Height
FreemiumThe autonomous project management tool
About Height
Height is a project management tool built by a small team that positions itself as the fastest and most keyboard-driven PM tool available. The interface is snappy where Jira and Asana feel sluggish — command palette navigation, bulk edits, and keyboard shortcuts throughout. It supports tasks, subtasks, sprints, and custom attributes without the setup overhead of enterprise tools. The bidirectional GitHub and GitLab integrations pull in PR status and branch info so engineering managers can see code progress alongside tasks. Height also has a built-in AI assistant that can summarize task history, draft task descriptions, and surface blockers — more useful than most AI add-ons because it has full context on your project data. Pricing is $8.50/user/month for Teams and $14/user/month for Business, with a generous free tier for up to 5 users. The main risk is company stability — Height is a small startup and has had layoffs. Reddit threads about Height frequently mention worrying about whether it will still exist in two years, which is a real consideration for any tool your team depends on.
Key Features
Pricing Plans
Free
- Unlimited members
- Unlimited tasks
- Basic AI features
- Integrations
Team
- Everything in Free
- Advanced AI
- Unlimited guests
- Priority support
Enterprise
- Everything in Team
- SAML SSO
- Custom contracts
- Dedicated support
Pros
- AI automates task triage and cleanup
- Generous free plan with unlimited members
- Clean and fast modern interface
- Good spreadsheet and list views
- Real-time collaboration is smooth
- Good for product and engineering workflows
Cons
- Newer tool with smaller community
- Fewer integrations than established tools
- Advanced reporting is limited
- No built-in time tracking
- Resource management features are basic
- Mobile app is still maturing
Best For
- Engineering teams who want fast keyboard-driven project management
- Small to mid-size product teams (5-50 people) with GitHub or GitLab workflows
- Teams frustrated by Jira slowness and looking for a modern alternative
- Startups wanting Linear-like speed without Linear-style opinions
Not Ideal For
- Large enterprises needing guaranteed SLAs and long-term vendor stability
- Non-technical teams — the GitHub integration focus is wasted on marketing or ops
- Teams who need Jira compatibility for cross-org ticket references
Potential Deal Breakers
- Company size and funding history create real longevity risk
- Smaller integration ecosystem than Jira, Asana, or Monday
- Limited reporting and analytics compared to enterprise PM tools
Data & Privacy
AI-native project management. AI features deeply integrated and process all task data. Height states no customer data used for model training. Task data exportable. Growing startup.
Who Is This For?
Hands-on tested May 2026
Signup Experience
Email or Google signup with free tier available -- no credit card required. Onboarding creates a workspace and walks through task and list setup. The AI assistant is available immediately and can generate tasks and write standup reports from existing work. Setup to first project takes under 5 minutes.
For Home Users
Free tier includes unlimited tasks, lists, and AI features -- one of the most generous free plans in project management. The AI standup reports and task automation work on the free tier. Home users managing personal projects or side projects will find the feature set genuinely useful without hitting paywalls.
For Business Users
Team at $8.50/user/mo adds member roles, priorities, and advanced integrations. Enterprise adds SSO and dedicated support. The AI-powered standup reports and autonomous task automation are differentiators over Linear and Asana. Linear has a faster keyboard-driven UX preferred by engineering teams. Height is better suited to teams who want AI to reduce meeting and reporting overhead rather than teams optimizing for developer-speed workflow.
Our Verdict
Height is genuinely fast and well-designed — if Linear is too opinionated for your workflow, Height gives you more flexibility with similar keyboard-first speed. The AI features are ahead of the competition. The real question is whether you are comfortable depending on a small startup for core project management infrastructure, because if they run out of funding your migration costs will be non-trivial.