awork vs Stackfield
We give awork a 3.2 GPA and Stackfield a 3.0, out of 4.0. awork grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
awork
Project planning, capacity and time tracking for agencies
Stackfield
End-to-end encrypted project management and team chat from Germany
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAaworkVery good | 3.0GPAStackfieldVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BBasic is $6 a user a month billed annually, or $8 monthly, a bit under what's typical here. But it comes with 1 template and 1 custom field, and the workload view needs Standard at $12. The AI is a separate add-on from $18 a user on top. | CStarter is €9 per user a month paid yearly, €10.80 monthly, and it's capped at 10 users and 3 rooms. Outgrow either and it's Business at €14 for the same features. Group video calls and whiteboards wait for Premium at €18. That's above the going rate, and prices exclude VAT. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. The 14-day free trial asks for no payment information and doesn't renew by itself, which is the decent way to do it. After that, every internal team member needs a paid licence. | CNo free plan. The trial is 14 days with the Premium feature set and no credit card, and it ends automatically, so there's nothing to cancel. |
| Features | AKanban boards, lists and timelines with dependencies, a planner that works out free hours from working hours, absences and synced calendars, time tracking against project and retainer budgets, and automations set up without code. | ATasks as a list, a kanban board with swimlanes, a Gantt chart or a calendar, with dependencies, baselines and a critical path on every plan. Add team chat, one-to-one calls, wiki pages, files with versioning, time tracking and reports, all end-to-end encrypted. |
| Ease of use | BThere's no App Store rating on record for it, so a B is as high as we go. Each plan comes with a recommended team size, from 1 to 5 users on Basic, which makes choosing one simpler. | BNo app rating on record, so a B at best. The cloud version is hosted for you, and the encrypting is done in the browser as you work. Everything hangs off rooms, which bundle chat, tasks, pages and files together. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. It connects to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Calendar, Microsoft Exchange, Zapier, Make, Personio and Xero, and there's a public API. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. It hooks into Microsoft Teams, Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive and Box, and Enterprise adds user provisioning through an API. There's an on-premise version too, though only from 100 users. |
| Best for | agencies planning around team capacity | teams with sensitive data that must stay in Germany |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: awork and Stackfield. How we grade
Where they differ
- awork starts at $6 per user / month, billed annually. Stackfield starts at €9 per user / month, paid yearly (Starter, up to 10 users).
- Stackfield is self-hostable and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- awork also covers workflow automation and time tracking.
- Stackfield also covers team chat and video calls.
At a glance
| awork | Stackfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $6 per user / month, billed annually | €9 per user / month, paid yearly (Starter, up to 10 users) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial with no payment information and no automatic renewal | 14-day free trial with the Premium feature set, no credit card required; it ends automatically |
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| Made by | awork GmbH | Stackfield GmbH |
| Price read from | awork.com | stackfield.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
awork
- Agencies that plan client projects around team capacity
- Teams that track time against project and retainer budgets
- Companies that want a GDPR-compliant tool hosted in Germany
Stackfield
- Public bodies, banks, law firms and others with sensitive data
- European teams that need their data hosted in Germany
- Teams that want chat, tasks, files and calls in one tool
Worth knowing
awork
- There is no free plan: after the 14-day trial every internal team member needs a paid license.
- The workload view, absences and automations start at Standard, and private projects need Professional.
- Single sign-on and SCIM are limited to the Enterprise plans.
- awork AI is a separate subscription from $18 per user / month, and every active user in the workspace needs at least the Starter tier.
Stackfield
- There is no free plan, and prices are listed in euros only, excluding VAT.
- Starter is capped at 10 users and 3 rooms.
- Whiteboards, group audio and video conferences, project portfolios and unlimited external users need Premium or Enterprise.
- AI text tools and simultaneous Office editing are paid add-ons, and the on-premise version has a 100-user minimum.
Key features
awork
- Boards, lists and timelines
- Project tasks can be worked on a kanban board, in a classic list or on a visual timeline that shows timings and dependencies.
- Capacity planning
- The planner shows free hours per person from working hours, absences, regional public holidays and synced calendars. The workload view starts at Standard.
- Time tracking and reports
- Time is tracked inside the project workflow and compared with budgets, including retainer budgets. Global time reports are part of Professional.
