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Project Management Comparison

awork vs. ProSonata

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

ProSonata

Best for

Best for freelancers and small agencies that want project management, time tracking and invoicing at a fair price, hosted in Germany.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion awork ProSonata
Starting price lower value From €5 / user / month Billed annually. From €8 / month (1 user) Packages scale by team size, e.g. €18 for 3 and €30 for 5 users.
Free trial 14 days Free demo, no signup
Languages German, English German
Hosting EU (Germany, Frankfurt), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant Cloud, 100% made in Germany, GDPR-compliant
Made in Germany (Hamburg) Germany
Task planning Yes, kanban, lists and timeline/Gantt Yes, tasks, kanban boards and Gantt charts
Resource planning Yes, resource and capacity planning Yes, vacation and absence planning
Time tracking Yes, in the app and from calendar appointments Yes, project timer, optional work-time recording and time accounts
Reporting and controlling Yes, dashboards, reporting and analytics Yes, reporting and profitability
Integrations and API Yes, API Yes, API and a Memtime integration
AI features Yes Yes
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support more entries Email helpdesk, Chat, Phone Email helpdesk, Phone
Onboarding Guided onboarding Documentation and knowledge base
Company size Freelancers, Small and mid-sized Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
Integrations more entries Slack, Salesforce, Google Sheets, MOCO, sevdesk, Lexware Office, easybill, bexio, Xero, API DATEV, Memtime, API

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price awork From €5 / user / month ProSonata From €8 / month (1 user)
  • Free trial awork 14 days ProSonata Free demo, no signup
  • Hosting awork EU (Germany, Frankfurt), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant ProSonata Cloud, 100% made in Germany, GDPR-compliant
  • Languages awork German, English ProSonata German
  • Support awork Email helpdesk, Chat, Phone ProSonata 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

ProSonata

Strengths

  • Very strong price-performance
  • Easy to learn, high functionality in the base package
  • Modular
  • German hosting and personal support

Limitations

  • Lighter than large suites
  • CRM and some planning are optional modules
  • Aimed at small teams rather than 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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ProSonata

  • ProSonata 1 €8 Per month, 1 user. Includes the base functions.
  • ProSonata 3 €18 Per month, 3 users. Includes the base functions.
  • ProSonata 5 €30 Per month, 5 users. Includes the base functions. Further packages scale to 60+ users.
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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

awork

Ease of use
Not rated yet
User interface
Not rated yet
Onboarding
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Support and service
Not rated yet
Value for money
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Features
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ProSonata

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
Not rated yet

No reviews yet. Be the first to review this tool. Every review is checked for fairness before it appears, and the vendor cannot have one removed.

Where this comes from

Where this comes from

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

ProSonata https://www.prosonata.de · checked against the official source on 2026-09-01

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