apps sold only as one-time purchases show no monthly price.

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