Teamwork.com alternative
A simpler Teamwork.com alternative for teams
Teamwork.com is project management for client-service teams, with time tracking, budgets and invoicing. Hourtick focuses on the core: a Mac menu bar timer, tasks, timesheets, approvals and billable reports. Free for your whole team.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
- Team of 10
- $99.90
- $0 a month
- Free plan
- Up to 5 users, 5 projects, 100 MB storage
- Unlimited people, every feature
Teamwork.com prices from their pricing page, checked September 2026. Hourtick is free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month.
The real product
What you get instead of Teamwork.com
The whole app, free for your whole team: timer, timesheet, tasks, chat and reports.
Why teams look for a Teamwork.com alternative
- Priced per user with minimum seat counts
- Many planning features to set up before time tracking pays off
- Invoicing and capacity planning sit on higher plans
Where Teamwork.com shines
- Built for agencies and client work
- Billable time, budgets and retainers
- Invoicing from logged time on Accelerate
Try Hourtick next to Teamwork.com
Sign up free, add a project and run the timer for a day. Nothing to cancel.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
Hourtick vs Teamwork.com at a glance
| Criteria | Hourtick | Teamwork.com |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month. $29/month for 5 GB. Every feature on both plans, no per-seat fees. | Free for up to 5 users and 5 projects. Basics $9.99/user/month and Accelerate $24.99/user/month, billed yearly (monthly billing costs about 29% more). Paid plans have minimum seats. |
| Team of 10, per month | $0 on Free · $29 on Pro (5 GB) | $99.90 (Basics, billed yearly) |
| Free plan | Unlimited people, every feature, 500 MB of usage a month | Up to 5 users, 5 projects, 100 MB storage |
| Task board and list | Board and list, assignees, chat, files, checklists. Every plan | Yes (task, list, board, Gantt and table views) |
| Built-in timer | Mac menu bar and web, offline. Every plan | Yes; billable time reporting on Basics and up |
| Timesheet approvals | Included | See their site |
| Mac menu bar timer | Native menu bar timer with live time | See their site |
| Screenshots / activity monitoring | None — no screenshots or activity tracking | See their site |
| Best for | Teams that want tasks and time tracking together, simple enough to use every day, free for everyone. | Agencies running client projects with budgets. |
Teamwork.com pricing from their pricing page, checked September 2026.
The board you'd move to
Hourtick's real Tasks page: drag cards, open a task, add files, link tasks and mention them in chat, with a timer on every card.
Drag a card between To do, In progress, In review and Done. The timer and the hours stay on the card.
Switching in an afternoon
- 1
Sign up free and add your clients and projects (task types are created for you).
- 2
Mark which task types are billable and set project rates and budgets.
- 3
Invite the team with a link. There is no per-seat price to approve.
- 4
Install the Mac menu bar app and track your first hour.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hourtick cheaper than Teamwork.com?
For a team of 10, Teamwork.com lists $99.90 (Basics, billed yearly) per month on the relevant plan (September 2026). Hourtick is free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month, or $29/month for 5 GB.
How much does Teamwork.com cost?
Free for up to 5 users and 5 projects. Basics $9.99/user/month and Accelerate $24.99/user/month, billed yearly (monthly billing costs about 29% more). Paid plans have minimum seats. (Teamwork.com's pricing page, September 2026.)
Can I import my Teamwork.com data?
There's no one-click import yet. Most teams recreate clients and projects in a few minutes (an admin's AI assistant can do it over Hourtick's MCP server), start tracking from a clean date, and keep Teamwork.com's exports as the record of past hours.
When should I stay with Teamwork.com?
If you rely on built for agencies and client work, Teamwork.com may still be the better fit.
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