Contals vs monday.com
monday.com sells seat bundles for everyone who edits; at Contals only full members pay, and helpers are free.
Free for small teams. Volunteers and guests are always free. No credit card.
Feature by feature
| Aspect | Contals | monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Kanban boards for teams with many projects and helpers | “Work OS”: boards, dashboards, automations, CRM and more |
| Pricing model | Per full member; volunteers, guests, viewers free | Per seat, minimum 3 seats, sold in seat packages |
| Paid plans (list price, per user/month) | CHF 4.50 / €4.50 / $4.50 Team · CHF 9 / €9 / $9 Business (annual billing; early-access prices) | approx. Basic €9 · Standard €12 · Pro €19 |
| Free plan | 5 full members, 10 active boards, unlimited free roles | 2 seats, 3 boards |
| Guests and helpers | Free on every plan and any number of boards | Free read-only viewers; guests from Standard |
| Data location | EU jurisdiction (Cloudflare, a US company) | Data residency options depend on plan – check the vendor |
| Mobile | Installable web app with push notifications; no native apps | Native iOS and Android apps |
| Extensions and integrations | 16 first-party Power-Ups in every plan (calendar, automation, date polls, booking pages, chat notifications …); public REST API and MCP server; imports from Trello and others | App marketplace with 850+ apps, automations |
| AI | Your organization’s own AI provider (OpenAI-compatible, Anthropic, Google Gemini) for an assistant and AI on cards; no metered credits; MCP server for your own assistant | AI credits per plan (since May 2026); official MCP server |
| Maturity | New, early access (as of October 2026) | Established, publicly listed |
monday.com details from the vendor’s pricing page and public information, checked on 13 October 2026; annual list prices, rounded. Details may change – please check with the vendor. Source: https://monday.com/pricing
Which one fits you?
monday.com fits better if …
- You want configurable dashboards, many column types and automations across the whole company.
- You also need CRM or service desk modules in the same tool.
- You have someone who enjoys configuring tools.
Contals fits better if …
- Many people help but only a few organize.
- You don’t want seat packages or minimum seats.
- You want a calm tool that works without configuration.
Questions and answers
Why is monday.com more expensive for volunteer teams?
monday.com sells seats in packages with a minimum of 3, and everyone who edits needs a seat. In Contals, volunteers and guests who comment, take checklist items and mark the cards assigned to them as done are free.
Does Contals have dashboards?
Yes. The workspace dashboard shows open, overdue and done-this-week cards and the latest status update of every board, cards per person, overdue and stale cards; a dashboard Power-Up adds counters and a weekly trend per board. There is no free-form chart builder like monday.com’s.
Try Contals alongside the tool you use now.
Free for small teams. Volunteers and guests are always free. No credit card.