Shortcut
Project management for software teams with a focus on simplicity and collaboration.
Project Management
Free tier
Overview
Shortcut (formerly Clubhouse) sits between Jira's complexity and Trello's simplicity. It offers stories, epics, milestones, and iterations with a clean interface.
Strengths
- Right balance of features without Jira's complexity
- Clean, intuitive interface
- Good API and integrations
- Generous free tier
Weaknesses
- Smaller market share means less community content
- Fewer advanced reporting features than Jira
- Brand confusion from name change (was Clubhouse)
- Limited customization compared to Jira
Pricing estimate
$85
/month
$1020/year
Free for up to 10 users
Quick info
- Category
- Project Management
- Starting price
- $8.50/user/mo
- Free tier
- Yes — Free for up to 10 users
- Open source
- No
- Best for
- Small teams
- Founded
- 2016
Last updated 2026-04-12
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