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Wrike is a cloud-based project management and collaboration platform that helps teams and organizations streamline their work processes. The company has established itself as a prominent player in the work management software field, with its tools and features geared to create work systems that help businesses manage their daily activities.
Wrike was founded in 2006 by Andrew Filev. As a young entrepreneur, Filev quickly grasped the challenges organizations faced in scaling a successful operation. Frustrated with the limitations of working through email and spreadsheets, he began to build his own collaborative tools that immediately improved his team’s communication and business productivity.
Filev started Wrike to focus solely on building this new class of business software. Over the last 10+ years, he has built Wrike from a small startup to a leading provider of project management, work management, and collaboration solutions, initially bootstrapping the company before guiding it to more than $25M in funding.
In March 2021, Citrix completed the acquisition of Wrike from Vista Equity Partners for $2.25B.The company’s CEO confirmed the acquisition in a blog post on the company’s website.
Citrix no longer owns Wrike. In September 2022, barely 18 months after acquiring it, Citrix spun out Wrike in a deal funded by private equity funds Vista Equity and Evergreen Coast Capital, a move heavily influenced by the merger of Citrix with Tibco. The deal was confirmed in a blog post on Wrike’s website.
Andrew Filev serves as Chief Executive Officer and remains the primary visionary behind the product and company.
As with most software providers of its kind, Wrike offers tiered pricing that increases based on the number of users and features included.
The prices listed below are per month and billed on an annual per user basis. These are accurate as of May 2023.
| Free | For teams getting started (1 user) | $0 user/month |
| Team | For growing teams (2-25 users) | $9.80 user/month |
| Business | For all teams across an organization (5-200 users) | $24.80 user/month |
| Enterprise | For large teams (5 to unlimited users) with additional features required | Custom quote |
| Pinnacle | For large teams with complex work needs (5 to unlimited users) | Custom quote |
Wrike is entirely free for students though access to some features is restricted or limited. Here are some reasons why you might want to consider using Wrike if you are a student:
Below we list all features included in each Wrike’s tiers.[1] Each tier includes all features from the previous tier and adds new and more sophisticated ones.
| 1 User |
| Web, desktop, and mobile apps |
| Project & task management |
| Board view |
| Table view |
| Active task limitations apply |
| 2-25 users |
| Unlimited projects |
| Unlimited tasks & subtasks |
| Unlimited custom fields |
| Unlimited request forms |
| 20 free collaborators |
| Interactive Gantt charts |
| Automations (50 actions/user/month) |
| Custom workflows |
| Analytics view |
| Calendar view |
| Dashboards |
| Use case templates |
| Google and Microsoft SSO |
| External requester collaboration |
| Integrations & open API |
| 2 GB storage per user |
| 5-200 users |
| Folder structure & nested projects |
| Cross-tagging |
| Project Blueprints |
| Custom item types |
| Automations (200 actions/user/month) |
| AI risk prediction & task prioritization |
| Approvals & guest approvals |
| File and video proofing (30+ file formats) |
| Resource management, workloads & time tracking |
| Reports and Unlimited Dashboards |
| User groups & permissions |
| DAM Integrations and Cloud Content Connector |
| Adobe Creative Cloud Extensions |
| 5 GB storage per user |
| 5 to unlimited users |
| SAML-based SSO |
| Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) |
| Password policies |
| Custom access roles |
| Customizable user types |
| Admin permissions |
| User audit reports |
| Automations (1000 actions/user/month) |
| 10 GB storage per user |
| 5 to unlimited users |
| Locked Spaces |
| Advanced reporting & BI |
| Team utilization and performance dashboard |
| Job roles |
| Budgeting and billable hours |
| Bookings (project-level effort & time planning) |
| SharePoint and HTML5 proofing and approvals |
| Automations (1500 actions/user/month) |
| 15 GB storage per user |
Wrike’s API‘s allow for 3rd party integration and for developers to submit their own apps, allowing a higher level of customization. In addition, a number of popular applications and third-party software are available by default, enabling your Wrike instance to connect with a number of external tools you might use. Here are some of the integrations readily available, per category:
| Category | Some of the integrations available |
|---|---|
| CRM | Salesforce, Hubspot |
| Gmail, Outlook | |
| Data Transfer | Google Sheets, MS Project, Microsoft Excel, MSFT O365 |
| Storage | MediaValet, Google Drive, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive, Tenovos, Dropbox, Box |
| Messaging | Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom |
| Single Sign-On (SSO) | SAML, Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Microsoft O365, Okta, Google, OneLogin, PingFederate, Shibboleth |
| IT Software | Miro, GitHub, JIRA, Marker.io, TestLodge, Azure DevOps |
| Business Intelligence | Tableau |
There are three areas in which Wrike’s offering stands out:
Wrike headquarters are in San Jose, California, United States of America. In addition, the company has offices in North America, APAC and EMEA, in the following locations:
| 2006 | The company is founded by Andrew Filev and launched its beta version in December |
| 2012 | Wrike receives $1 million in Angel funding from TMT Investments |
| 2013 | The company receives an additional $10 million in investment funding from Bain Capital |
| 2015 | Investors including DCM Ventures, Bain Capital and Scale Venture Partners, DCM Ventures, and Bain Capital invest $15 million in a new round of funding |
| 2015 | The company opened new EMEA headquarters in Dublin, Ireland as well as a new office in San Diego, California. |
| 2016 | Wrike reaches a milestone of 60+ million tasks completed in its software |
| 2018 | New worldwide headquarters are opened in San Jose, California, alongside APAC headquarters in Melbourne, Australia |
| 2018 | The company reaches a new milestone of 100+ million tasks completed |
| 2018 | First edition of its annual user conference – Collaborate |
| 2018 | Wrike receives a majority investment from Vista Equity Partners |
| 2019 | Company achieves Lock and ISO Certification |
| 2019 | New offices open in Prague and Tokyo |
| 2020 | Through Wrike Relief the company offered free project management for relief organizations and workers. |
| 2020 | New office open in Dallas, Texas |
| 2021 | Citrix purchases Wrike for $2.25 billion |
| 2022 | Citrix sells to Vista Equity and Evergreen Coast Capital for a reported $2.5 billion |
Wrike is audited regularly by independent third parties and, as of May 2023, is either compliant with or certified by the following entities:
Wrike has received several awards and accolades for its products and services. Some notable awards include:
Over the years the company has publicly shared several initiatives in support of diversity and inclusion. Here are some of those:
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