See the whole board
Open work, blocked tasks, and what shipped today on one screen. Nothing to dig for.
Your first seat is free — forever, on every feature
Every task has an owner.
Every board tells the truth.
ProjectLayer is project management for developers who ship, not just plan. Kanban or Scrum boards with live status, a client portal your customers actually use, bug reports straight from Sentry and SupportLayer, and a Claude Code loop that builds the tasks it's given.
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API-51
Payment webhook signature check failing
BLOCKED
API-42
Implement OAuth2 token refresh
IN PROGRESS
WEB-19
Redesign the settings page
IN REVIEW
API-38
Add rate-limit headers to responses
DONE
API-38 was marked done by Claude Code, 2 minutes ago — the board updated with no one refreshing it.
Included on every account, from the free seat upwards
Kanban boards
Scrum & milestones
Client portal
Role-based permissions
REST API
Sentry & SupportLayer
Claude Code loop
What ProjectLayer does
Everything ships from one board
Not a tool you configure for a quarter. A tracker that arrives with sensible defaults and gets out of your way.
Keep status honest
Status changes the moment work moves — on the board, from the API, or from Claude Code. No stale tickets.
Fit the team
Administrators, members, viewers, testers — and your clients in their own area. Each one sees exactly their own slice.
Catch the whole pipeline
Client requests, Sentry errors and SupportLayer tickets land in one Intake queue. Triage them into tasks on the same board.
The Claude Code loop
Turn a task into shipped code
Most trackers stop at the plan. Press Plan with Claude on any task and Claude reads your connected GitHub repo, asks clarifying questions if it needs them, and writes a build plan onto the task.
Claude Code — running in your own terminal — then discovers planned tasks over the REST API, reads the plan, and builds the work in your codebase. No copy-pasting a spec between tools.
- Claude reads your connected GitHub repo before it writes a plan
- Claude Code discovers planned tasks over the REST API
- Status lands on the board the moment work changes — live, with no refresh needed
claude — ~/acme-api
› Find my planned tasks in ProjectLayer and build the top one GET /api/v1/tasks?has_plan=1 → API-42 "Implement OAuth2 token refresh" GET /api/v1/tasks/42 → reading Claude's build plan… 1. Add the /oauth/refresh endpoint 2. Rotate + persist the refresh token 3. Cover it with a functional test PATCH /api/v1/tasks/42/status → in_progress ✓ built — tests green PATCH /api/v1/tasks/42/status → done
The client portal
Bring your clients in, without letting them loose
Building for clients? Give each one a branded area of their own. They send requests, talk to your project manager, follow progress in plain language, and test each release before they sign it off.
They only ever see the work you choose to share. Boards, sprints, estimates, internal notes and comments stay with your team. Clients never take a seat.
- Requests land in your Intake with who asked; declines come with a reason
- One conversation per request, with internal notes the client never sees
- Acceptance testing step by step, with screenshots and formal sign-off
1
Request received“Add a PDF export to invoices” — from Jane at Initech
RECEIVED
2
Planned for Release 2.0Jane sees the release and its progress
PLANNED
3
Ready for your testingJane follows the test steps: pass, fail, screenshot
TESTING
4
Signed offRelease 2.0 accepted by Initech, on the record
DONE
Roles and seats
One simple seat price, and your clients are free
Your first seat is free, for good. After that, everyone on your team takes a seat at the same price, whatever their role: administrators, members, viewers, testers and test managers.
Your clients never do. Invite as many client contacts as you like to the client portal; they see their own projects and nothing else, and they don't add a penny to the bill.
See how seats are counted
M
MemberCreates and manages projects, tasks, and boards
SEAT
A
AdministratorBranding, users, clients, API keys, settings, reports
FIRST ONE FREE
V
Viewer, tester, test managerRead, test and run test cycles
SEAT
C
Client contactRequests, messages, progress and release testing in the client portal
ALWAYS FREE
$15
Per seat, per month. The only number on the invoice.
First seat free
Permanently, with every feature switched on.
2 min
From sign-up to your first board.
No add-ons
Scrum, the client portal, test management, the API and Claude planning are in the box, not sold beside it.
The full list
Everything your team needs, nothing they don't
Every item below is on every account, including the free one. There is no upgrade path because there is nothing to upgrade to.
Kanban boards
Visualize your workflow with ordered columns. Move tasks between stages and auto-update statuses. Every board updates live.
Scrum mode
Switch any project to Scrum: a ranked Product Backlog, sprints with goals, a Definition of Done enforced on every path to Done, and Increments.
Epics & user stories
Group stories, bugs and tasks under epics with live progress by items and story points. Epics can't close while work inside is unfinished.
Task management
Assign, prioritize, and track every task. Subtasks, blockers, watchers, @mentions, time logging, story points and CSV import and export included.
Intake: Sentry & SupportLayer
Sentry errors and SupportLayer tickets flow into Intake automatically. Resolve a Sentry issue on either side and the other follows.
Client portal
A branded area for your clients: requests, conversations with internal notes kept private, plain-language progress, and release sign-off. Clients are free.
