Creative project management software is two purchases: one tool to run the project and one capability to run the review. The staged vendor pages show proofing and approvals on Asana Advanced ($24.99 per user per month, billed annually) and as the core product at Ziflow, whose paid plans start at $199 per month billed yearly with unlimited reviewers.
Sources: Ziflow, Asana, Wrike, monday.com and ClickUp vendor pricing pages, read 2026-11-02 UTC (03:52 to 03:53). Filestage and Adobe Workfront pricing pages could not be read, so no price is given for either.
Verdict
- Review is the bottleneck: add a dedicated proofing tool. Ziflow lists unlimited proofs and unlimited reviewers on every plan, including a free Personal plan for 2 users.
- Reviews are simple: pick a work management tool for planning. Of the pages we read, only Asana lists approvals and proofing, on the Advanced plan.
- Check before you buy: the Wrike, monday.com and ClickUp pricing pages we read list no proofing feature, so confirm it with the vendor if you plan to rely on it.
What creative teams need
| Capability | What to check |
|---|---|
| Visual proofing | Can reviewers mark up the file itself, across the file types you ship? |
| Version control | Does version 4 sit beside version 3 with the markup history? |
| Approval routing | Can you define stages and require a decision at each? |
| Asset storage and integrations | Where do approved files live, and does it connect to your design tools? |
| Reviewer access | Do reviewers need a paid license? |
Creative project management software compared
| Tool | Type | Price shown | Proofing on the pages we read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziflow | Dedicated proofing | Personal: $0, 2 users. Starter: $199 per month, billed yearly, 15 free users. Pro: $329 per month, billed yearly, 20 free users. Enterprise: 25+ free users, no price shown | Core product: unlimited proofs and reviewers on all plans |
| Asana | Work management | Personal: $0 (2 users). Starter: $10.99. Advanced: $24.99 per user per month, billed annually | Approvals and proofing listed on Advanced |
| Wrike | Work management | Free $0. Team: $10 per user per month (2 to 15 users). Business: $25 (5 to 200 users). Pinnacle and Apex: contact us | No proofing text on the page we read |
| monday.com | Work management | Free (2 seats). Basic $9, Standard $12, Pro $19 per seat per month, billed annually | No proofing text on the page we read |
| ClickUp | Work management | Free Forever $0. Core $9 and Business $17 per user per month, billed yearly | No proofing text on the page we read |
| Filestage, Adobe Workfront | Proofing; enterprise work management | No price: pages could not be read | Not assessed |
Ziflow monthly plan price, billed yearly (USD per month, flat)
| Personal (2 users) |
$0
|
| Starter (15 free users) |
$199
|
| Pro (20 free users) |
$329
|
Ziflow charges per plan, not per reviewer. A user license is needed only to create and manage proofs, per Ziflow.
Per-user price of work management plans (USD per user per month)
| ClickUp Core |
$9
|
| monday.com Basic |
$9
|
| Wrike Team |
$10
|
| Asana Starter |
$10.99
|
| ClickUp Business |
$17
|
| monday.com Pro |
$19
|
| Wrike Business |
$25
|
| Asana Advanced |
$24.99
|
Billing basis is yearly or annual on every plan shown.
One tool or two? A 10-person cost check
| Setup | Monthly cost | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Asana Advanced for 10 users (proofing included) | $249.90 | 10 x $24.99, billed annually |
| ClickUp Core for 10 users plus Ziflow Starter | $289 | $90 plus $199, both billed yearly |
| Asana Starter for 10 users plus Ziflow Starter | $308.90 | $109.90 plus $199, both billed annually or yearly |
Proofing is the feature that moves you up a tier. Compare at the tier that holds it: on Asana, approvals and proofing appear on Advanced at $24.99, not on Starter at $10.99. Ziflow reports a 20 percent yearly discount on its Standard plan and 17.5 percent on Pro, so check whether the figure you see is monthly or yearly.
Dedicated proofing: Ziflow
Ziflow lists unlimited proofs and unlimited reviewers on every edition. Personal ($0) allows 2 users, 2GB storage and 1 workflow stage. Starter adds 15 free users, 1TB free storage, 2 workflow stages, proof briefs and proof deadlines with manual reminders. Pro adds review of multiple rich media assets in a single proof, folder access permissions and an audit trail with 1 year of historical data, and Enterprise adds SSO and multi-factor authentication for guest reviewers. Ziflow also lists integrations with Asana and monday.com.
Work management with creative fit
For planning briefs, intake and timelines, ClickUp, monday.com, Wrike and Asana all appear in the table above. Compare them in Asana vs monday.com and in our guide to the best project management tools for small teams.
How to choose
- Simple reviews, one approver: a work management plan is enough; Asana Advanced is the one staged plan that lists proofing.
- Multi-stage approvals or many reviewers: add Ziflow alongside your planning tool.
- Enterprise Adobe shop: ask Adobe Workfront for a quote; we hold no price.
Related: agency project management software, project management software for startups and engineering project management software.
FAQ
What is creative project management software?
Software that manages creative projects and the review of the files they produce. Many teams combine a work management tool with a proofing tool.
How much does Ziflow cost?
Personal is $0 for 2 users. Starter is $199 per month billed yearly and Pro is $329 per month billed yearly. Enterprise has no price on the page.
Do reviewers need a paid license on Ziflow?
No. Ziflow says reviewers do not need a user license; a license is needed only to create and manage proofs.
Which work management tools list proofing?
On the pages we read, Asana lists approvals and proofing on Advanced at $24.99 per user per month billed annually. The Wrike, monday.com and ClickUp pages list none.
Is there a free plan?
Ziflow Personal, Asana Personal, ClickUp Free Forever, monday.com Free and Wrike Free are all listed at $0.
What do Filestage and Adobe Workfront cost?
We could not read either pricing page, so we give no price. Ask the vendors for a quote.