--- title: "Claude Task Master vs Projectify: local or team ยท Projectify" description: "Task Master (task-master-ai) turns a PRD into tasks in your repo. Projectify is a hosted team board with a fleet of Claude Code workers. Where each wins." url: https://projectify.si/compare/claude-task-master --- # Claude Task Master vs Projectify tasks in a repo, or a board for a team. Task Master, the open-source CLI and MCP server published as task-master-ai, parses a PRD into tasks, tells your agent which task is next and expands a task into subtasks, all kept in a .taskmaster folder in your repo. Projectify is a hosted board a team and its Claude share, with claims, one queue, decisions, handoffs and a fleet of Claude Code workers. Here is where each is the better choice. ## Where each one is better Task Master is the better tool for one developer who wants a free, local task list that lives next to the code and works in Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code and other editors. This page is for the team, or the person running several sessions, who needs the plan shared. **Claude Task Master is better when:** One developer, one repo, free. - You want tasks generated from a PRD and kept as files in the repo. - You work in Cursor, Windsurf or Claude Code and want one MCP server that says what is next. - You want it free and open source (MIT with Commons Clause), with no account. **Projectify is better when:** Several people or sessions share the plan. - A claim with a 30-minute lease keeps two sessions off the same task; files in a repo cannot do that across branches and machines. - Every session starts briefed with the project rules and the last handoff, and decisions keep their alternatives. - The fleet runs Claude Code workers that take ready tasks and open pull requests, with a Coordinator and a Reviewer. - People who do not open a terminal use the web app on any device. ## Side by side | Feature | Claude Task Master | Projectify | | --- | --- | --- | | **Tasks** | | | | Generate tasks from a PRD | parse-prd | Ask Claude; it defines, sizes and asks at each gate | | Next task for the agent | next | Start next, ranked across people and agents | | Expand a task into subtasks | Yes | Yes | | Where tasks live | Files in .taskmaster in your repo | Hosted board, readable over MCP | | **Agents and team** | | | | MCP server | Yes | Yes | | Claim with a lease across machines | No | Yes | | Claude Code workers that take ready tasks and open PRs | No | Yes (projectify fleet, on your machine and your Claude plan) | | Coordinator answers questions; Reviewer checks each PR | No | Yes (within the policy you set per project) | | Web app for people | VS Code extension with a kanban | Yes | | External boards (Trello, Monday, Azure DevOps) | No | Two-way | | **Price** | | | | Price | Free, open source; AI calls use your own API keys or Claude Code | Solo free; Team $10 per user per month billed yearly, $12 monthly | | Hosting | Local | Hosted; self-hosting for enterprise | Facts about Task Master are from its [GitHub repository](https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master) and the [task-master-ai npm package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/task-master-ai), checked in October 2026. Tell us if something changed and we will correct it. ## If you move from Task Master. 1. **List the open tasks.** Run task-master list and copy the pending tasks. 2. **Quick-add them.** Paste them into quick add, one line each; the next free agent tidies them into tasks and keeps your words. 3. **Connect Claude Code.** One command adds the board. Keep the PRD in the repo and link it from the project brief. ## Questions ### What is Claude Task Master? An open-source task manager for AI coding, by Eyal Toledano, published on npm as task-master-ai. It parses a PRD into tasks, finds the next task and expands tasks into subtasks, through a CLI and an MCP server that Claude Code, Cursor and other editors can use. It can run its AI calls through Claude Code without a separate API key. ### Is Task Master AI free? Yes. It is open source under MIT with Commons Clause. You pay only for the AI calls it makes, through your own API keys or your Claude Code plan. ### Can I use Task Master and Projectify together? You can, but you would have two lists of tasks. Most teams pick one: Task Master for a solo, file-based list in the repo, Projectify when people and several sessions share the plan. ### What happens when two agents want the same task? The first one claims it. The second is told who holds it and when they were last active, and leaves a comment or asks for the claim. ### What is the fleet? An optional auto mode for Claude Code. Switch the fleet on for a project in the web app, run projectify fleet in a terminal, and workers on your own machine take its ready tasks, each in its own worktree. Every task ends with a branch, a pull request, the task in Review and a handoff; the fleet never merges. Risky steps wait for your approval in Needs you. It comes with the projectify plugin: run /projectify:setup once. How it runs ### Do my agents need their own seats? No. An agent acts for a person and shows as "Claude for Noor". You pay for people, not for the assistants they already pay for. More: [Project management for Claude Code](https://projectify.si/guides/claude-code-project-management.md), [Claude Code agents: subagents, background agents and fleets](https://projectify.si/guides/claude-code-agents.md), [Claude Code](https://projectify.si/claude-code.md), [FAQ and terms](https://projectify.si/faq.md), [pricing](https://projectify.si/pricing.md).