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Project management · marketing agencies · 2026

Best project management
for agencies

Agencies juggle many clients, fast handoffs, and white-label needs — tools have to scale per seat and per workspace without choking on permissions.

Top pick

Shortcut

Project management that fits how engineers actually work.

Picked for agencies because it integrates with the rest of your stack and scales as the team grows.

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The full shortlist

All 5 picks

  1. 1

    Shortcut

    Project management that fits how engineers actually work.

    Free up to 10 users. Team $10/user/mo.

    Picked for agencies because it integrates with the rest of your stack and scales as the team grows.

    Pros

    • Strong sprint workflow
    • Solid integrations

    Trade-offs

    • UI denser than Linear
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  2. 2

    Asana

    Work management platform popular with marketing and ops teams.

    Free up to 10. Starter from $10.99/user/mo.

    Picked for agencies because it scales as the team grows.

    Pros

    • Strong portfolio and timeline views
    • Polished UX

    Trade-offs

    • Per-seat pricing
    • Key features behind upgrades
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  3. 3

    Height

    AI-native project tool with auto-triage.

    Free. Team $6.99/user/mo.

    Picked for agencies because it scales as the team grows.

    Pros

    • AI auto-fills metadata
    • Flexible views

    Trade-offs

    • Newer, evolving fast
    Visit Height
  4. 4

    Jira

    Issue tracker dominant in enterprise engineering.

    Free up to 10 users. Standard $7.16/user/mo.

    Picked for agencies because it scales as the team grows.

    Pros

    • Highly configurable
    • Strong enterprise features

    Trade-offs

    • Slow UI
    • Heavy to set up
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  5. 5

    Linear

    Fast, opinionated issue tracker for product teams.

    Free up to 250 issues. Standard $8/user/mo.

    Picked for agencies because it scales as the team grows.

    Pros

    • Blazing fast
    • Strong defaults
    • Great keyboard UX

    Trade-offs

    • Less customizable than Jira
    Visit Linear

Questions

FAQ

What's the best project management for agencies?

Shortcut. Picked for agencies because it integrates with the rest of your stack and scales as the team grows.

Is there a free option?

Yes — several picks have free tiers. Start with Shortcut.

How was this list ranked?

We re-rank each category against the buying criteria of marketing agencies: pricing, integrations, simplicity, and privacy. No 50-tool listicles. No fake winners.