Teamwork.com vs Worklenz (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Worklenz grades higher than Teamwork.com: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Teamwork.com grades higher on features and platforms. Worklenz grades higher on value for money and the free plan. 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.
Teamwork.com
Project and resource management for client service teams
Worklenz
Project and time tracking for agencies, with a self-host option
Which one is for you
Pick Teamwork.com if
- Fits if you're an agency or consultancy billing clients for tracked time
- Works for groups of up to 5 who can start on the Free plan with 5 projects
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want invoicing and workload planning, which start at $24.99 a user with a 5-user minimum
- Tight if you're staying free, since it stops at 5 users, 5 projects and 100 MB of files
- Not for you if you're one or two people, as Basics needs at least 3 seats at $9.99 each
- Watch out: Optimize and Enterprise have no published price, and single sign-on needs Enterprise or a separate add-on
- Watch out: the Windows and Mac desktop apps don't work offline
Pick Worklenz if
- Fits if you run an agency and want time tracked against projects
- Works for teams that want the option to host the tool themselves
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as the plan stops at 5 members, 3 projects and 1 GB
- Pricey if you need the client portal, invoices or Gantt editing, which are Business at $10 yearly
- Watch out: time tracking is not on the free plan
- Watch out: self-hosted Business editions have no published price and the plugin marketplace is listed as coming soon
- Skip it if you want many integrations, as only Slack and Zapier are listed
How we grade them
| 2.4GPATeamwork.comFair | 2.6GPAWorklenzGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DBasics is $9.99 a user a month billed yearly, already the dear end here, $13.99 if you pay monthly, with a 3-user minimum. Worse, the parts you came for, workload planning, retainers and invoices built from logged time, need Accelerate at $24.99, three times the $8 middle. | BPro is $6 per active user a month billed annually, the cheaper quarter's starting figure. Business is $10 yearly. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for up to 5 users with all four views, time logging and 100 automations, but the caps arrive fast: 5 projects and 100 MB of file storage, which a few client decks will eat. Paid plans get 14 days with no card. | BFree plan: up to 5 members, 3 active projects and 1 GB. There is also a free self-hosted Community edition. |
| Features | BIt covers the whole job and the money side with it: lists, boards, tables and Gantt charts on every plan, billable time, invoices built from it, budgets, retainers, workload and capacity planning, intake forms and automations. Productive and Scoro, its own named rivals, do the same. | CTasks, Kanban, time tracking, workload and a Gantt view. Pro has read-only Gantt, with editing, the client portal and invoices on Business. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and there's a fair bit to arrange: projects, templates, billable rates and automations before the reports say anything useful. The plans themselves take reading too, with seat minimums and automation caps changing at every step. | CNo store rating on record. You set up projects and teams, and the self-hosted edition adds server work. |
| Platforms and integrations | AThe full set: web, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, with Slack, HubSpot, QuickBooks, Salesforce, NetSuite and Harvest wired in, plus Claude and ChatGPT. One catch: the desktop apps don't work offline. | BWeb, iOS and Android apps with Slack and Zapier. No desktop app. |
| Best for | agencies that bill clients for tracked time | agency project and time tracking, hosted or self-hosted |
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: Teamwork.com and Worklenz. How we grade
Price against what you get
Teamwork.com starts at $9.99 a month for each person and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Worklenz starts at $6 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Teamwork.com scores higher, and starts $3.99 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 4 score higher than Teamwork.com for less, and 16 score higher than Worklenz 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
- Worklenz is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Teamwork.com also covers workflow automation and invoicing.
- Worklenz also covers templates.
At a glance
| Teamwork.com | Worklenz | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.99 per user / month, billed yearly (3-user minimum) | $6 per active user / month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Up to 5 users and 5 projects, 100 MB of file storage, 100 automations, time logging, and list, board, table and Gantt views. | Up to 5 team members and 3 active projects, with task lists, Kanban boards, templates and mobile access. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of paid plans, no credit card required | 14-day free trial of paid plans, no credit card needed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Teamwork.com | Worklenz |
| Price read from | teamwork.com | worklenz.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Teamwork.com
- Paid plans have seat minimums: 3 users on Basics and 5 on Accelerate.
- The Free plan stops at 5 users, 5 projects and 100 MB of file storage.
- Optimize and Enterprise have no published price, and single sign-on is limited to Enterprise or a separate add-on.
- The Windows and macOS desktop apps do not support offline use, according to Teamwork.com's support site.
Worklenz
- The Free plan stops at 5 team members, 3 active projects and 1 GB of storage.
- Time tracking needs Pro; the client portal, invoices and project finance need Business.
