What is the difference between Todoist and Teamwork?

Todoist is best for Individuals and small teams wanting a clean task manager, while Teamwork is best for Client-facing teams needing project + time tracking. Todoist starts at Free and Teamwork starts at $5.99/user/mo.

Is Todoist or Teamwork cheaper?

Todoist starts at Free with a free tier. Teamwork starts at $5.99/user/mo with a free tier.

Is there a free alternative to Teamwork?

Both Todoist and Teamwork offer free tiers.

Todoist vs Teamwork

Todoist is task management app with natural language input, labels, filters, and cross-platform sync, while Teamwork is project management with time tracking, resource management, and client-facing features. The biggest difference up front: Todoist is free, while Teamwork starts at $5.99/user/mo. Todoist is built for individuals and small teams wanting a clean task manager, whereas Teamwork targets client-facing teams needing project + time tracking.

At a glance

	Todoist	Teamwork
Best for	Individuals and small teams wanting a clean task manager	Client-facing teams needing project + time tracking
Starting price	Free	$5.99/user/mo
Free tier	✓	✓
Open source	—	—
Free tier available	✓	✓
Open source	—	—
Budgets	—	✓
Client Access	—	✓
Filters	✓	—
Karma System	✓	—
Labels	✓	—
Natural Language	✓	—
Templates	—	✓
Time Tracking	—	✓

Todoist

Strengths

Natural language input lets you type tasks in plain English and auto-parse dates and priorities
Flexible label system makes it easy to filter and organize tasks your way
Free for 5 active projects — generous enough for most small teams to get real work done
Established product with 19+ years on the market and a mature ecosystem

Weaknesses

Free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade
Fewer built-in features means you may need additional tools to cover gaps
Migrating existing projects from another tool can be time-consuming
Limited team/admin features if your organization eventually scales up

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Teamwork

Strengths

Native time tracking eliminates the need for a separate time-logging tool
Includes Budgets as a core feature, purpose-built for project management workflows
Free for 5 users — generous enough for most small teams to get real work done
Established product with 19+ years on the market and a mature ecosystem

Weaknesses

Free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade
Fewer built-in features means you may need additional tools to cover gaps
Migrating existing projects from another tool can be time-consuming
Mobile experience lags behind the desktop version in features and polish

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The bottom line

Pricing: Todoist is completely free (Free for 5 active projects), which makes it the obvious pick if budget is the top concern. Teamwork starts at $5.99/user/mo, but Free for 5 users. That cost buys you a more polished or feature-rich experience, so it comes down to whether the extras justify the spend.

Feature gaps: Todoist offers Filters, Karma System and Labels that Teamwork lacks. Teamwork brings Budgets, Client Access and Templates that Todoist does not have.

Team fit: Todoist is geared toward individual users and small setups, while Teamwork is aimed at mid-size teams teams. Pick the one that matches where your team is today and where it is headed — migrating tools later is always painful.

Where each tool shines: Todoist's biggest strengths are: natural language input lets you type tasks in plain english and auto-parse dates and priorities. flexible label system makes it easy to filter and organize tasks your way. Teamwork's biggest strengths are: native time tracking eliminates the need for a separate time-logging tool. includes budgets as a core feature, purpose-built for project management workflows.

Watch out for: With Todoist, users commonly note that free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade. With Teamwork, the main complaint is that free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade.

Choose Todoist if...

You need a tool built for individuals and small teams wanting a clean task manager
Budget is a hard constraint — Todoist is free, Teamwork is not
You specifically need Filters and Karma System
You care about flexible label system makes it easy to filter and organize tasks your way
Your team size fits the individuals profile Todoist is designed for

Choose Teamwork if...

You need a tool built for client-facing teams needing project + time tracking
You specifically need Budgets and Client Access
You care about includes budgets as a core feature, purpose-built for project management workflows
Your team size fits the mid-size teams profile Teamwork is designed for
The free tier works for you: free for 5 users