Ever Gauzy vs Leantime (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Ever Gauzy and Leantime share a 2.6 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about value for money, where Ever Gauzy grades higher, or features and platforms, where Leantime does.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Ever Gauzy
Open-source ERP, CRM, HRM and project platform with time tracking
Leantime
Open-source project management built with neurodivergence in mind
Which one is for you
Pick Ever Gauzy if
- Fits if you want to host your own time tracking and project tool
- Works for agencies or freelancer networks that run several companies
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the site says Gauzy is built in public, so some parts may be incomplete or broken
- Tight if you want free, as Starter excludes transaction and additional member fees
- Skip it if screenshot-based employee monitoring is a privacy problem for your team
- Not for you if you want phone apps, as none are listed
- Watch out: the pricing page shows annual figures only
Pick Leantime if
- Fits if you have ADHD, dyslexia or autism and find standard project tools overwhelming
- Works for teams that want to self-host an open-source project tool and can pay for plugins
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free hosted plan, as the cloud version is paid once the 14-day trial ends
- Not for you if you want the AI on your own server, because it isn't in the open-source version or sold as a plugin
- Tight if you'd run whole projects from your phone, since the apps are beta companions for tasks, notes and timers
- Watch out: when you self-host, whiteboards, custom fields, recurring tasks and program plans are paid plugins, $99 for 1 to 3 users
- Watch out: a self-hosted server needs the paid Advanced Auth plugin before the mobile app can connect
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAEver GauzyGood | 2.6GPALeantimeGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | ABusiness is $34 a month for 25 members, $1.36 a member, under the category's cheapest quarter. There is also a $99 one-time self-hosted license. | CLeantime Pro is $8 a user a month billed annually, $10 monthly, which is exactly the middle price in this category. At least it's one plan with everything in it and 500 AI credits a month, and self-hosters can buy every paid plugin for $99 once, for 1 to 3 users. |
| Free plan and trial | BStarter is free for 1 company and 15 members with no card, but transaction and extra-member fees still apply. Paid cloud plans have a 90-day trial. | BFree means hosting it yourself: the Community Edition is open source with the core features. But whiteboards, custom fields and recurring tasks are paid plugins there, the AI isn't available at all, and the cloud side only gets a 14-day trial. |
| Features | CTime tracking, tasks, invoicing, sales and multi-company setups. The site says some parts may be incomplete or broken. | BKanban, table and list views with subtasks, dependencies, sprints and a backlog, milestones on a Gantt-style timeline, goals and strategy boards, timesheets you can export, and a dashboard with time blocking. The whole job, then, with the AI reserved for the hosted version. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It is a big platform, and self-hosting means doing the setup yourself. | CNo store rating on record. The My Work dashboard pulling your tasks into one place helps, and the maker says the design accounts for ADHD, dyslexia and autism, but you're still setting up projects, statuses and sprints, and self-hosting is a server job. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb plus desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux, with no phone apps or integrations listed. | BWeb with iPhone and Android apps, and no desktop app. The phone apps are in beta and act as companions for tasks, notes and timers, so real project work stays in the browser. Connections are Slack, Discord and Mattermost. |
| Best for | open-source time tracking, CRM and projects | people who find project tools overwhelming |
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: Ever Gauzy and Leantime. How we grade
Price against what you get
Ever Gauzy starts at $34 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Leantime starts at $8 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Leantime scores higher and starts $26 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 103 score higher than Ever Gauzy for less, and 12 score higher than Leantime for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Ever Gauzy also covers tasks, invoicing, reports and employee records.
- Leantime also covers kanban boards, Gantt & timelines and goals.
At a glance
| Ever Gauzy | Leantime | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $34 per month for up to 25 members, billed annually | $8 per user / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | Starter plan: free, limited to 1 company and 15 members, excluding transaction and additional member fees. | Community Edition: open source under AGPLv3 and free to self-host with the core features. There is no free cloud plan, and extras such as whiteboards and custom fields are paid plugins. |
| Free trial | 90-day free trial on paid cloud plans | 14-day free trial of Leantime Pro, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | Ever Co. LTD | Hyve5 Inc |
| Price read from | gauzy.co | leantime.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Ever Gauzy
- The site says Gauzy is built in public, so some parts may be incomplete or broken.
