Your Project Management/Online Collaboration Tools Expedition Guide!

ProjectSpaces

ProjectSpaces is an online workspace tool to help project teams and other groups share documents, manage tasks and coordinate activities. ProjectSpaces is fast and lightweight and focuses on simplicity and ease of use.

AceProject.com

Free for fairly basic web-based facilities (less than 50 tasks per project) with options for more if you're prepared to pay. Not the most intuitive (export/import a bit difficult to find!).

5pm

5pm is the new version of the project management tool we've been using for years. The customizable interface was designed to make the maximum use of screen space, and everything is within a click or two. Check the visual timeline for an alternative view of your projects/tasks.

LiquidPlanner

LiquidPlanner is online project management software that offers teams a project environment with social networking features. Free during initial beta period.

Central Desktop

10x the horsepower of Basecamp, just as simple and without the attitude. Central Desktop - Team/Project Tools that just work.

Copper Project

Copper is a web-based project management software tool designed to help organizations collaborate and manage client information, projects, tasks, files, contacts and calendars. With Copper you can create projects and tasks, review timelines and progress while your staff, clients, and subcontractors actively contribute to this information. You can purchase the software and host it yourself, or subscribe to a hosted version for a monthly fee.

Smartsheet.com

Smartsheet uses a flexible, spreadsheet-like interface for online project and task management and it also includes sub-tasks, Gantt charts & dependencies, file attachments and discussions on any row, notifications and reminders, and summary reports across projects. Smartsheet offers a free trial and plans starting at $9.95/month.