Monday.com is a powerful platform for project tracking and collaboration. It’s used by marketing teams, agencies, and startups to manage workflows and campaigns.
But if you’re a coach, consultant, therapist, or freelancer managing ongoing relationships, you may find Monday.com too complex for your needs.
Let’s compare Monday.com and Proper, and explore why many solo professionals are switching to a more focused, client-first tool.
🛠️ What is Monday.com?
Monday.com is a team-oriented project management tool. You can build boards, assign tasks, automate workflows, and visualize project timelines.
It’s incredibly flexible — but that also means you’ll spend time:
- Building client boards from scratch
- Customizing columns and filters
- Trying to track session history inside a task list
For most client-facing professionals, Monday becomes more tool than solution.
✅ What is Proper?
Proper is a purpose-built tool for professionals who meet with clients regularly — whether in coaching, therapy, consulting, or freelancing.
Instead of trying to turn projects into people, Proper gives you:
- A clean, dedicated dossier for each client
- Session notes, AI summaries, and to-dos all in one place
- The ability to upload files, track progress, and follow up
- One-click PDF exports and sharable links
It’s everything you need to stay on top of a client relationship — and nothing you don’t.
🆚 Monday.com vs Proper: What’s the Real Difference?
| Feature | Monday.com | Proper |
|---|---|---|
| Built for 1:1 client work | ❌ Team/project focus | ✅ 100% client-first |
| Easy client history tracking | ❌ Requires board customization | ✅ Timeline built into each dossier |
| AI summaries & insights | ❌ Not available | ✅ Native & automatic |
| Time to set up | ⏳ Medium–High | 🚀 Instant |
| Report/export options | ⚠️ Spreadsheet or PDF export | ✅ Dossier export in 1 click |
| Who it’s for | 👥 Teams & agencies | 👤 Solo professionals + micro-teams |
🙋 Why Proper Makes More Sense for Client-Based Professionals
Monday is great for collaborating across tasks.
Proper is built to help you remember, organize, and follow up with your clients — simply and effectively.
If you’re wasting time building boards, dashboards, and workspaces just to keep up with clients, Proper gives you back control.
No setup. No clutter. Just clarity.
🚀 Try Proper — The Clean Alternative to Monday.com for Client Work
Start free. No templates. No learning curve.
Just one place for all your client notes, tasks, and files.