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Best Totem alternatives in 2026

Data compiled by Toolradar Updated November 1, 2026 How we rate

Cite this list: Toolradar, best Totem alternatives 2026, toolradar.com/alternatives/totem

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

Quick answer

Todoist is the top alternative to Totem on our list, followed by Any.do and TickTick.
4 of the 7 alternatives have a free plan, starting with Todoist.
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

Todoist
#1 Top pick
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
Our take
Best overall
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Any.do
#2
Simple to-do list and daily planner app
Starting price
From $2.99 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.5 /5 across SourceForge, G2 and Capterra · 1,317 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Most affordable
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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
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Totem vs 7 alternatives

Totem 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
Totem Compared tool	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	n/a
Todoist	Price: $5/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.6 out of 5, from 3,494 ratings across G2 and Capterra (3,494)
Any.do	Price: $2.99/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.5 out of 5, from 1,317 ratings across SourceForge, G2 and Capterra (1,317)
TickTick	Price: $4.17/mo	Free plan: No	4.6 out of 5, from 242 ratings across G2 and Capterra (242)
OmniFocus	Price: $9.99/mo	Free plan: No	4.6 out of 5, from 141 ratings across G2 and Capterra (141)
Things 3	Price: Usage-based	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 29 ratings on G2 (29)
Sorted	Price: $14.99/mo	Free plan: Yes	n/a
Llama Life Tasks	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	n/a

Why people consider alternatives to Totem

Totem is a simple, elegant to-do list app designed for individuals who want to focus on what matters without unnecessary complexity.

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

Pricing at scale as usage or premium tiers add up.
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 Totem review Best task management tools How we rank

Totem by the numbers

Totem compared with 53 Focus & Pomodoro tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
Metric	Totem	Peer median	Position (1 is best)
Free plan	Yes	72% have one	n/a
Listed as an alternative to	2 tools	2	#24 of 53 (joint)

Listed as an alternative to: #20 on 2026-10-16 to #24 on 2026-11-02 (rank among 53 tools, 1 is best).

Each position is counted among the tools that have data for that row, as noted under it. All Focus & Pomodoro data · How we compute this. Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position.

Cite this: Toolradar, “Totem by the numbers”, Nov 2026.

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 Totem

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

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Totem?

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

Is there a free alternative to Totem?

There is no fully free alternative in this list. Todoist is freemium: a permanent free tier plus paid plans (Organize work and life with natural language task capture).

Why do people look for Totem alternatives?

Common reasons teams switch away from Totem: pricing that scales aggressively, 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 different trade-offs.

Side-by-side comparisons

In-depth comparison pages for Totem versus each alternative.

Totem vs Todoist Totem vs Any.do Totem vs TickTick Totem vs OmniFocus Totem vs Things 3 Totem vs Sorted Totem vs Llama Life Tasks

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Top 3 alternatives to Totem

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