Team collaboration

Project management tools: the tech stack of 20 real products

Projects, issues, roadmaps and team task boards.

The typical stack

The leading pick where at least 8 of them show the decision and the leader has at least a quarter of it.

Decision	Most common pick	Share	At default usage
Frontend Framework	React	8 of 16 · 50%	—
Database	PostgreSQL	4 of 11 · 36%	—
Transactional Email	Resend	4 of 10 · 40%	$20/mo · Pro 50k

What they chose, decision by decision

Among the project management tools that show each choice, from makers' products and open-source code alike.

Frontend Framework16 products

Database11 products

Transactional Email10 products

Small samples, fewer than 8 products: LLM API (OpenAI API 3, Gemini API 3) · Authentication (Clerk 3, Auth.js 2) · Payments (Stripe 3, Paddle 3) · Hosting (Amazon Web Services 3, Fly.io 2) · Error Monitoring (Sentry 4) · Product Analytics (PostHog 3, Mixpanel 1) · AI SDK & Agent Framework (LangChain 1, LlamaIndex 1) · Backend Framework (Express 2, Laravel 1) · File Storage (MinIO 2, Uppy 1) · Image & Video Hosting (sharp 3) · Web Analytics (Google Analytics 2, Vercel Web Analytics 1)

Project management tools we track

18 makers' products and 2 open-source projects. Makers' products first.

TaskShellAgent-first task management for more agentic productivity

AmplooAll-in-one tool for SMEs: Optimize processes & connect teams

OpenchangelogThe Changelog for fast shipping teams

TaskadeOne prompt. One app. One living workspace for teams.

RezonantProduct workspace for teams that build with coding agents: turns ideas and team context into specs and tasks that coding agents can execute.

KanbanqProject management. Simply done. For small teams & indies

PRDKitAI-powered product specs and GTM artifacts in one place

EververseBuild your product roadmap at lightspeed

OmniflowAI-powered tool for automating product development lifecycle

GraphisAll-in-one AI workspace for creative teams

TometoAI Engineering Manager for Startup Teams

BackdropAI Coworkers that run your projects and operations

ever-teamsEver® Teams™ - The Workplace for Humans. Open Work & Productivity Platform - https://ever.team

+10

platformHuly — All-in-One Project Management Platform (alternative to Linear, Jira, Slack, Notion, Motion)

openprojectOpenProject is the leading open source project management software for product, project and portfolio management. A powerful Jira alternative with agile planning, issue tracking, roadmaps, Gantt chart

operatelyThe open source company operating system.

tablaneThe open platform for seamless management and collaboration.

leantimeLeantime is a goals focused project management system for non-project managers. Building with ADHD, Autism, and dyslexia in mind.

webapp Streamline your work with our all-in-one knowledge, doc, and project management system.

taskview-community TaskView is a self-hosted project and task management platform focused on clarity, ownership, and control. TaskView is built for teams that want a transparent, self-hosted alternative to SaaS task man