- Pro includes only read-only Gantt and scheduler views; editing is a Business feature.
- Self-hosted Business editions have no published price, and the plugin marketplace is listed as coming soon.
Key features
Teamwork.com
- List, board, table and Gantt views
- Projects can be worked as a task list, a kanban board, a table or a Gantt chart on every plan, including Free.
- Time tracking and invoicing
- Time is logged against tasks as billable or non-billable. Basics reports on billable time, and Accelerate builds client invoices from the time logged.
- Workload and capacity planning
- From Accelerate, managers plan team workloads and see live capacity. Optimize adds tentative projects and scheduling by role or skill.
- Budgets and profitability
- Accelerate handles time budgets and retainers. Optimize adds quotes, multi-currency financial budgets and revenue, cost and profitability insights.
- Automations and intake forms
- Automations are capped by plan: 100 on Free, 5,000 on Basics, 20,000 on Accelerate and 100,000 on Optimize. Intake forms for work requests start at Accelerate.
- TeamworkAI
- AI summaries, a project and task wizard and assistants such as Scout and Flo are included in paid plans for an introductory period, with usage-based AI credits to follow.
Worklenz
- Tasks and Kanban boards
- Projects hold task lists and Kanban boards with sub-tasks, labels, priorities, custom fields on paid plans, and recurring tasks.
- Time tracking and timesheets
- A live timer or manual entries log hours against tasks, with reports comparing estimated and actual time per project and per member. Paid plans only.
- Resource scheduling and workload
- A scheduler plans tasks around each member's capacity, and a workload view shows utilization. Full editing of the scheduler needs the Business plan.
- Client portal and project finance
- The Business plan lets clients see project progress, tracks budgets and billable hours, and creates client invoices.
- Gantt and project roadmap
- A timeline view shows task dependencies and phases. The Pro plan gives read-only access, and editing is part of Business.
- Self-hosted edition
- A free Community edition runs on your own infrastructure with unlimited users. Paid self-hosted editions are priced through sales.
Plans
Teamwork.com
Free$0
Up to 5 users and 5 projects, 100 MB of storage, 100 automations, time logging, and list, board, table and Gantt views.
Basics$9.99
per user / month, billed yearly ($13.99 billed monthly)
Minimum 3 users. 300 projects, 100 GB of storage, unlimited project templates, and billable time tracking and reporting.
Accelerate$24.99
per user / month, billed yearly ($29.99 billed monthly)
Minimum 5 users. 600 projects, intake forms, 20,000 automations, workload and capacity planning, retainers, and invoices built from logged time.
OptimizeCustom
Unlimited projects, quotes, 100,000 automations, resource scheduling by role or skill, financial budgets and profitability reporting.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Optimize plus single sign-on, advanced security controls, a dedicated success manager and priority support.
Worklenz
Free$0
Up to 5 team members, 3 active projects, 1 GB storage, task lists and Kanban boards.
Pro$6
per active user / month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly)
No cap on members or projects, time tracking and timesheets, workload view, 3 guests per project, read-only Gantt. 5 GB storage.
Business$10
per active user / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)
Adds client portal, project finance and invoices, full Gantt and scheduler editing, advanced reports, unlimited guests. 25 GB storage.
Community (self-hosted)$0
Open-source edition you host yourself: unlimited users, core task management, community support only.
Ways to pay less
Teamwork.com
- Annual discount
Save about 29% with yearly billing
The pricing page advertises a 29% saving for annual billing: Basics is $9.99 per user / month billed yearly against $13.99 billed monthly. On Accelerate the gap is $24.99 against $29.99.
- Startups
Teamwork.com products free for one year
Teamwork for Startups gives approved startups the Basics plan, or its equivalent, of each product free for one year. Eligibility depends on time in business, revenue and employee numbers.
Worklenz
- Lifetime license
Business plan lifetime deal, $79 per code
Each $79 one-time code gives 5 seats and 5 GB on the Business plan with future updates; up to 10 codes can be stacked.
- Annual discount
3 months free on Pro, 2 months on Business, billed yearly
Pro costs $72 and Business $120 per active user per year, against $96 and $144 on monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Teamwork.com or Worklenz?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Worklenz is cheaper to start with: $6 a month for each person, against $9.99 a month for each person for Teamwork.com. Teamwork.com starts at $9.99 per user / month, billed yearly (3-user minimum), and Worklenz starts at $6 per active user / month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Teamwork.com or Worklenz?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Teamwork.com and Worklenz have a free plan.
Which platforms do Teamwork.com and Worklenz run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Teamwork.com lists macOS and Windows apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app and iOS and Android 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.