# Vertically AI

> More Projects. Less Hiring. Vertically AI is an autonomous AI Project Manager that runs projects over email — coordinating tasks, updating Kanban boards, and chasing stakeholders around the clock. More projects, less hiring.

## What Vertically AI is
Vertically AI is an autonomous AI Project Manager that runs projects over email. It coordinates tasks, keeps the Kanban board accurate, follows up with stakeholders, and escalates risks — 24/7, across timezones and languages — so teams can execute more projects without hiring more project managers.

## Core positioning
- More projects, less hiring: scale project capacity without increasing headcount.
- Vertically augments human project managers; it does not replace them.
- Lowest friction to start: no heavy data import, minimal data entry, no new tool to learn.
- Works over email, the universal corporate channel — most people can't tell it from a human PM.

## Who it's for
- Primary (first): IT project managers and tech startups.
- Also: engineering teams and business/operations teams — any group running a series of time-bound tasks.

## How it works
- Email-native: contributors reply in plain language and CC a project inbox; the AI PM interprets intent.
- 24/7 coordination: round-the-clock, multilingual follow-ups across timezones.
- Autonomous escalation: critical-path awareness raises at-risk milestones to stakeholders with context.
- Self-updating Kanban board: cards move from real conversations; leadership sees a live dashboard.
- Calendar-aware scheduling: Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 integration against real capacity.
- Deterministic guardrails: the LLM only parses and drafts; a deterministic rules engine executes every change.
- API (Enterprise plan): a REST API gives tools and automations token-scoped, tenant-isolated access to projects, boards, and tasks; API writes still execute through the same deterministic rules engine.
- MCP server (Enterprise plan): a Model Context Protocol server lets AI assistants and agents (e.g. Claude) read live project state and request changes, with the rules engine executing every change — distinct from the one-way webhook integrations.
- Integrations: connects to Jira, GitHub, and Azure DevOps via real-time webhooks (one-way, from your systems into Vertically) for data integration that keeps systems consistent — coordinating inside your existing stack rather than replacing it.

## Pricing
- Free: 1 active project, 1 AI agent, unlimited email contributors, 5 GB memory, 100K tokens/month, email support.
- Team ($50/month): 5 active projects, 5 AI agents, unlimited email contributors, 25 GB memory, 1M tokens/month, email support.
- Enterprise (custom): up to 100 active projects and agents, unlimited contributors, 100 GB memory, 100M tokens/month, API & MCP access, premium support, Outlook integration, SSO. Priced per active project, not per seat — contributors join for free over email.

## Security & compliance
GDPR compliant, ISO/IEC 27001 certified, SOC 2 Type II certified, and aligned with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, with tenant data isolation and auditable deterministic controls.

## Key pages
- [Home](https://www.vertically.ai/)
- [Features](https://www.vertically.ai/features)
- [Solutions](https://www.vertically.ai/solutions)
- [Pricing](https://www.vertically.ai/#pricing)
- [Compliance](https://www.vertically.ai/compliance)
- [FAQ](https://www.vertically.ai/faq)
- [Blog](https://www.vertically.ai/blog)

## Blog posts
- [How an AI Project Manager Keeps a Kanban Board Honest](https://www.vertically.ai/blog/how-ai-keeps-a-kanban-board-honest): Letting an AI touch your project board sounds risky — until you understand the architecture. Here's how Vertically separates language understanding from state changes so the board is never corrupted by a hallucination.
- [AI Won't Replace Project Managers. It Will Finally Give Them Leverage.](https://www.vertically.ai/blog/ai-wont-replace-project-managers): The fear is that AI comes for the project manager's job. The reality is the opposite: it comes for the worst parts of the job, and hands the best parts back — at a scale no human could reach alone.
- [Why We Built Our AI Project Manager on Email, Not Slack](https://www.vertically.ai/blog/why-we-built-on-email-not-slack): Every AI tool wants to live in a chat app. We deliberately built our AI project manager on email — the one channel every company already runs on. Here's the reasoning.
- [More Projects, Less Hiring: The Economics of an AI Project Manager](https://www.vertically.ai/blog/economics-of-an-ai-project-manager): What does it actually cost to coordinate a project — and what changes when an AI handles the repetitive parts? A clear-eyed look at the ROI of adding project capacity without adding headcount.
- [Why Your Project Backlog Never Ships — And What Actually Fixes It](https://www.vertically.ai/blog/why-your-project-backlog-never-ships): Most project backlogs don't stall for lack of ideas or budget. They stall because coordination capacity is capped at the number of project managers you can afford. Here's how to break the constraint.

## Frequently asked questions
### What is Vertically AI?
Vertically AI is an autonomous AI Project Manager that runs your projects over email. It coordinates tasks, keeps the Kanban board accurate, follows up with stakeholders, and escalates risks — 24/7, across timezones and languages — so your team can execute more projects without hiring more project managers.

### Does Vertically replace human project managers?
No. Vertically scales the capacity of your existing project managers and raises project success rates without increasing headcount. It handles the repetitive coordination work — status updates, board grooming, follow-ups — so your people can focus on judgment, strategy, and the projects that were stuck in the backlog.

### Why email instead of Slack or another app?
Email is the universal corporate channel — everyone already uses it, in every company and timezone. By working over email, Vertically requires zero behavioral change and no new tool to learn. Most people can't even tell they're corresponding with an AI rather than a human PM.

### How much setup is involved?
Almost none. There's no heavy data import or migration. You point Vertically at a project, and contributors simply CC a project email address. The board builds itself from the conversation, so there's very little data entry for your team.

### How is Vertically priced?
Vertically is priced per active project, not per seat — contributors join for free over email, so you're never taxed for collaboration. There's a free tier for your first project, a $50/month Team plan for running several projects in parallel, and custom Enterprise pricing for running project capacity across a whole organization. API and MCP access is available on the Enterprise plan.

### Can it handle global, multilingual teams?
Yes. Vertically operates 24/7 across timezones and communicates with each contributor in their own language, making it well suited to distributed and international teams.

### How does it avoid AI mistakes on my data?
The language model only interprets intent and drafts messages. Every change to the board is executed by a separate deterministic rules engine with strict validation. This decoupling means the board is never modified by a hallucination.

### Is Vertically secure and compliant?
Yes. Vertically is built around GDPR, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II, and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, with strict tenant data isolation and auditable, deterministic controls.

## Contact
- Website: https://www.vertically.ai
- Email: hello@vertically.ai