The best free OKR software

OKRnest is a Swedish dedicated OKR platform, designed bottom-up around the team rather than the org chart. Its core bet is that the value of OKRs lies in the weekly habit, so the structured team check-in, not the goal tree, is the heart of the product, supported by smart defaults and an AI coach.

KPIs sit alongside the OKRs, so teams keep the numbers they already follow in the same place as the goals set on them, recorded by hand or pushed in over the public API, which also backs an MCP server for assistants such as Claude. A Slack app puts an AI agent on top of it all, so the team can ask about goals and progress, or update them, without leaving Slack.

It targets curious managers of 3-10 person teams in growing companies, self-serve, with no prior OKR experience required. As a young product it has no G2 reviews and no SOC 2 or ISO certification yet, leaning instead on EU hosting, EU-only AI processing and a published Trust Center.

For teams that want the check-in habit rather than an enterprise rollout, it is the purpose-built option in this comparison.

Futureworks is a young Norwegian OKR and strategy-execution platform built for Nordic enterprises and the public sector. It sells one plan with every feature included, at transparent per-user pricing that drops with volume (EUR 15 per user at up to 25 users, down to EUR 9 at 101-200; 200+ is custom), billed annually, with a free plan for up to five users and a 30-day trial.

The product is leadership-led: strategy cascades from company to department to individual, with a weekly rhythm reinforced by a Meeting Mode that runs check-ins as facilitated meetings and pushes reminders through Slack and Microsoft Teams. It bundles hands-on OKR coaching with every plan and offers an AI Context Engine that turns strategy documents (PowerPoint, Word, PDF) into structured OKRs.

Security basics are covered (GDPR compliance, SSO, SCIM, encryption at rest and in transit), but there is no published SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification and no trust page documenting the hosting region. It is a young, early-stage vendor with marquee Nordic references, still building up an independent review base.

A strong fit for a Nordic enterprise or public body that wants OKR software and coaching in one package, and less suited to a small self-serve team outside the Nordics.

Perdoo is one of the longest-running independent dedicated OKR vendors (Berlin, 2015), combining OKRs, KPIs, a strategy map, 1:1s and reviews in one platform with SOC 2 Type II certification and a large integration catalog. Pricing is public and fair (EUR 8-10 per user), with a free tier up to 5 users, but paid plans require 5+ seats and billing is quarterly or annual only.

The product leans strategy-first and leadership-friendly, with good check-in support. The company is stable with over a decade of history.

A solid mid-market choice for organizations that want structured strategy-to-OKR cascading with European roots.

Weekdone is the veteran of the category: an Estonian, bootstrapped dedicated OKR tool running since 2012, built entirely around the weekly PPP rhythm (Plans-Progress-Problems) with quarterly OKRs on top. It is small-team friendly (free up to 3 users), EU-hosted in Tallinn, has native mobile apps and an independent owner.

The product has aged: there are no AI features at all, certifications are absent and the review base is small (~36 on G2). It proves the durability of the habit-first model.

Best fit today is a small company that wants a simple, proven weekly reporting routine and nothing more but the lack of current updates and developments is a red flag.