A GitHub Projects alternative that plans on a calendar
GitHub Projects tracks the work in your repo. UnaTask plans it on a calendar, with time blocking and your whole team, and still links back to your pull requests.
Where GitHub Projects is good
GitHub Projects is excellent, and free, at what it is for: tracking issues and pull requests right next to the code, with boards, tables and roadmap views, custom fields and built in automation. If your work lives entirely in the repo and everyone on the team is on GitHub, it is hard to beat and it costs nothing.
Where UnaTask fits better
UnaTask is the planning layer around that work. It puts tasks on a real calendar so you can time block the coding and the reviews, plan a day you can finish, and include the people who do not live in GitHub. It does not try to replace your issue tracker: it imports your Issues and links your pull requests, with their status and an on merge action, so the plan and the code stay in step. Reach for GitHub Projects to track the code, and UnaTask to plan the week around it.
Side by side
| Feature | UnaTask | GitHub Projects |
|---|---|---|
| Time blocking on a calendar | Visual time blocking you drive, drag tasks onto real slots | No calendar; boards, tables and roadmap views |
| Plan your day and week | Tasks land on a real calendar and week planner | Tracks status, not a daily plan |
| Link pull requests to tasks | Yes, with live status, checks and an on merge action | Native: issues and pull requests are the items |
| Import GitHub Issues | Yes, as tasks with labels and milestones | Native |
| For the whole team, not just engineers | Team first: shared workload, availability, roles | Best when everyone is on GitHub |
| Booking links | Booking links that respect your focus blocks | No |
| Meetings → tasks | A notetaker turns meetings into assigned tasks | No |
| Email / chat → task | Turn email (Gmail), Slack & Discord messages into tasks | No |
| Price | Free on your own, then €10 per seat for Team, every feature included | Free with GitHub |
Questions people ask
GitHub Projects vs UnaTask: which should I pick?
Pick GitHub Projects if every piece of work is an issue and never leaves the repo. Pick UnaTask if you want that work on a calendar, alongside people who do not have a GitHub login.
Does UnaTask replace GitHub Projects?
Not really, and it does not try to. GitHub Projects tracks issues and pull requests next to your code. UnaTask plans that work on a calendar and links back to it, so plenty of teams use both.
Can UnaTask show my pull requests?
Yes. Link a pull request to the task it closes and see its status and checks on the task, then choose what a merge does: update the badge, notify the assignees, or move the task to Done.
Is UnaTask free like GitHub Projects?
On your own, yes: free with every feature and no card. Working with other people is what costs, €10 per seat for Team. What you get for it is the calendar, time blocking and planning for everyone, including the people who do not live in GitHub.
Is GitHub Projects better for pure engineering tracking?
For work that lives entirely in the repo, with everyone on GitHub, yes, and it costs nothing. Reach for UnaTask when you want to plan that work on a calendar and include people who do not live in GitHub.
Prices and features checked June 2026.