Ever Gauzy vs Paymo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Ever Gauzy grades higher than Paymo: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Ever Gauzy grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Paymo grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on 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
Paymo
Project management with time tracking and client invoicing
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 Paymo if
- Fits if you're a freelancer billing clients for tracked time, within 3 clients and 5 projects on Solo
- Works for agencies and consultancies that track time and invoice from one tool
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want Gantt charts, dependencies, team scheduling or leave planning, which are only on Pro at $16.9 a user a month billed annually
- Tight if you're staying free, with 1 user, 1 client, 2 projects, 1 GB and the list view only
- Skip it if you don't bill clients, because the time tracking and invoicing are what you're paying for
- Watch out: adding a teammate means Plus at $10.9 a user, which is also where integrations and the API start
- Watch out: monthly billing costs more, $9.9, $15.9 and $23.9 against $5.9, $10.9 and $16.9 on annual billing
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAEver GauzyGood | 2.4GPAPaymoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DSolo is $5.9 a month billed annually, but that's 1 user and 5 projects. The moment you're a team it's Plus at $10.9 a user, past the dear end of this category, and Gantt charts, dependencies and scheduling need Pro at $16.9. Pay monthly and it's $15.9 and $23.9. |
| 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. | CFree gives one person unlimited tasks, time tracking and invoices with the desktop and mobile apps. The caps are the problem: 1 client, 2 projects, 1 GB and the task list view only. Paid plans get a 15-day trial with no card. |
| Features | CTime tracking, tasks, invoicing, sales and multi-company setups. The site says some parts may be incomplete or broken. | BTime logged by stopwatch, in bulk or automatically by the desktop app, then turned into invoices, with tasks as lists, calendars, Kanban, spreadsheets or Gantt charts, plus estimates, expenses, proofing and profitability on Plus and scheduling and leave on Pro. The job and the billing both covered. |
| 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. Tracked time flowing straight into timesheets and invoices saves real retyping, but you set up the clients, projects and templates yourself, and working out which view sits on which of four plans takes a while. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb plus desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux, with no phone apps or integrations listed. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, which is everything, and a desktop app that tracks time by itself. It connects to Google Calendar, Google Drive, Slack, QuickBooks Online, Zapier, Make and Typeform, though integrations and the API start on Plus. |
| Best for | open-source time tracking, CRM and projects | tracking time and invoicing clients |
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 Paymo. 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. Paymo starts at $5.90 a month and scores 3.0.
Paymo scores higher and starts $28.10 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 103 score higher than Ever Gauzy for less, and none scores higher than Paymo 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 is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Ever Gauzy also covers reports and employee records.
- Paymo also covers kanban boards, Gantt & timelines and Pomodoro timer.
At a glance
| Ever Gauzy | Paymo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $34 per month for up to 25 members, billed annually | $5.9 per month, billed annually (Solo, 1 user) |
| Free plan | Starter plan: free, limited to 1 company and 15 members, excluding transaction and additional member fees. | Free plan for 1 user: 1 client, 2 projects, unlimited tasks, time tracking and invoices, the task list view, desktop and mobile apps, and 1 GB of storage. |
| Free trial | 90-day free trial on paid cloud plans | 15-day free trial of a paid plan, no credit card required |
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| Made by | Ever Co. LTD | Paymo LLC |
| Price read from | gauzy.co | paymoapp.com |
| 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.
Paymo
- Free and Solo are limited to 1 user, with 2 and 5 projects respectively. Adding teammates means moving to Plus or Pro.
- Gantt charts, task dependencies, team scheduling, timesheet approvals and leave management are on the Pro plan only.
- Integrations and API access start at the Plus plan.
- Monthly billing costs more: $9.9, $15.9 and $23.9 against $5.9, $10.9 and $16.9 on annual billing.
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.
Paymo
- Time tracking
- Time is logged with a stopwatch, as intervals or in bulk. The Paymo Track desktop app can also record time spent in desktop apps automatically and includes a Pomodoro mode.
- Task views
- The task list view is on every plan. Calendar and Kanban views start on Solo, the spreadsheet view and cross-project Meta Kanban on Plus, and the Gantt chart on Pro.
- Invoicing, estimates and expenses
- Timesheet data can be turned into invoices, which are unlimited on every plan. Estimates, expenses and recurring invoices are added on Plus.
- Team scheduling and leave
- The Pro plan adds employee scheduling, a workload view, automatic ghost bookings and employee leave management.
- Project profitability and templates
- From the Plus plan, projects can be created from templates and their profitability tracked. Flat-rate and retainer project types start on Solo.
- File proofing and versioning
- Files can be reviewed and versioned inside Paymo from the Plus plan, which also raises storage to 50 GB.
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.
Paymo
Free$0
1 user, 1 client and 2 projects with unlimited tasks, time tracking and invoices, the task list view and 1 GB of storage.
Solo$5.9
per month, billed annually ($9.9 billed monthly)
1 user, 3 clients and 5 projects. Adds calendar and Kanban task views, flat-rate and retainer projects, guest access, in-app support and 5 GB of storage.
Plus$10.9
per user / month, billed annually ($15.9 billed monthly)
Unlimited users, clients and projects. Adds spreadsheet view, recurring tasks, timesheet reports, estimates, expenses, proofing, integrations, API access and 50 GB.
Pro$16.9
per user / month, billed annually ($23.9 billed monthly)
Adds Gantt charts, task dependencies, employee scheduling and workload, timesheet approvals, leave management, priority support and 500 GB of storage.
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.
Paymo
- Annual discount
Up to 40% off with annual billing
Paymo's pricing FAQ puts the saving from yearly payment at up to 40%. Solo is $5.9 instead of $9.9 a month, Plus $10.9 instead of $15.9 and Pro $16.9 instead of $23.9 per user.
- Other savings
Reduced first 3 months on monthly plans
A Special Autumn Offer gives accounts created after September 25, 2026 up to 40% off the first three months of monthly billing: $5.9 Solo, $10.9 Plus and $16.9 Pro. The page gives no end date.
- Education
Half price for schools and universities
Paymo offers universities, colleges and schools its plans at half price. The offer is activated by contacting the company after signing up and cannot be combined with other promotions.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Ever Gauzy or Paymo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Paymo is cheaper to start with: $5.90 a month, against $34 a month for Ever Gauzy. Ever Gauzy starts at $34 per month for up to 25 members, billed annually, and Paymo starts at $5.9 per month, billed annually (Solo, 1 user).
Which has a free plan, Ever Gauzy or Paymo?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Ever Gauzy and Paymo have a free plan.
Which platforms do Ever Gauzy and Paymo run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Paymo lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app and macOS, Windows and Linux apps. 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.