Testing & acceptance
Plain-language test steps on every task, test cases, suites and cycles for QA, and client acceptance testing with formal sign-off.
Milestones & releases
Group tasks into milestones with target dates. See progress at a glance and stay on track.
Team collaboration
Threaded comments, notifications and role-based permissions, with custom access groups when the defaults don't fit.
Custom labels
Color-coded labels to categorize tasks your way. Filter your boards in a click.
API & webhooks
A full REST API with scoped keys, plus signed webhooks when tasks change. Automate workflows and build your own integrations.
Audit trail
Full history of every change. Know who did what, when, with a complete activity log per task.
Notifications
In-app and email notices when tasks are assigned, commented on, mention you, or change status. Choose which emails you get.
Two-factor sign-in
Authenticator-app codes with one-time recovery codes, checked once per session.
Reports & analytics
Tasks by status, priority, type and project, cycle time, throughput and velocity. Scheduled reports land in your inbox.
Search & filters
Find tasks instantly. Filter by status, priority, assignee, or search by title across any project.
Your branding
Your logo and brand colours across the portal and the client portal, including client invitations. Your clients see your name, not ours.
Plan with Claude
Turn any task into a repo-aware build plan. Claude reads your GitHub repo and writes the steps — then Claude Code can build it.
Pricing
One price, and it buys everything
Pay per person on your team. Your first seat and all your clients are free.
EVERYTHING INCLUDED
$15
per seat, per month
Your first seat is always free — not a trial, not time-limited. Client contacts never take a seat.
- Unlimited projects
- Kanban boards
- Scrum mode, epics & milestones
- Client portal & acceptance testing
- Test management
- Custom labels
- Email notifications
- Reports & analytics
- Activity audit trail
- Sentry & SupportLayer integration
- Plan with Claude*
- REST API & webhooks
- Team invites & role management
- Your logo & brand colours
Add seats from your account settings whenever you need them. Every team member takes a seat, whatever their role; client contacts are unlimited and free.
*Claude usage isn't included — planning tasks with Claude uses your own Anthropic API key, billed separately.
Compare
How ProjectLayer compares
Purpose-built for developer teams and the agencies who build for clients.
| Feature | ProjectLayer | Jira | Linear | Asana |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning | ||||
| Kanban boards | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Milestones & releases | Yes | Yes | Cycles | Limited |
| Custom labels | Yes | Yes | Yes | Tags |
| Integration | ||||
| SupportLayer integration | Native | No | No | No |
| Ticket → task pipeline | Built-in | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| REST API | Yes | Yes | GraphQL | Yes |
| AI & automation | ||||
| Plan tasks with AI | Native | No | No | No |
| Claude Code build loop | Built-in | Manual | Manual | Manual |
| Setup & pricing | ||||
| Time to first board | 2 min | ~30 min | ~5 min | ~10 min |
| Simple, flat pricing | $15/seat | Tiered | Tiered | Tiered |
| Free tier | First seat free | 10 users | Limited | Basic |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to common questions about ProjectLayer.
What counts as a seat?
Every active person on your team takes a seat, whatever their role: administrator, member, viewer, tester or test manager. Your first seat is always free, and each additional seat costs $15/mo. Suspended members don't count, and client contacts in the client portal never take a seat.
How does the SupportLayer integration work?
If you also use SupportLayer, you can link your accounts via an API key. Support agents can push tickets to your ProjectLayer Intake with one click. Items appear with a link back to the original ticket. Your team then triages Intake and converts accepted items into full tasks.
What is the Claude Code integration?
Press Plan with Claude on a task and Claude writes a build plan, reading your connected GitHub repo for context. Claude Code — running in your own terminal — then discovers planned tasks over the REST API, reads the plan, builds the work in your codebase, and marks the task in progress and done as it goes. See the Claude Code docs for setup.
Is there a free plan?
Your first seat is always free with full access to every feature — no credit card required. When you add a second person to your team, that seat and each additional seat costs $15/mo.
Can I use my own branding?
Yes. Upload your logo and set your brand colours in Settings → Branding. They're used across the portal and the client portal (including the page clients accept their invitation on), and your colours are used in emails. Custom domains aren't available yet.
What can my clients see?
Only what you share. Each client sees their own projects in the client portal: their requests, the tasks you mark as visible to them (with a plain-language summary you write), release progress, and the replies you send. Internal notes, comments, assignees, estimates, boards and sprints stay with your team. See the client portal docs.
Does ProjectLayer support Scrum?
Yes. Any project can switch from Kanban to Scrum, which adds a Scrum team with Product Owner, Scrum Master and Developers, a ranked Product Backlog, sprints with goals, a Definition of Done checked on every path to Done, and an Increment per sprint. See the Scrum docs.
Can errors from Sentry become tasks?
Yes. Connect a project to a Sentry Internal Integration and new issues arrive in that project's Intake, ready to accept, reject or turn into tasks. Resolve the issue in Sentry and the item follows; give ProjectLayer a token and resolving it here resolves it in Sentry too. See the Sentry docs.
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