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Project Management Comparison

awork vs. MeisterTask

At a glance

At a glance

awork

Best for

Best for agencies and service teams that want strong project management, time tracking and resource planning with EU/German hosting, without built-in invoicing.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized

MeisterTask

Best for

Best for European teams that need GDPR-compliant, German-hosted task management with time tracking included.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

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Full Comparison

Criterion awork MeisterTask
Starting price lower value From €5 / user / month Billed annually. Free; Pro from €13.50 / user / month Business from €24 per user and month, Enterprise on request. The free Basic plan covers up to 3 projects, 5 notes and 5 Content Manager seats; viewer seats are unlimited on every plan.
Free trial 14 days Free Basic plan, free forever
API Not stated Yes, full API access from the Pro plan
Languages German, English Not stated
Hosting EU (Germany, Frankfurt), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant Germany
Made in Germany (Hamburg) Not stated
Task planning Yes, kanban, lists and timeline/Gantt Yes, Kanban project boards with unlimited tasks, checklists, comments, recurring tasks and automations; subtasks, custom fields and a Gantt timeline from Business
Resource planning Yes, resource and capacity planning Workload planner and portfolios with cross-project timelines on Enterprise
Time tracking Yes, in the app and from calendar appointments Yes, built-in time tracking on every plan including the free Basic plan
Reporting and controlling Yes, dashboards, reporting and analytics 5 preset reports on every plan; custom reports and a team overview of task volume and capacity from Business
Integrations and API Yes, API Full API access from Pro, integrations with MindMeister, Slack, Google, Microsoft Teams, Zendesk and GitHub, plus a MeisterTask MCP server in beta
AI features Yes Yes
MCP-ready No stated Yes
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support more entries Email helpdesk, Chat, Phone Email helpdesk, Phone
Onboarding Guided onboarding more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Personal consulting
Company size Freelancers, Small and mid-sized more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations more entries Slack, Salesforce, Google Sheets, MOCO, sevdesk, Lexware Office, easybill, bexio, Xero, API MindMeister, Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, Zendesk, GitHub

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price awork From €5 / user / month MeisterTask Free; Pro from €13.50 / user / month
  • Free trial awork 14 days MeisterTask Free Basic plan, free forever
  • Company size awork Freelancers, Small and mid-sized MeisterTask Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
  • Hosting awork EU (Germany, Frankfurt), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant MeisterTask Germany
  • Support awork Email helpdesk, Chat, Phone MeisterTask Email helpdesk, Phone

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

awork

Strengths

  • Purpose-built for agency workflows
  • Easy, enjoyable UI
  • German hosting, ISO 27001 and GDPR
  • Free external collaboration

Limitations

  • No built-in invoicing/accounting (needs integrations)
  • Less suited to enterprise-wide or complex long-term planning

MeisterTask

Strengths

  • Hosted in Germany, ISO 27001 certified and GDPR-compliant
  • Time tracking included on every plan, including the free one
  • Unlimited viewer seats on all plans, so stakeholders cost nothing

Limitations

  • Free plan is capped at 3 projects, 5 notes and 5 Content Manager seats
  • Subtasks, custom fields and the Gantt timeline only from the Business plan
  • Workload planning and portfolios are reserved for Enterprise

Plans

Pricing

awork

  • Basic €5 Per user and month, billed annually. €8 billed monthly.
  • Standard €12 Per user and month, billed annually. €16 billed monthly.
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MeisterTask

  • Basic €0 Free forever. Unlimited tasks, up to 3 projects, 5 notes and 5 Content Manager seats, 20 Meister AI credits per month, time tracking and 5 preset reports.
  • Pro €13.50 From, per user and month. Unlimited projects and notes, 75 AI credits per month, recurring tasks and automations, full API access and email support.
  • Business €24 From, per user and month. Adds 350 AI credits, Gantt timeline, subtasks, custom fields, custom reports, roles and permissions and priority email and phone support.
  • Enterprise Not stated Contact sales. Adds workload planner, portfolios, SAML single sign-on, compliance exports and a dedicated Customer Success Manager.
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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

awork

Ease of use
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User interface
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Onboarding
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Support and service
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Value for money
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Features
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MeisterTask

Ease of use
Not rated yet
User interface
Not rated yet
Onboarding
Not rated yet
Support and service
Not rated yet
Value for money
Not rated yet
Features
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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

awork https://www.awork.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-14

MeisterTask https://www.meistertask.com · no check date recorded yet

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.