Axonaut vs Teamleader (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Axonaut if

• Fits if you run a small French company and want invoicing, accounting exports and CRM in one tool
• Works for service or craft businesses that track quotes, projects and unpaid invoices together

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you don't work in French, as the pricing page and support are in French
• Pricey if you can't commit 3 years, because monthly billing is €97 a user
• Watch out: business account fees apply, with card top-ups at 0.7% plus €0.12
• Watch out: 10 or more employees means a sales-led PME offer with no listed price
• Not for you if you want a free plan, as there's only the 15-day trial

Pick Teamleader if

• Fits if you run a small European company that quotes and invoices
• Works for service businesses that bill by the project or the hour

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you work alone, as every package needs 2 users
• Pricey if you read the page's launch figures: they include a 25% discount on the first invoice
• Tight if you want multiple pipelines or forecasts, which are Flow only at €45
• Watch out: prices exclude VAT, and Boosters are bought per account on top

Axonaut

• The pricing page and support are in French, and the tool is built for French rules such as e-invoicing and VAT.
• Pricing is per user with no free plan; the lowest rate needs a 3-year payment.
• Business account fees apply: card top-ups cost 0.7% + €0.12 and online payments received carry 0.25 euro plus a percentage.
• Companies with 10 or more employees are routed to a sales-led PME offer with no listed price.

Teamleader

• There is no free plan; every package needs at least 2 users and prices exclude VAT.
• Multiple sales pipelines, forecasts and leave management are limited to the Flow package.
• The prices shown on the page include a discount of 25% on the first invoice for new customers. The list prices here are the regular ones.
• Boosters (extra add-ons) are bought per account and priced separately from the packages.

Axonaut

CRM with automation

Unlimited contacts, client categories, prospecting follow-up, and emails logged automatically on the client record.

Quotes and invoices

Unlimited quotes and invoices, deposits and credit notes, recurring invoices, and automatic reminders for unpaid ones.

Business account and expenses

A French IBAN account with Mastercard cards, expense capture, purchase orders, expense reports and bank reconciliation.

Stock, projects and HR

Stock tracking with lot numbers, unlimited projects with timesheets, and staff records with leave management.

Ticketing and marketing

Tickets created from incoming emails, plus customer segmentation and email and SMS campaigns.

Public API and customer portal

A public API, an AI connector (MCP) and a portal where customers see quotes, invoices and tickets.

Teamleader

CRM

Customer details sit in one place, with time tracked per customer for invoicing. Data can be imported from a mailbox or calendar, and contacts added from a VAT number, LinkedIn profile or card.

Quotations

Quotes are built from templates and products in the company's own branding, can be signed online by the customer, and show when they have been viewed.

Projects from quotes

An accepted quotation becomes a project with tasks in one click, with hours and budget tracked against it and billing done from the project.

Invoicing and expenses

E-invoices go out through Peppol on every package, with automatic payment reminders from Grow and forwarding to accounting software.

Focus AI

An assistant that sets up invoices and projects and keeps track of customers and deals. The page says it does nothing without the user's approval, and each package includes a monthly allowance of AI credits.

Mobile app

The iOS and Android app has clickable addresses for meetings, business card scanning, on-site quotations that can be signed there and then, notes and follow-up scheduling.

Axonaut

• TPE, monthly€97

  per user / month, billed monthly, no commitment

  For companies under 10 employees working on their own. All features included, including compliant e-invoicing.

• TPE, 3-year term€58.20

  per user / month, billed for 3 years

  The monthly price less 40%; 1 year is 20% off and 2 years is 30% off. Same features.

• PMECustom

  For 10 or more employees: a dedicated account manager and phone line, setup, data import and training. Priced by team size.

Teamleader

• Smart€25

  per user / month, billed annually (€30 monthly), 2-user minimum

  CRM, time tracking, branded documents, invoicing, sending Peppol e-invoices, reports and insights, plus 100 free AI credits per account each month.

• Grow€33

  per user / month, billed annually (€39 monthly), 2-user minimum

  Everything in Smart, plus receiving Peppol invoices, payment reminders, subscriptions, margin calculation and more quotation options. 200 AI credits a month.

• Flow€45

  per user / month, billed annually (€49.50 monthly), 2-user minimum

  Everything in Grow, plus leave management, multiple sales pipelines, forecasts, multiple business entities and live chat support. 300 AI credits a month.

Axonaut

• Annual discount

  20% off yearly, up to 40% on 3 years

  Axonaut's pricing page gives 20% off the monthly price for 1 year paid, 30% for 2 years and 40% for 3 years.

Teamleader

• Annual discount

  17% saving with annual billing

  The pricing calculator marks annual billing as saving 17% compared with monthly billing.

• Other savings

  25% off the first invoice

  New customers see a 25% discount on their first invoice in the pricing calculator.