Project Management
Wrike
Work management for larger teams.
What it is
Wrike is work management for larger teams, with request forms, approvals, time tracking and resource planning. It is built for the administrative side of larger teams: intake forms, approval chains and resource planning across departments. That machinery is overhead for a small team, which is the usual reason it loses to lighter tools.
Wrike pricing
Wrike publishes 3 plans. Paid tiers start at $10/user/mo, and a free tier is listed alongside them.
| Plan | Price | What the vendor’s page says |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | Free $0 with unlimited users, essential task management |
| Team | $10/user/mo | Team $10/user/month for 2–15 users with Gantt and AI Essentials |
| Business | $25/user/mo | Business $25/user/month for 5–200 users with AI Elite and templates |
Prices read from the vendor's own pricing page on 2026-09-08. Vendors change plans without notice — check the source before you budget. Source
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Key features
Request forms
Routes intake requests into structured tasks with the right fields and owners.
Approval workflows
Requires named reviewers to sign off before work moves on.
Resource management
Plans capacity and workload across people and projects.
Strengths and trade-offs
What works well
- Handles complex cross-team workflows
- Request forms structure incoming work
- Strong reporting and dashboards
Where it falls short
- Interface is dense and needs training
- Pricing tiers hide key features
- Too heavy for small teams
Who it is for
Mid-size and larger teams with formal intake and approval processes.
Pick it or skip it
Pick Wrike if
- Small teams of 2–15 who want Gantt charts and AI basics for $10/user/month
- Departments of 5–200 that need templates and advanced AI: Business at $25/user/month
- Large organisations needing resource planning and budgeting on Pinnacle or Apex
Skip it if
- You are a solo user who needs paid features: Team requires at least 2 users
- You need enterprise budgeting on a self-serve plan — Pinnacle and Apex are quoted
- You only need a task list: the unlimited-user Free plan may be all you need, and paid tiers are per seat
Our verdict
Capable where process matters. Small teams will find it slows them down.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Wrike free, and how much are the paid plans?
- Wrike has a free plan with unlimited users for basic task management. Team costs $10 per user per month for 2 to 15 users and adds Gantt charts; Business is $25 per user per month for 5 to 200 users with advanced AI and templates. Pinnacle and Apex are quoted by sales. There is a 14-day free trial with no credit card.
- How much does Wrike cost?
- Wrike publishes 3 plans: Free at $0/mo, Team at $10/user/mo, Business at $25/user/mo. Every figure is read from the vendor's own pricing page; the pricing section above shows the source sentence for each tier.
- Does Wrike have a free plan?
- Yes. Wrike offers a free tier with limits; paid plans unlock higher usage or team features.
- Who is Wrike best for?
- Mid-size and larger teams with formal intake and approval processes.
- What are the main drawbacks of Wrike?
- The trade-offs we noted: Interface is dense and needs training; Pricing tiers hide key features; Too heavy for small teams.
- When should you not use Wrike?
- Skip Wrike if: You are a solo user who needs paid features: Team requires at least 2 users; You need enterprise budgeting on a self-serve plan — Pinnacle and Apex are quoted; You only need a task list: the unlimited-user Free plan may be all you need, and paid tiers are per seat.
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: 2026-09-08
- Wrike — Pricing ↗
Checked 2026-09-08 · Supports: Free $0 with unlimited users, essential task management, Team $10/user/month for 2–15 users with Gantt and AI Essentials, Business $25/user/month for 5–200 users with AI Elite and templates, Pinnacle and Apex custom; 14-day trial without credit card
Limit: Vendor pricing page was reviewed by an editor on this date; this record is not a ToolCompare benchmark. Prices and limits change.
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