Productivity
Todoist
Simple task list.
What it is
Todoist is the world's most popular task manager, designed to help you declutter your mind and organize your life. Its 'Natural Language Processing' allows you to type 'Buy milk tomorrow at 5pm' to instantly create a task with a reminder. While minimalist in design, it contains deep features like project sections, priority levels, and team collaboration. Flawless sync across everything from Apple Watch to your browser ensures you maintain focus and never forget a single task throughout the day.
Todoist pricing
Todoist does not publish a plan ladder we could verify. From $4/mo.
Prices read from the vendor's own pricing page on 2026-09-09. Vendors change plans without notice — check the source before you budget. Price verification log.
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Key features
Quick Add
Use natural language to add tasks, dates, and labels in a matter of seconds.
Project Sections
Organize complex work into manageable sub-lists and distinct sections.
Karma Productivity
Track your progress with charts and set daily or weekly productivity goals.
Team Collaboration
Assign tasks to others and keep communication flowing through task comments.
Strengths and trade-offs
What works well
- Speed: Entering a task takes just seconds; the keyboard shortcuts are industry-best.
- Universal Access: Available on more platforms (and works better) than almost any competitor.
- Simplicity: Does not push features on you unless you explicitly go looking for them.
- Karma System: Gamify your productivity by earning points for finishing your tasks.
Where it falls short
- Reminders: A basic feature like task reminders requires a paid subscription.
- Calendar View: Its internal calendar view is newer and less mature than some rivals.
- Notes: Not designed for long-form writing or storing massive amounts of notes.
Who it is for
Busy Professionals, Students, and Minimalism Lovers.
Pick it or skip it
Pick Todoist if
- Individuals on the free Beginner plan: 5 personal projects, 5 MB uploads, 3 filter views and 5 people per project
- Power users on Pro: 300 personal projects, 100 MB uploads, 150 filter views and full reporting history
- Teams on Business: up to 500 team projects, 250 people per team project and 1,000 team members and guests
Skip it if
- You keep more than 5 projects and will not upgrade — the free plan caps projects, not tasks
- You need one week of history to be enough; the free plan keeps only 1 week of activity
- You want a large free team: the free plan allows 5 people per project
Our verdict
A well-balanced task app: fast capture, and enough structure to keep a personal system running.
Closest alternatives we track
Same category, ordered by verified starting price.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Todoist cost?
- Todoist starts at $4/mo per user. We verified this against the vendor's pricing page; see "What we checked" below for the date.
- Who is Todoist best for?
- Busy Professionals, Students, and Minimalism Lovers.
- What are the main drawbacks of Todoist?
- The trade-offs we noted: Reminders: A basic feature like task reminders requires a paid subscription.; Calendar View: Its internal calendar view is newer and less mature than some rivals.; Notes: Not designed for long-form writing or storing massive amounts of notes..
- When should you not use Todoist?
- Skip Todoist if: You keep more than 5 projects and will not upgrade — the free plan caps projects, not tasks; You need one week of history to be enough; the free plan keeps only 1 week of activity; You want a large free team: the free plan allows 5 people per project.
What we checked
- Public APIOffers a documented API you can build against.Yes
- Mobile appHas a native app for iOS or Android, not just a mobile website.Yes
- Open source / self-hostableSource is open and the tool can be run on your own infrastructure.No
- SSO (SAML)Supports SAML single sign-on on at least one plan.Yes
“Not checked” means exactly that — we have not verified it, and we do not guess.
Evidence and freshness
Status: Vendor pricing page verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-09
- Todoist — Pricing ↗
Checked 2026-09-09 · Supports: Beginner free: 5 personal projects, 5 MB file uploads, 3 filter views, 1 week activity history, 5 people per project, Pro: 300 personal projects, 100 MB file uploads, 150 filter views, full reporting history, Business: 300 projects per member, up to 500 team projects, 250 people per team project, 1,000 team members and guests
Limit: Vendor pricing page was reviewed by an editor on this date; this record is not a ToolCompare benchmark. Prices and limits change. Plan prices were not rendered on the pricing page at the time of review; only the published limits are recorded here.
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