- Starter's free price excludes transaction fees and fees for additional members.
- The pricing page shows annual figures only; no monthly-billing price is displayed.
- Employee monitoring with screenshots may raise privacy and legal questions for some teams.
Leantime
- There is no free cloud plan: the hosted version is a single paid plan after a 14-day trial.
- AI features are not available when self-hosting, and whiteboards, custom fields, recurring tasks and program plans are paid plugins there.
- The iPhone and Android apps are in beta and act as companions for tasks, notes and timers; full project work stays on the web.
- Self-hosted instances need the paid Advanced Auth plugin before the mobile app can connect.
Key features
Ever Gauzy
- Time tracking and timesheets
- Staff start and stop a timer from desktop apps, and managers see timesheets, activity levels and statistics per project and task.
- Employee monitoring
- The timer app can record activity and screenshots for employees, with dashboards for schedules, appointments and filters.
- Task and project management
- Tasks, projects and teams are managed alongside organization records, with project budgeting and team scheduling.
- Invoicing and sales
- Invoices and client records sit in the same platform, together with employee records and an online payroll feature.
- Self-hosted or cloud
- The Community Edition source code is on GitHub, and a self-hosted server runs with SQLite or an external PostgreSQL database.
- Multi-company setups
- The Unlimited plan can cover several companies in one installation, with 50 members included and extra members charged separately.
Leantime
- Kanban, table and list task views
- To-dos can be viewed as a kanban board, a table or a list, with subtasks, dependencies, custom statuses, sprints and a backlog.
- Milestones on a timeline
- Milestones bundle tasks under a date and appear on a Gantt-style timeline. Program plans, a paid extra when self-hosting, give the same view across projects.
- My Work dashboard
- A personal dashboard gathers tasks from every project in customizable widgets, with time blocking around events imported from an iCal link.
- Goals and strategy
- Strategy boards, focus areas and goals connect project goals to a longer-term plan. Strategy management is in Leantime Pro or a plugin for the open-source version.
- Time tracking and timesheets
- Time is tracked from a task, the dashboard or a timesheet, and timesheets can be managed and exported in both the open-source and Pro versions.
- AI assistant
- The AI, called L.E.O., prioritizes tasks, breaks a task into subtasks, collects status updates from the team and compiles status reports. It is not in the open-source version.
Plans
Ever Gauzy
Starter$0
Free for 1 company and 15 members, with no card required. Transaction and extra-member fees still apply.
Business$34
per month for up to 25 members, billed annually
Single company, 25 members included, $5 a month for each extra member. Shown as 30% off; $408 billed yearly.
Unlimited$349
per month, billed annually
Unlimited members for one company, or unlimited companies with 50 members and $10 a month per extra member. $4,188 yearly.
Business Lifetime (self-hosted)$99
one-time, for 1 company and 25 members
One payment for a self-hosted license without AGPL restrictions; extra members cost $5 a month each.
Leantime
Community Edition$0
Self-hosted on your own servers under AGPLv3 with the core features and community support. Advanced features are added as paid plugins.
Leantime Pro$8
per user / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)
The hosted cloud plan: all features, unlimited to-dos and projects, AI-powered task management and 500 AI credits per month.
Plugin bundle (self-hosted)$99
one-time, perpetual licenses for 1 to 3 users
Every paid plugin for the Community Edition with one year of updates. $149 for up to 10 users and $319 for up to 25. The AI is not sold as a plugin.
EnterpriseCustom
On-premise offering with single sign-on, audit logs, data residency, custom billing and custom integrations, arranged by call.
Ways to pay less
Ever Gauzy
- Lifetime license
Business Edition lifetime license for $99
A limited-time one-time payment covers one self-hosted company with 25 members, without AGPL v3 restrictions; extra members are $5 a month each.
Leantime
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
Leantime Pro is $8 per user / month billed annually against $10 billed monthly. The pricing page describes this as 2 months free and a 17% discount.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Ever Gauzy or Leantime?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Ever Gauzy starts at $34 per month for up to 25 members, billed annually, and Leantime starts at $8 per user / month, billed annually. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Ever Gauzy or Leantime?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Ever Gauzy and Leantime have a free plan.
Which platforms do Ever Gauzy and Leantime run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Ever Gauzy lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps and only Leantime lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.