Paymo vs Twproject (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Twproject 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
Paymo grades higher on platforms. Twproject grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Paymo
Project management with time tracking and client invoicing
Twproject
Project, resource and time management with Gantt charts
Which one is for you
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
Pick Twproject if
- Fits if you plan projects on Gantt charts and track time against them
- Works for teams that want to host the tool on their own server
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free plan in the cloud, as the free plan is on-premise
- Tight if you grow past 20 users, where Basic stops, or 40 on Advanced
- Watch out: prices are in euros and Italian companies pay 22% VAT on top
- Pricey if you need workload, costs or the mobile app, which start at €7.89 on Advanced
- Skip it if you want a short trial, as its length is not stated
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAPaymoFair | 2.6GPATwprojectGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | B€4.89 per user a month billed annually for Basic, inside the cheapest quarter of the category. Workload and costs need Advanced at €7.89. |
| Free plan and 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. | CFree on-premise plan for up to 5 users, so you host it yourself. A free trial is offered but its length is not stated. |
| Features | 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. | BGantt editor, timesheets, Kanban, resource workload, costs and revenue, with on-premise or cloud. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. It has a lot to set up: resources, costs and plans, and the free plan means installing it yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb app with a mobile app from Advanced, plus LDAP and Jasper Reports, and an API and webhooks on Enterprise. |
| Best for | tracking time and invoicing clients | Gantt planning with timesheets and resource workload |
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: Paymo and Twproject. How we grade
Price against what you get
Paymo starts at $5.90 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Twproject starts at about $5.46 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Paymo scores higher, and starts $0.44 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other project management tools on the chart, none scores higher than Paymo for less, and 8 score higher than Twproject 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
- Paymo also covers tasks, Pomodoro timer and invoicing.
- Twproject also covers issue tracking and dashboards.
At a glance
| Paymo | Twproject | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5.9 per month, billed annually (Solo, 1 user) | €4.89 per user / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | 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 on-premise plan for up to 5 users: unlimited projects, to-dos and resources, basic dashboards, chat, agenda and documents. |
| Free trial | 15-day free trial of a paid plan, no credit card required | Free trial offered; length not stated |
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| Made by | Paymo LLC | Twproject |
| Price read from | paymoapp.com | shop.twproject.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Twproject
- Prices are in euros, and Italian companies have 22% VAT added.
- The Free plan covers up to 5 users; Basic stops at 20 users and Advanced at 40.
- Cloud plans are sold by user bracket, from 5 users at €80 a month to 30 users at €480 a month.
- Licenses count enabled users, not concurrent logins.
Key features
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.
Twproject
- Interactive Gantt editor
- Plan tasks and subtasks on a Gantt chart that ties time, workload and activities together; available from the Basic plan.
- Timesheets and time counters
- Track time against tasks with timesheets and counters, with timesheet management and approval listed on the feature table.
- Resource workload
- Resources can be people, companies or customers, with workload and resource planning views on the higher plans.
- Costs and revenue
- Project costs, revenue and resource expenses can be tracked and reviewed, from the Advanced plan.
- Kanban and to-do organizer
- An activity organizer with a Kanban view for to-dos, alongside project templates and recurring to-dos.
- On-premise or cloud
- Install it on your own server or get a dedicated instance on Amazon cloud, with a choice of a US or European location.
Plans
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.
Twproject
Free€0
Up to 5 users with unlimited projects, to-dos and resources, WBS management and basic dashboards.
Basic€4.89
per user / month, billed annually
Up to 20 users. Adds the interactive Gantt editor, timesheets, Kanban board, alerts and project history.
Advanced€7.89
per user / month, billed annually
Up to 40 users. Adds resource workload, project costs, Excel import and export, advanced dashboards and a mobile app.
Enterprise€12.89
per user / month, billed annually
No user limit. Adds resource planning, custom fields and forms, LDAP, advanced security and API and webhooks.
Cloud Micro€80
per month for 5 users, billed monthly
Dedicated cloud instance with 7 GB storage; larger cloud tiers run to 30 users, and 30+ users is quoted. Yearly billing is 15% off.
Ways to pay less
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.
Twproject
- Annual discount
15% off cloud plans billed yearly
The shop lists a 15% saving on cloud plans when the billing period is yearly instead of monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Paymo or Twproject?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Paymo starts at $5.9 per month, billed annually (Solo, 1 user), and Twproject starts at €4.89 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, Paymo or Twproject?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Paymo and Twproject have a free plan.
Which platforms do Paymo and Twproject run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Paymo lists macOS, Windows, Linux, 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.