Monday.com
Twenty
| Feature | Monday.com | Twenty |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $9/mo | Free only |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.5 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | teams, enterprise, sales-teams, marketing-teams | startups, developers, privacy-focused-businesses, open-source-enthusiasts |
| Founded | 2012 | 2023 |
| Boards | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Dashboards | ✓ | ✗ |
| Integrations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Crm | ✓ | ✗ |
| Forms | ✓ | ✗ |
| Contacts Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pipeline | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email Integration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom Objects | ✗ | ✓ |
| Graphql Api | ✗ | ✓ |
| Calendar Sync | ✗ | ✓ |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Monday.com Pros
- Visual and intuitive
- Great automations
- CRM built-in
- Beautiful dashboards
✗ Monday.com Cons
- Expensive at scale
- Free plan is very limited
- Minimum 3 seats
✓ Twenty Pros
- Completely open-source and free to self-host
- Modern, beautiful UI rivaling paid CRMs
- Flexible data model with custom objects
- GraphQL API for developers
✗ Twenty Cons
- Young project with frequent breaking changes
- Fewer integrations than mature CRMs
- Self-hosting requires technical expertise
The Verdict
Monday.com is built for teams and enterprise, with a focus on boards and automations. Twenty targets startups and developers and leads with contacts-management and pipeline.
Twenty uses custom enterprise pricing, while Monday.com starts at $9/mo — a tangible advantage for teams with a fixed budget.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Feature-wise, Twenty offers broader built-in capabilities (7 features vs 6), while Monday.com takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
Bottom line: Monday.com has a slight overall edge — but if completely open-source and free to self-host matters most to you, Twenty may still be the right call.
