Board-based work platform
monday dev
Built on monday.com’s flexible boards, adding sprints, roadmaps and IDE extensions for development teams.
COMPARE Project Simple vs monday dev
monday dev gives you boards. Project Simple gives you the operating model.
monday dev brings colorful, flexible boards to engineering. Project Simple brings a complete delivery model — quality discipline, team health and AI forecasting built on real sprint data.
Product Operating Model for AI-DLC
Project Simple
Built to run the whole lifecycle — goals, delivery, quality and forecasting — for every team on the project, out of the box.
The short version
Different tools for different jobs. Here’s the honest answer.
Choose monday dev if…
your company already runs on monday.com and you want development work on the same board-based platform.
Choose Project Simple if…
you want a prescriptive delivery model instead of boards to configure, with quality and forecasting built in.
Teams switch when…
boards multiply, automations get fragile, and leaders still can’t get a straight answer on release dates.
Where monday dev shines
- Approachable boards that business teams already know
- Sprints, roadmaps and an AI sprint summary for dev teams
- IDE extensions for VS Code and Cursor
Where teams hit a wall
- Boards are built to be configured — process is up to you
- Quality gates and root-cause analysis aren’t part of the model
- Delivery forecasting isn’t a core feature
- Separate monday products per department
Feature by feature
What you get out of the box — and what you’d have to add.
| Capability | monday dev | Project Simple |
|---|---|---|
| Operating model |
monday dev Build it yourself
Flexible boards you configure |
Project Simple Built in
A proven Product Operating Model, ready on day one |
| Roadmaps & goals |
monday dev Native
Roadmaps and epics |
Project Simple Built in
Now / Next / Later roadmap tied to goals and milestones |
| Delivery forecasting |
monday dev Limited
Delivery forecasting isn’t a core feature |
Project Simple Built in
AI forecasts release dates and flags delivery risks |
| Quality discipline |
monday dev Limited
Bug-tracking boards; no quality gates |
Project Simple Built in
Quality gates, bug waterlines and 5 Whys root-cause analysis |
| Sprint analytics & reviews |
monday dev Native
Sprint analytics and AI sprint summaries |
Project Simple Built in
Sprint, backlog, item and project analytics with automated sprint reviews |
| Retros & team health |
monday dev Templates
Retros via board templates |
Project Simple Built in
Built-in retrospectives and team health-check surveys |
| Timesheets |
monday dev Higher tier
Time-tracking column on higher plans |
Project Simple Built in
Built-in time tracking for CapEx / OpEx with financial reporting |
| Cross-functional teams |
monday dev Varies
Separate monday products per department |
Project Simple Built in
Dev, QA, UI/UX, DevOps and Marketing working one way in one project |
| AI pricing |
monday dev Varies
AI features vary by product and plan |
Project Simple Built in
Bring your own LLM keys — no per-token markup |
| Deployment |
monday dev Cloud
Cloud service |
Project Simple Built in
Cloud, isolated tenant, your own cloud, or on-prem |
Based on monday dev’s public product and pricing pages as of October 2026. Plans and features change — check the vendor’s site for the latest.
The real cost
Per-seat boards plus the pieces you build around them.
| What you pay for | monday dev | Project Simple |
|---|---|---|
| Base license | monday dev $9 – $20 per seat / month (Basic – Pro) | Project Simple $1,000 – $1,500 / month per 100-person team |
| Process | monday dev Boards and automations you maintain | Project Simple Proven model, zero config |
| AI | monday dev Varies by product and plan | Project Simple Your own LLM keys, no markup |
| Delivery intelligence | monday dev Quality gates and forecasting not included | Project Simple All included in one platform |
| Total per month | monday dev ≈ $10,000 – $10,650+ | Project Simple $1,000 – $1,500 |
monday dev prices are annual list prices as published in 2026.
Switching from monday dev
Up and running by your next sprint.
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Step 1
Bring your backlog
Export your work and we’ll help you import it and set up the integrations you rely on.
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Step 2
Set goals and teams
Define your roadmap goals and add your teams. The operating model, dashboards and analytics are already there.
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Step 3
Start the next sprint
Run your next sprint in Project Simple. Forecasts and insights build from day one.
“We have many teams across a large set of development projects. Project Simple truly stands for its name — but don’t take its value for granted. While simple, it’s so much more.”
Michael Fridshtand
CTO, Epic Charging
FAQ
Questions teams ask before switching
Will it connect to the rest of our business tools?
Yes. Project Simple integrates with standard tools and offers APIs for anything else, and we help you set up integrations during the switch.
How does AI pricing work?
We don’t charge per token or per AI action. AI capabilities come with the Enterprise plan, and you connect your own provider’s API keys — OpenAI, Anthropic or another — and pay them directly.
Can Project Simple run in our own environment?
Yes. Choose an isolated multi-tenant setup, a dedicated instance in your own AWS or GCP account, or an on-prem deployment in your private cloud or data center.
Ready to move past monday dev?
See the Product Operating Model for AI-DLC running on real delivery data. Zero setup required.
