Comparison
Hourtick vs Teamwork.com
Teamwork.com: Project management for client-service teams, with time tracking, budgets and invoicing. Hourtick: a Mac menu bar timer, tasks, timesheets, approvals and billable reports, free for your whole team.
| 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. |
Prices from each vendor's pricing page where verified (September 2026). “See their site” means we couldn't verify it.
Teamwork.com: strengths and trade-offs
- + Built for agencies and client work
- + Billable time, budgets and retainers
- + Invoicing from logged time on Accelerate
- − 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
The verdict
Pick Teamwork.com if you need built for agencies and client work. Pick Hourtick if you want the core of time tracking done beautifully — free for the whole team, with a price that never grows with headcount.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hourtick cheaper than Teamwork.com?
For 10 people, Teamwork.com lists $99.90 (Basics, billed yearly) per month; Hourtick is free for the whole team, or $29/month for 5 GB of usage a month.
Does Hourtick do everything Teamwork.com does?
No. Teamwork.com offers built for agencies and client work, billable time, budgets and retainers, invoicing from logged time on accelerate. Hourtick covers the everyday core instead: a task board and list with assignees, chat and files, a timer on every task, timesheets, approvals and billable reports, with nothing to configure first.
Can I track time on tasks like in Teamwork.com?
Yes, on every plan. Start the timer from a task, or pick the task in "What are you working on?"; the time shows on the task, per person, and in reports. In Teamwork.com: yes; billable time reporting on Basics and up.
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.)
What does Teamwork.com's free plan include?
Up to 5 users, 5 projects, 100 MB storage.
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