ProofHub
Flat-price project planning, discussions, proofing, files, and reporting
The visible project management loop is buildable, but a credible replacement needs more than the first screen. ProofHub earns its keep through collaboration, integrations, polish, so expect a weekend or multi-day build and a narrower personal scope.
Build verification: not recorded. How we judge buildability
What you give up
- enterprise permissions
- large integration catalog
- mobile capture and notifications
- real-time multiplayer
Why people still pay
ProofHub: Teams pay because shared state, notifications, permissions, and migrations are harder than the visible board or list.
Your build guide
The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.
Before you start
- Runtime and tools: TypeScript, React, Node and PostgreSQL with workspace membership enforced on the server.
- Before starting: A PostgreSQL database, session authentication, two isolated example workspaces and private attachment storage.
Use these project rules and optional skill references alongside the prompt. Review each skill before adding it to your agent; the AGENTS.md export includes the same guidance.
Project rule — domain: Store Project, Milestone, Task, FileRevision, Annotation and Approval; annotations reference a file revision and a newly uploaded revision cannot inherit final approval silently.
Project rule — scope and recovery: Start with image/PDF proofing and asynchronous updates. Client visibility is explicit; do not treat task completion as acceptance of an unreviewed deliverable.
Project rule — acceptance: Approve revision one, upload revision two and open an old comment; retain its original coordinate/context and require new approval for the changed file.
Project rule — delivery: document real setup commands and permissions; do not claim a build, accuracy level, performance result or security certification that has not been demonstrated.
Recommended skill: supabase-postgres-best-practices — review this PostgreSQL domain schema, uniqueness constraints, transaction boundaries and access-scoped queries; Supabase hosting is not required. Follow the maintainer's installation instructions and match its requirements to the chosen runtime.
Recommended skill: web-design-guidelines — review keyboard access, focus, validation, error recovery and the readable work/review interface or HTML report. Follow the maintainer's installation instructions and match its requirements to the chosen runtime.
Implementation plan
Phase 1
Pin the working slice and create its example input: Organize a small client project with tasks, milestones and versioned proof attachments that collect anchored review comments. Confirm setup: A PostgreSQL database, session authentication, two isolated example workspaces and private attachment storage.
Phase 2
Implement persistence and write-time invariants before decorating the UI: Store Project, Milestone, Task, FileRevision, Annotation and Approval; annotations reference a file revision and a newly uploaded revision cannot inherit final approval silently.
Phase 3
Connect the working view to real saved state. Check membership on reads, mutations, attachments and exports. Keep activity history separate from editable current state; do not make private records public through search.
Phase 4
Expose the app-specific limits and recovery path in context: Start with image/PDF proofing and asynchronous updates. Client visibility is explicit; do not treat task completion as acceptance of an unreviewed deliverable.
Phase 5
Walk through this concrete acceptance case and preserve its exported evidence: Approve revision one, upload revision two and open an old comment; retain its original coordinate/context and require new approval for the changed file. Finish the README and backup/restore instructions; report unfinished capabilities explicitly.
Build the following focused alternative to ProofHub. This is a deliberately limited personal or small-team substitute, not parity with the paid service. WORKING SLICE Organize a small client project with tasks, milestones and versioned proof attachments that collect anchored review comments. SETUP AND ARCHITECTURE Use TypeScript, React, Node and PostgreSQL with workspace membership enforced on the server. Prerequisites: A PostgreSQL database, session authentication, two isolated example workspaces and private attachment storage. Before integrating anything, record actual versions and permissions, plus model files or provider limits only where used, in the README; make unavailable dependencies visible rather than simulating success. DOMAIN MODEL AND INVARIANTS Store Project, Milestone, Task, FileRevision, Annotation and Approval; annotations reference a file revision and a newly uploaded revision cannot inherit final approval silently. IMPLEMENTATION CONTRACT Check membership on reads, mutations, attachments and exports. Keep activity history separate from editable current state; do not make private records public through search. Provide an input/setup view, the main work view, and a review/export view appropriate to this workflow. Preserve the last saved state if a job or save fails. Include empty, loading, permission-denied, partial and retryable-error states. Log identifiers and error categories without secret values or unnecessary private content. APP-SPECIFIC BOUNDARY AND RECOVERY Start with image/PDF proofing and asynchronous updates. Client visibility is explicit; do not treat task completion as acceptance of an unreviewed deliverable. ACCEPTANCE SCENARIO Approve revision one, upload revision two and open an old comment; retain its original coordinate/context and require new approval for the changed file. Also reopen the app after an interrupted operation, confirm the saved record/export remains inspectable, and document the recovery action. These are implementation acceptance requirements, not a claim that this guide has been tested. DELIVERY Deliver a runnable repository with migrations or project-format versioning, a non-sensitive example, environment/permission setup, the exact manual acceptance steps, and a backup/export-and-restore walkthrough. Implement the working slice before optional integrations; list any deferred paid-product capabilities honestly. Do not add capabilities outside the working slice just to resemble the original product. PROJECT RULES FOR AGENTS.md Keep the domain invariants above executable at the write boundary. Propose scope changes before adding providers or permissions. Never fabricate source evidence, publish results, identity matches or successful delivery. Preserve user originals and require an explicit confirmation for destructive changes or external publication.
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ProofHub pricing
| plan | monthly | annual (per mo) | what you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| essential | $50 | $45 | Unlimited users; 40 projects; 15 GB storage. |
| ultimate control | $99 | $89 | Unlimited users and projects; 100 GB storage.Introductory price for the first 3 months; then $150/month monthly or $135/month on annual billing. |
free tierno free tier
billingmonthly + annual; 14-day trial; Ultimate Control introductory pricing lasts 3 months
hidden costsUltimate Control rises from $99/$89 to $150/$135 after 3 months; bank or wire transfer fees can be extra.
pricing sources checked 2026-08-14 · pricing source ↗
Questions about ProofHub
Can you build your own ProofHub with AI?
Partly. The visible project management loop is buildable, but a credible replacement needs more than the first screen. ProofHub earns its keep through collaboration, integrations, polish, so expect a weekend or multi-day build and a narrower personal scope.
What does the ProofHub build prompt cover?
The prompt starts with this scope: Organize a small client project with tasks, milestones and versioned proof attachments that collect anchored review comments. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: enterprise permissions; large integration catalog; mobile capture and notifications. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.
How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?
Start with the ProofHub prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.
How long will this ProofHub project take?
The catalogue estimate is multi-day for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.
What would I give up by replacing ProofHub?
enterprise permissions; large integration catalog; mobile capture and notifications; real-time multiplayer. ProofHub: Teams pay because shared state, notifications, permissions, and migrations are harder than the visible board or list.
What can I use instead of building ProofHub?
The prior-art section lists Vikunja, Plane as starting points. Review their current scope, license and maintenance before adopting one.