The Complaint Record for Project Management & Collaboration
Task boards, docs, and team workspaces — the operating systems of modern teams. Below: every product in this category ranked by Risk Score — so you can spot the safest option before you commit.
Data last updated August 11, 2026
Where complaints in this category are reported
Complaints are sourced from public platforms spanning US, UK, and global consumers. Each warning links to its original source.
| Platform | Reports | Who's reporting |
|---|---|---|
| G2 | 13 | Global B2B buyers |
| 12 | US & global users | |
| Trustpilot | 5 | UK & global consumers |
| Capterra | 4 | Global B2B buyers |
| News | 3 | Public media |
| TechCrunch | 1 | Various regions |
| Hacker News | 1 | Global tech users |
Which Project Management & Collaboration Tool Is Safest? All 14 Products Ranked
Sorted lowest Risk Score first — safest options at the top. Click any product for the full complaint record, billing history, and independent verdict.
Trello
7Kanban classic, now Atlassian-owned and quietly underinvested
Notion
9Beloved docs-and-databases tool with growing pricing complaints
Asana
13Project management platform with mid-market sticker-shock complaints
Linear
14The engineering-first project tracker — fast, opinionated, increasingly loved
Miro
24Visual collaboration and digital whiteboard — great product, increasingly expensive per seat
PandaDoc
26Document automation and e-signature platform with tier-gated core features
monday.com
26Aggressively-marketed work OS with mixed billing reputation
Confluence
26The Atlassian wiki — ubiquitous in engineering, frequently searched for alternatives
Coda
26Docs-meets-database tool with a doc-maker seat model that confuses buyers
ClickUp
30Feature-everything project management tool with reliability complaints
Jira
31The enterprise project tracking standard — powerful, complex, and almost universally complained about
Microsoft Teams
33The enterprise communication platform bundled with Microsoft 365 — dominant by distribution
Slack
54The team messaging standard — essential infrastructure, expensive at enterprise scale
Basecamp
100Opinionated PM tool from 37signals with controversial leadership
Frequently asked questions about Project Management & Collaboration software
Which Project Management & Collaboration product is lowest risk?
Based on our current tracking, Trello has the lowest Risk Score in this category at 7/100 with 1 documented complaint. There are 4 products in this category with a Risk Score under 20.
Which Project Management & Collaboration product has the most documented complaints?
Basecamp has the most documented complaints in this category at 11 recorded issues (Risk Score 100/100). See its full complaint list →
What are the most common complaints about Project Management & Collaboration products?
Across the 14 project management & collaboration tools we track and 39 documented complaints, the most recurring patterns are aggressive subscription billing, cancellation friction, and marketing claims that don't match actual product performance. Use the product list above to check any product's specific complaint profile before paying.
Is Project Management & Collaboration software safe to buy?
Most project management & collaboration tools are legitimate businesses — but 2 of the 14 products we track have a Risk Score above 50, which means a non-trivial complaint record. Always check a product's Risk Score and its billing complaint count before committing to an annual plan.
How do I pick the safest Project Management & Collaboration product?
Sort by Risk Score — lower is better. Then click through to a product's complaints page and check specifically for billing and marketing-deception flags, since those predict the post-purchase experience most reliably. For annual commitments, also check the lawsuits page — it shows whether the vendor has a pattern of not honouring refunds.
What to watch for in Project Management & Collaboration
Categories like this one tend to attract the same recurring complaints — aggressive subscription billing, refunds that take weeks of escalation, marketing claims that don't survive contact with reality. Our scanner flags those patterns the moment they show up in BBB filings or in forum threads, so you can see what current customers are quietly furious about before you commit.
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