About Shortcut
Shortcut is a fast, intuitive project management platform built specifically for software development teams. It combines issue tracking, sprint planning, and roadmaps with a clean interface, keyboard shortcuts, and deep GitHub/GitLab integration to help product and engineering teams plan, build, and ship without friction.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Clean, fast interface designed specifically for software teams
- Keyboard shortcuts make navigation and issue management lightning fast
- Deep GitHub and GitLab integration links code to stories seamlessly
- Intuitive sprint planning with velocity tracking and burndown charts
- Balanced feature set — powerful without being overwhelming
Cons
- No free plan — starts at $8.50/user/month (only a 14-day trial)
- Less customizable than ClickUp or Jira for non-engineering workflows
- Smaller integration ecosystem compared to Jira or Asana
Key Features
Stories & Workflows
Create stories (tasks) with customizable workflows, subtasks, labels, and priorities in a clean drag-and-drop interface
Iterations (Sprints)
Time-boxed sprints that span multiple epics and workflows with velocity tracking and burndown charts
Epics & Objectives
Group related stories into epics and connect them to high-level objectives for roadmap visibility
Roadmap Timeline
Visual timeline with adjustable dates to track progress of objectives and epics across teams
Keyboard Shortcuts
Extensive keyboard shortcuts for fast navigation, story creation, and status updates without touching the mouse
Advanced Search
Search operators for filtering by project, epic, workflow state, assignee, and full-text search across stories and comments
GitHub & GitLab Integration
Deep VCS integration that links branches and PRs to stories, auto-updates status on merge
Slack Integration
Create stories from Slack, receive notifications, and sync team communication with project work
Reports & Analytics
Cumulative flow diagrams, burndown charts, velocity tracking, and cycle time analytics
API & Automations
REST API for custom integrations and workflow automations with Zapier, Clockify, and other tools
Pricing
- Unlimited stories & projects
- Iterations & roadmaps
- GitHub/GitLab integration
- Search & filters
- API access
- Slack integration
- Everything in Team
- Advanced reporting
- Custom fields
- Priority support
- SAML SSO
- Advanced permissions
- Everything in Business
- Dedicated success manager
- Custom contracts
- SOC 2 Type II
- Advanced security controls
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