- awork Connect
- Projects can be shared with clients, partners and freelancers at no charge. Each outside person gets a free workspace and a role that limits what they can see and do.
- Automations and templates
- Recurring workflows are set up without code: 1 automation per project on Standard and unlimited on Professional. Templates rise from 1 on Basic to 6 on Standard.
- awork AI
- A separate add-on with an AI chat, custom agents and a choice of language models that works from project context and respects access rights.
Stackfield
- Tasks in list, kanban and Gantt views
- Tasks carry due dates, assignees, subtasks, custom fields and customizable statuses, and appear as a list, a kanban board with swimlanes, a Gantt chart or a calendar.
- Project planning
- Gantt timelines with dependencies, milestones, baselines, auto-scheduling and a critical path come with every plan. Portfolios and PERT charts need Premium.
- Team chat, discussions and calls
- Rooms have a team chat, thread-based discussions and polls. One-to-one audio and video calls are on every plan; group conferences start on Premium.
- End-to-end encryption
- Content is encrypted in the browser with AES and RSA before it is stored, so the company says it cannot read messages, files or tasks. Servers are in Germany.
- Pages, files and whiteboards
- Pages act as a wiki, files sit in folders with versioning, and whiteboards on Premium can be edited by several people at once.
- Time tracking and reports
- Time tracking with estimates and a timer, budget planning for time and money, and filterable reports are included on every plan.
Plans
awork
Basic$6
per user / month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly)
Recommended for 1 to 5 users. Unlimited projects, time tracking, a personal planner, desktop and mobile apps, 1 template and 1 custom field.
Standard$12
per user / month, billed annually ($16 billed monthly)
Recommended for 2 to 20 users. Adds capacity planning with a workload view, team structure, absences, 6 templates and 1 automation per project.
Professional$22
per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)
Recommended for 5 to 100 users. Adds private projects, unlimited custom fields and automations, global time reports, a custom subdomain and phone support.
EnterpriseCustom
Recommended for 100+ users. Adds single sign-on and SCIM, premium SLAs, data migration, customer success support and payment by invoice.
awork AI Starter (add-on)$18
per user / month, on top of an awork plan
1,750 AI credits per user each month for AI chat and agents. Higher tiers run up to AI Max at $140 with 16,000 credits.
Stackfield
Starter€9
per user / month, paid yearly; €10.80 paid monthly
Up to 10 users and 3 rooms. Team chat, tasks with list, kanban and Gantt views, calendar, file storage, workflows, time tracking and the apps.
Business€14
per user / month, paid yearly; €16.80 paid monthly
The same feature set as Starter with unlimited rooms and unlimited users.
Premium€18
per user / month, paid yearly; €21.60 paid monthly
Adds project portfolios, PERT charts, whiteboards, audio and video conferences, unlimited externals, Office file previews, an IP allowlist and enforced 2FA.
Enterprise€28
per user / month, paid yearly; €33.60 paid monthly
Adds single sign-on, YubiKey 2FA, user provisioning via API, global export, custom modules and unlimited organizations under one contract.
On-Premise€28
per user / month, paid annually; minimum 100 users
Runs on your own servers, with installation by Stackfield, updates and a quota of support tickets included. Bought through the sales team.
Ways to pay less
awork
- Annual discount
Lower per-user price with annual billing
Basic is $6 per user / month billed annually against $8 billed monthly, Standard $12 against $16 and Professional $22 against $25. A 2-year term is also discounted.
- Nonprofit
Discounted or free licenses for nonprofits
awork offers discounted or free licenses to non-profit and social projects. An application form is required, and awork decides whether a project is eligible.
- Other savings
Volume discounts from 50 users
The pricing FAQ says quantity discounts are available from 50 users, with the price agreed on a call with the sales team.
Stackfield
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly payment
The pricing page marks yearly payment as saving 17%: Starter, for example, is €9 per user a month paid yearly against €10.80 paid monthly.
- Nonprofit
30% discount for non-profit organizations
Non-profit organizations with official verification get 30% off all user packages and plans, on application by email. Add-ons stay at the regular price.
- Education
30% discount for educational institutions
The same 30% discount covers non-profit schools, university chairs, public libraries, student groups and university-affiliated research institutes.
