// Monday.com vs Flux
Work OS vs kanban platform.
Monday.com is a broad Work OS with dashboards, automations, CRM, and multiple views. Flux is a focused kanban platform with real-time sync, AI, and developer-first APIs. Different scales, different trade-offs.
| Feature | Flux | Monday.com |
|---|---|---|
| Core model | Kanban boards and cards | Spreadsheet-style items with multiple views |
| Real-time sync | SSE - instant push | Real-time updates in browser |
| AI assistant | Gemini-powered | Monday AI (generate content, summarize, categorize) |
| Multi-board view | Built-in cross-board columns | Dashboards aggregate data from multiple boards |
| Activity log | Event-sourced with undo | Activity log per item |
| Automations | API + MCP for custom automation | Built-in visual automation builder |
| Dashboards | Multi-board view covers this | Rich dashboards with charts and widgets |
| API | REST + MCP server | GraphQL API |
| Self-hosting | Self-hostable | Cloud-only |
| Pricing | Free to start | Free for ≤2 users, Basic from $9/seat/mo |
01 How is Flux different from Monday.com?
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Monday.com is a Work OS with spreadsheet-style boards, dashboards, CRM, and visual automations. Flux is a focused kanban platform with real-time sync, AI, and developer APIs. Monday has more surface area; Flux has more kanban depth.
02 Where is Monday.com better?
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Monday.com has built-in dashboards with charts, a visual automation builder, CRM functionality, resource management, and a broader range of views (Gantt, calendar, workload). It suits teams that need one platform for everything.
03 Where is Flux better?
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Flux has native real-time SSE sync, event-sourced activity with one-click undo, multi-board column views, an MCP server for AI agent integration, and self-hosting. It is purpose-built for kanban velocity.
04 Is Flux cheaper than Monday.com?
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Yes. Flux is free to start with no seat limit. Monday.com free tier is limited to 2 users, and paid plans start at $9 per seat per month with a 3-seat minimum.
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