Make the handoffs visible
Lay out the project on a dependency canvas. Each task belongs to a department; the project brings their work together.
Crosdesk vs Jira, Asana, ClickUp and LinearShared projects.
Clear accountability.
Most teams can find a tool to track tasks. Choose Crosdesk when several departments need to deliver one plan — with clear access, computed dates and a record of what was promised.
01 / The market
Start with the job you need done.
Established tools have real strengths. This is our assessment of where each fits, rather than a claim that every product should work like Crosdesk.
| Product | A good fit for | What to evaluate | Pricing reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jira | Teams wanting configurable issue workflows and the Atlassian ecosystem. | How your department access, planning and supporting tools fit together. | Use Jira’s live calculator ↗Plan, seat count and billing term affect the quote; no fixed rate assumed here. |
| Asana | Cross-functional coordination, portfolios and repeatable workflows. | Which tier covers the portfolio, approval and governance needs of your organisation. | Starter $10.99 · Advanced $24.99 ↗USD / user / month, billed annually. |
| ClickUp | Teams wanting tasks, collaborative documents and many views in one suite. | Which views, automation limits and administration controls your rollout needs. | Core $9 · Business $17 ↗Displayed promotional USD / user / month, billed annually; regular rates shown as $12 / $25. |
| Linear | Product and engineering teams organising issues, projects and cycles. | How a software-focused workflow fits your non-engineering departments. | Basic $10 · Business $16 ↗USD / user / month, billed annually. |
| Crosdesk | Departments sharing delivery, with self-hosting and verified plans. | Your ability to operate the installation, and whether our focused workflow fits your teams. | Free up to 5 users, then from $1,490 / installation / yearSelf-hosted, priced by user band: up to 5 people free, then 50, 100 or 200; larger by quote. Infrastructure and operations extra. |
Sources are the vendors’ official pricing pages linked above. Prices can change; taxes, billing rules and optional extras may apply. These plans have different scopes and are not equivalent feature bundles. We make no claim that competing tools lack similar capabilities.
02 / Illustrative case study
One launch. Three departments. One shared plan.
Imagine a 100-person organisation launching a transport hub. Engineering, Operations and Compliance share dependencies, but each needs control over its own work.
A fictional buying scenario based on Crosdesk’s workflow, not a customer testimonial or a measured outcome.
Verify the delivery plan
Estimate in working days. Verification checks for missing estimates, disconnected cards and cycles, then computes dates around working days and holidays.
Keep the promise visible
Preserve the verified baseline. Keep mid-sprint requests beside the commitment, and review delivery through department scorecards and reports.
The buying question
Do you mainly need flexible task tracking, or do you need departments to share a verifiable delivery commitment on infrastructure you operate? The second is where Crosdesk is designed to fit.
03 / Our strengths
Built around how departments deliver.
Visibility follows the department
Department membership scopes tasks and projects; group capabilities grant planning rights. Workspace admins see all departmental work. Meetings remain private, while documents and recordings are workspace-wide to read.
A schedule you can verify
Dependencies, estimates and your working calendar produce the dates. A verified baseline gives you something concrete to compare with reality.
The same task, through delivery
Canvas, sprint, feature and release reference the same task. Step reviews, QA issues and release decisions stay connected to the work.
Reports that preserve commitments
Sprint snapshots keep the original commitment. Ad hoc work stays distinct. Thirteen reports and a scorecard assess delivery without ranking people by effort.
Control over your installation
Run one Docker image with PostgreSQL on your servers or cloud account. Configure identity providers, storage and workspaces from the operator console.
Evidence stays with the work
Versioned documents, recordings with console and network logs, linked pull requests, and scoped AI agents help people investigate and act in context.
Check the fit before you move
Crosdesk’s canvas is desktop-only. It does not offer real-time canvas co-editing, hours-based time tracking or a wiki page tree. Self-hosting needs an operator responsible for backups, upgrades and availability.
04 / Pricing
Price the installation.
Bring the departments together.
One annual licence per installation, priced by how many people use it — never by department, workspace or module — and free for a team of up to five. Licence terms are confirmed in writing with your order.
Self-hosted
Community
Free
Up to 5 users
Get a free licenceSelf-hosted
Team
$1,490 / year
6 to 50 users
Buy TeamSelf-hosted
Department
$2,990 / year
51 to 100 users
Buy DepartmentSelf-hosted
Organisation
$4,990 / year
101 to 200 users
Buy OrganisationSelf-hosted
Enterprise
Let’s talk
More than 200 users
Contact salesEvery self-hosted licence includes
- All current product modules
- Unlimited workspaces and departments
- Software updates during the licence term
- One production installation
Explore
Hosted sign-up
Free
Try the current hosted product and explore the workflow with your team.
- Create a workspace
- Explore shared projects and everyday work
- Evaluate before planning your rollout
Assisted rollout
Implementation
Let’s scope it
A separate services quote for the help your organisation needs.
- Installation and configuration
- Migration assessment
- Administrator onboarding
- Support scope agreed in writing
Put the seat model in perspective
Compare annual software costs
Illustrative list-price arithmetic, not a total-cost or equivalent-features comparison.
Asana StarterAnnual billing · per-seat arithmetic$13,188
ClickUp CoreDisplayed promotional rate · annual billing$10,800
Linear BasicAnnual billing · per-seat arithmetic$12,000
CrosdeskSelf-hosted licence for this many users · hosting and operations extra$2,990
Calculation: people × published annual-billing monthly rate × 12. Uses Asana Starter, ClickUp Core’s displayed promotion and Linear Basic. Seat bundles, promotions, negotiated discounts and billing rules can change the actual invoice. Crosdesk shows the licence for the band that team size falls in, or “Contact sales” above 200 users; add your infrastructure, operations and any services. Self-hosted per-user alternatives for reference: OpenProject on-premises from €5.95 a user a month (25-user minimum), Plane Pro $6, and YouTrack Server. Jira is excluded because a fixed comparable rate could not be verified.
See the workflow for yourself
Bring a real project to the demo.
We’ll walk through the departments, dependencies and decisions that matter to your organisation.
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