Taskhold

Comparisons

Taskhold vs Taskmaster AI

Taskmaster AI (claude-task-master) is a free, widely used CLI and MCP server. It parses a product requirements document into tasks with dependencies and complexity estimates, stored in a .taskmaster/ folder in the project. Its hosted companion, Hamster, adds team sync on paid plans.

Taskhold doesn't plan for you. It's a hosted list where you write tasks and agents work through them, report back and file new ones.

Side by side

Taskmaster AITaskhold
PriceCLI free; Hamster Team $40 per creator/month$12/month or $120/year per person
Where tasks liveProject folder (.taskmaster/), optional Hamster cloudHosted list
Turns a PRD into tasksYes, with dependenciesNo
Human viewCLI; browser views via HamsterWeb app on any device
Across reposPer projectOne list, grouped by project
Human vs agent historyNot listed in the READMEEvery change
Setupclaude mcp add ... npx task-master-ai, plus model API keys for AI commandsPaste a setup URL; no model keys
Tool count36 tools by default (a 7-tool core mode exists)16 tools

Taskmaster facts from its GitHub README and tryhamster.com pricing, checked 2026-10-08.

Pick Taskmaster if

  • You start projects from a PRD and want the agent to break it into dependent tasks.
  • You want everything in the repo and free.
  • You're one repo at a time.

Pick Taskhold if

  • You write tasks yourself, as they come up, across several repos.
  • You want to add and review tasks from a browser or phone.
  • You want blocked tasks and agent summaries in one place, with agent changes marked as such.
  • You don't want to manage model API keys for the task tool.

Give your agents a list you can both see.

$12 a month or $120 a year per person, every agent included. 7-day trial with a card; cancel before it ends and nothing is charged.

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Questions

Can I use both?
Yes. Some people plan with Taskmaster inside a repo and keep the cross-project backlog in Taskhold.

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Updated 2026-10-08