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Category: Project Management
Built into Hubspot's software, Projects is a powerful project management and productivity tool to transform how you collaborate, work, and learn. With plenty of project templates, businesses can easily manage projects and launch marketing campaigns without third-party tools or log-ins.

Company: HubSpot

Founded in 2006 by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah at MIT, HubSpot is a development company that provides sophisticated software for inbound marketing, CRM, content management, and lead generation among others.

Inventing the gated content methodology of inbound marketing during its early years gave Hubspot genius-style credibility in a community of innovative-thinking marketing experts.

On October 9, 2014, the company became listed on the NYSE with the ticker symbol “HUBS”. It currently has over 5,890 employees and offices in Japan, Australia, Canada, Germany, and the UK, while maintaining its Massachusetts headquarters.

Starter
$45
/mo
Professional
$800
/mo
Enterprise
$3,200
/mo

In-Depth Analysis

0 Overall
Price 3.0
Ease Of Use 4.5
Features 3.0
Support 4.0

Pros

  • Extremely simple to understand and master
  • Has the core project management tools
  • Assign tasks to teammates
  • Commenting on tasks

Cons

  • Lacks almost all advanced features
  • Can only be purchased as part of the larger marketing suite

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Plans & Pricing

As mentioned previously, the project management software is part of the marketing hub that Hubspot offers. There are three core pricing plans which are divided based on the features available and usage limits.

HubSpot pricing isn’t an apples-to-apples comparison to most project management tools. Instead of per-seat pricing, it goes with pricing based on contacts. Keep that in mind when comparing it to other platforms.

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Professional
$800
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Starter

This plan begins at $45/month when paid annually and supports up to 1,000 contacts. You get access to forms, email marketing, landing pages, task list creation, projects, and project templates.

Professional

The Professional plan starts at $800/month when you subscribe for annual billing and supports a minimum of 2,000 contacts. It builds on the Starter plan by including marketing automation, team management, a calendar, and deeper analytics.

Enterprise

The Enterprise plan requires a much larger investment of $3,200/month when on an annual plan and has a minimum of 10,000 contacts. All of the features are available such as revenue attribution, behavioral triggers for events, lead scoring, and much more.

Featured prices can be updated and free offers may include additional terms.
Ease of Use

HubSpot Projects scores high marks for ease of use. This is due, in large part, to its minimalistic approach to project management. It provides the tools you need, a few simple views, and allows you to get to work on what matters. There is little to no learning curve. If you’ve used a project management tool in the past (and even if you haven’t), you’ll be able to master HubSpot Projects in a few minutes. It’s the rest of the marketing suite that may take some getting used to for you.

Customer Support

HubSpot is an established player and has developed many support channels over the years. The level of support you can access is determined by your plan with phone support only available on the Enterprise and Professional plans. For everyone else, live chat and email support are available. When speaking to live support reps, they’re generally knowledgeable about the software and can help you solve most issues.

Phone Support
Phone Support
Available for Professional and Enterprise customers.
Live Online Chat
Live Online Chat
Live chat is available for all paying customers.
Email
Email
Email support is available for customers on a paid plan.
Video Tutorials
Video Tutorials
A large collection of video tutorials available.
FAQ
FAQ
FAQs are found on site and there is a comprehensive knowledgebase
Features & Functionality
General Features

HubSpot Projects is a simple project management tool that strips away all of the added features that may not be needed to get the job done. As part of the larger marketing suite, customers get a lot more functionality that’s directly tied to helping them build awareness and grow their brand.

You’re able to set up multiple projects to organize initiatives within your teams, manage team members, create an unlimited number of tasks, and assign those tasks to anyone on the team. You can also create subtasks that are dependent on the main task which makes it easier to organize work.

In addition to the core project management tools, you’ll also have access to forms to capture contact information, email marketing to keep leads engaged, landing pages that make it possible to deliver targeted messages, and live chat to further engage website visitors.

Features
  • File sharing
  • Document collaboration
  • User Access and Permissions
  • Mobile app
  • Search
  • Multi-language support
  • Risk Analysis
  • API / Integrations
  • Reporting and Dashboards
  • Customization
  • Storage Included
Communication
Features
  • Integrated Chat
  • Notifications
  • Comments on Tasks
  • Discussion
Productivity
Features
  • Task Creation and Assignment
  • Due Dates
  • Task Prioritization
  • To-Do Lists
  • Calendar
  • Gantt Chart / Project Map
  • Baselining / KPIs
  • Project Budgeting
  • Resource Management
Analytics & Reports
Features
  • Reporting
  • Forecasting
  • Marketing Analytics
Verdict

HubSpot is an expansive platform that has been able to combine many tools into one in a way that’s not daunting for the end-user. HubSpot Projects is a simple project management solution that strips away the bells and whistles that you’ll find in other purpose-built software. Instead, it focuses on the main tools a user would need such as tasks, assigning team members, projects, and project templates. Many people will appreciate the simplicity but many won’t.
If you’re only looking for a project management tool then this may not be for you because it’s part of a larger marketing suite. You’ll get a lot of additional tools in addition to accessing the project management software. If that’s something you’re interested in then the deep integration with the rest of the platform and the simplicity may be worth checking out.

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Kenny E
11-50 employees
Used for: 1-2 years
06 Jan - 2022

Simple & Easy to use

The Automation. It is quite easy to set it up. Tracking productivity is super easy with HubSpot. Integration with email and the calendar feature is amazing.

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Heather N
02-10 employees
Used for: 1-2 years
06 Jan - 2022

Great Project Management Tool

Gets the job done. It has all the features required for our team to ensure productivity and organization

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