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Shortcut

Project management built for software teams

FreemiumFree TierAdded Jul 1, 2016

About

Shortcut (formerly Clubhouse) is a project management platform designed specifically for software development teams. It balances simplicity with the power needed for sprint planning, bug tracking, and roadmapping. Stories, epics, and milestones provide hierarchical organization. It integrates deeply with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket for automatic status updates. The interface is clean and fast — avoiding the bloat that plagues enterprise tools like Jira.

Tags

project-managementsoftware-developmentagilesprintsgithub

Origin Story

By Kurt Schrader

The Problem

Engineering teams hated Jira's complexity but needed more structure than Trello offered.

Building It

Founded in 2016 as Clubhouse, rebranded to Shortcut in 2021, raised $62M in funding.

What It Means

Dev tools should be powerful without being painful.

The Dream

To make project management enjoyable for every software team.

Pricing

ModelFreemium
Starting at$9/mo
Free tierAvailable

Free for up to 10 users. Team at $8.50/user/month, Business at $12/user/month, Enterprise custom.

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Category

Project Management

Problems Solved

  • Jira Too Complex
  • Dev Pm Integration
  • Sprint Planning

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