Todoist Pricing in 2026: Free, Pro at $5, and Business at $8
Todoist has three plans in 2026: a free tier called Beginner, Pro at $5/month billed annually ($60/year) or $7/month billed monthly, and Business at $8/user/month billed annually ($96/user/year) or $10/user/month billed monthly. Yes, Todoist is genuinely free to use — the Beginner plan has no time limit and no trial expiry — but it caps you at 5 personal projects and holds back a few features most people expect from a to-do app.
The advertised “$5” and “$8” figures are the annual-billed rates. Pay month to month and you’ll pay more per month. Prices went up in December 2025 (Pro rose from $4 to $5, Business from $6 to $8 on the annual plans), so always confirm the current numbers on Todoist’s official pricing page before you commit — prices change.
Todoist plans at a glance
| Plan | Annual billing | Monthly billing | Projects | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner (Free) | $0 | $0 | 5 personal | Solo, light task lists |
| Pro | $5/mo ($60/yr) | $7/mo | 300 personal | Power users who want reminders, calendar, AI |
| Business | $8/user/mo ($96/user/yr) | $10/user/mo | 500 team | Teams sharing projects |
Beginner (Free)
The free plan gives you 5 active personal projects, 5 collaborators per project, 3 filter views, 5 MB file uploads, and 1 week of activity history. It includes the Quick Add parser, list and board layouts, and basic task reminders that fire automatically when you schedule a task with a date and time.
For a single person keeping a modest set of lists, that’s a real, usable product. The walls you’ll hit are the 5-project cap and the missing calendar layout and AI features — covered in full in our Todoist free plan limits breakdown.
Pro
Pro is where Todoist becomes a serious personal system. For $5/month billed annually (or $7 month to month), you get:
- 300 personal projects (up from 5) and 25 collaborators per project
- Custom reminders — set your own timing rather than relying on the automatic ones
- Calendar layout to see tasks on a week or month grid
- 150 filter views (up from 3)
- AI Task Assist, task duration, unlimited Ramble voice capture, and automatic backups
- Full activity history instead of just the last week
If you live in Todoist all day, Pro is the tier that removes the friction.
Business
Business is priced per seat: $8/user/month billed annually ($96/user/year) or $10/user/month billed monthly. On top of everything in Pro, it adds a shared team workspace, up to 500 team projects, 1,000 team members and guests, granular activity logs, shared templates, team roles and permissions, centralized billing, and SOC 2 Type II compliance. You create a team for free first, then upgrade.
Notably, Doist — the company behind Todoist — remains an independent, bootstrapped business that has never taken venture funding. There’s no 2026 acquisition to worry about affecting the roadmap or pricing.
Pricing gotchas worth knowing
The reminders catch. For years, Todoist’s most-repeated complaint was that reminders were paywalled entirely — a deadline app that wouldn’t nudge you unless you paid. That’s been softened: the free plan now includes automatic reminders when you schedule a date and time. But custom reminders — picking your own “remind me 2 hours before” timing, or location-based nudges — still require Pro. If your workflow depends on precise reminder control, the free plan won’t cover it.
Annual vs. monthly. Every headline price you see quoted is the annual rate. Monthly billing costs roughly 40% more per month ($7 vs. $5 on Pro, $10 vs. $8 on Business), so the “$5/month” you saw in an ad only applies if you pay $60 up front for the year.
Per-user on Business. Business is billed per seat, not as a flat team fee. A five-person team on annual billing is $40/month, not $8.
Is Todoist free?
Yes. The Beginner plan is free forever with no trial clock — you can run your personal task list on it indefinitely. The catch is scope, not time: 5 projects, 3 filters, 5 MB uploads, one week of history, and no calendar layout, AI Task Assist, or custom reminders. For a full accounting of every cap, see our Todoist free plan limits guide. If those limits fit how you work, there’s no reason to pay.
When Todoist isn’t worth it
Todoist is excellent at organizing tasks, but it doesn’t do any of them — and the price adds up if you’re paying for features (reminders, calendar, AI) that another tool bundles into its free tier. If you’re weighing whether to keep paying, our Todoist alternatives roundup compares TickTick, Microsoft To Do, Notion, and others, and our Todoist vs. TickTick and Todoist vs. Notion comparisons dig into two of the closest calls.
Worth naming a different category, too: instead of maintaining a list yourself, you can hand tasks to an assistant that acts on them. Carly, an AI executive assistant that integrates with Todoist, starts at $35/month and can keep your existing list current while it books meetings and clears your inbox.
FAQ
Is Todoist really free forever? Yes. The Beginner plan has no expiration and no trial. You’re limited to 5 personal projects and a handful of other caps, but you can use it indefinitely without paying.
How much is Todoist Pro? $5/month when billed annually ($60/year), or $7/month if you pay month to month. Pro rose from $4 to $5 on the annual plan in December 2025.
Does the free plan include reminders? Basic automatic reminders, yes — they trigger when you schedule a task with a date and time. Custom reminders with your own timing require Pro.
How much is Todoist for a team? Business is $8/user/month billed annually ($96/user/year) or $10/user/month billed monthly. It’s priced per seat, so multiply by your headcount.
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