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Best Goals alternatives in 2026

Data compiled by Toolradar Updated November 2, 2026 How we rate

Cite this list: Toolradar, best Goals alternatives 2026, toolradar.com/alternatives/goals

7 direct alternatives to Goals, compared on pricing, features, and best-for use cases. Pick the right replacement without the marketing fluff.

Quick answer

Asana is the top alternative to Goals on our list, followed by Todoist and TickTick.
4 of the 7 alternatives have a free plan, starting with Asana.
Highest rated: Todoist, 4.6 out of 5 from 3,494 ratings, Sep 2026.

Publications that cover the tools tracked here

7 alternatives
4 with a free plan

Asana
#1 Top pick
Orchestrate work from tasks to initiatives with projects and automation
Starting price
From $10.99 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.4 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 27,636 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Best overall
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Todoist
#2
Organize work and life with natural language task capture
Starting price
From $5 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.6 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 3,494 ratings, Sep 2026
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TickTick
#3
Task manager, calendar, habits, and Pomo timer in one app
Starting price
From $4.17 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.6 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 242 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Most affordable
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Goals vs 7 alternatives

Goals and its alternatives compared on starting price (cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026), free plan and average user rating.
Tool	Starting price (Nov 2026)	Free plan	Rating
Goals Compared tool	Price: Free	Free plan: Yes	n/a
Asana	Price: $10.99/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.4 out of 5, from 27,636 ratings across G2 and Capterra (27,636)
Todoist	Price: $5/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.6 out of 5, from 3,494 ratings across G2 and Capterra (3,494)
TickTick	Price: $4.17/mo	Free plan: No	4.6 out of 5, from 242 ratings across G2 and Capterra (242)
Habitica	Price: $4.99/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.2 out of 5, from 70 ratings across SourceForge and G2 (70)
Things 3	Price: Usage-based	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 29 ratings on G2 (29)
Amazing Marvin	Price: $8/mo	Free plan: No	4.9 out of 5, from 16 ratings on G2 (16)
ClickUp Brain	Price: $9/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.0 out of 5, from 20 ratings on PeerSpot (20)

Why people consider alternatives to Goals

Goals is a personal goal-setting and tracking application designed to help users break down ambitious objectives into manageable, actionable steps.

Teams most often switch away when one of these starts to bite:

A feature or quota ceiling that a paid specialist covers and this free tool does not.
Missing integrations with the rest of your stack.
Performance or scale limits as your needs grow.
A specific feature gap you have hit in task management.

The 7 alternatives below cover the same core job (task management) with different trade-offs.

See full Goals review Best task management tools How we rank

Task Management leaderboards from Toolradar data

Toolradar ranks Task Management tools on one measure at a time, only where at least 8 tools have data. As of Nov 2026.

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Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 66 tools with no stated price unit, verified price.

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit, Task Management tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	ReadyTab	$0.58/mo, billed yearly
2	Psst	$2.99/mo, billed yearly
2	Task it All	$2.99/mo, billed monthly
4	PopTask	$3.33/mo, billed yearly
4	Remember The Milk	$3.33/mo, billed yearly

Lowest entry price, per-user plans

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 34 tools priced per user, verified price.

Lowest entry price, per-user plans, Task Management tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	Coast	$2/user/mo, billed monthly
2	Kaizen	$3.33/user/mo, billed yearly
2	Noty.ai	$3.33/user/mo, billed yearly
4	Chanty	$4/user/mo, billed monthly
4	Minions	$4/user/mo, billed monthly

A position exists only when at least 8 tools have data for that metric. 100 of 220 Task Management tools have a verified price; the others publish none we could read (often "contact sales"). Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source. How we compute this. Cite this: Toolradar, “Task Management leaderboards”, Nov 2026. Data licensed CC BY 4.0. All Task Management statistics.

7 alternatives to Goals

Ranked by G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editor review, plus how directly they replace Goals.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Goals?

Based on real-signal scoring (G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editorial review), the top alternatives to Goals are Asana, Todoist, TickTick. Each solves the same core job with different trade-offs on pricing, features, and integrations.

Is there a free alternative to Goals?

Goals is already 100% free. There is no other fully free alternative in this list. Asana is freemium (free tier plus paid plans), not 100% free.

Why do people look for Goals alternatives?

Common reasons teams switch away from Goals even though it is free: missing integrations with the rest of their stack, performance or scale limits, or a specific feature gap in task management. The alternatives on this page solve the same core problem with a different feature set.

Side-by-side comparisons

In-depth comparison pages for Goals versus each alternative.

Goals vs Asana Goals vs Todoist Goals vs TickTick Goals vs Habitica Goals vs Things 3 Goals vs Amazing Marvin Goals vs ClickUp Brain

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Top 3 alternatives to Goals

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