Jooto Is Shutting Down: Choosing Your Next Tool (If You Need the Gantt Side)

Jooto, a Japanese task and project management tool (operated by PR TIMES), will end general availability on July 31, 2027, and the business will be discontinued. Its sibling Gantt-style tool "Ganto" is also expected to be discontinued before its official release — so anyone who relied on the Gantt / scheduling side will need to pick a new tool. Here's an honest guide to choosing.

The facts

• Jooto ends general availability on July 31, 2027 (decided August 2026).
• Service quality is maintained until then, with data migration support and refunds to be announced (check Jooto's official notices for details).
• The sibling Gantt tool "Ganto" is expected to be discontinued before launch.

So there's plenty of time — no need to rush. Wait for Jooto's official migration guidance and compare carefully.

Key point: Jooto is Kanban-first, Ganty is Gantt-first

This matters most when choosing. Jooto centered on a Kanban board, with Gantt as a secondary feature. Ganty is the opposite — specialized in Gantt (schedule) management, and it does not offer a Kanban board.

• If Kanban was your main use → Ganty isn't the fit. Trello, Asana, or an all-in-one with a board will serve you better.
• If you needed phases, dates, and dependencies (close to what Ganto was for) → Ganty is worth a look.

Why Ganty fits if scheduling is the goal

• AI generates the plan from one line — describe the project and get a Gantt with tasks, dates, and dependencies in seconds (how).
• Dates don't break when AI drives — critical path and delay cascades are computed on the server, not guessed by the LLM (why it matters).
• Free for 3 members, with MCP integration (operate it from Claude) included on the free plan.

How to migrate (honestly)

Ganty currently has no CSV import for Jooto data — we'll be straight about that. Instead, you move over in the way Ganty is good at:

1. Export (or copy) your task list from Jooto.
2. In a new Ganty project, paste it as a sentence or bullet list and let AI rebuild it as a Gantt chart.
3. Drag to fine-tune dates and owners.

It's faster than re-typing, and it's a chance to tidy up the plan as you switch. Try your own project in one line in the no-signup demo.

Takeaway

If you're leaving Jooto, first separate "was I using the Kanban, or the Gantt?" For Kanban, look elsewhere; for phases and schedule management, Ganty is worth considering. The shutdown is in July 2027, so you have time to choose. See also the AI Gantt chart tools comparison.