Best for
Best for European teams that need GDPR-compliant, German-hosted task management with time tracking included.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Project Management Comparison
MeisterTask vs. Wrike
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for resource-heavy and creative teams that need capacity planning and proofing.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | MeisterTask | Wrike |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | 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; Team from ~$9.80 / user / month Business ~$24.80 per user and month, Enterprise and Pinnacle on request. The free tier is limited. |
| Free trial | Free Basic plan, free forever | Free tier plus trial |
| API | Yes, full API access from the Pro plan | Not stated |
| Hosting | Germany | Not stated |
| Made in | Not stated | USA |
| Task planning | Yes, Kanban project boards with unlimited tasks, checklists, comments, recurring tasks and automations; subtasks, custom fields and a Gantt timeline from Business | Yes, with custom workflows |
| Resource planning | Workload planner and portfolios with cross-project timelines on Enterprise | Yes, native resource management and capacity planning |
| Time tracking | Yes, built-in time tracking on every plan including the free Basic plan | Yes, native |
| Reporting and controlling | 5 preset reports on every plan; custom reports and a team overview of task volume and capacity from Business | Yes |
| Integrations and API | Full API access from Pro, integrations with MindMeister, Slack, Google, Microsoft Teams, Zendesk and GitHub, plus a MeisterTask MCP server in beta | Yes, integrations |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| MCP-ready | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Phone | Not stated |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Personal consulting | Not stated |
| Company size | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | MindMeister, Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, Zendesk, GitHub | Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Adobe Creative Cloud, Jira |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price MeisterTask Free; Pro from €13.50 / user / month Wrike Free; Team from ~$9.80 / user / month
- Free trial MeisterTask Free Basic plan, free forever Wrike Free tier plus trial
- Company size MeisterTask Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Wrike Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- MCP-ready MeisterTask Yes Wrike No
- Task planning MeisterTask Yes, Kanban project boards with unlimited tasks, checklists, comments, recurring tasks and automations; subtasks, custom fields and a Gantt timeline from Business Wrike Yes, with custom workflows
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
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
Wrike
Strengths
- Best-in-class native resource and capacity planning
- Strong proofing for creative teams
- Robust for complex workflows
Limitations
- Business tier is expensive
- Interface has a learning curve
Plans
Pricing
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.
Wrike
- Free $0 Limited feature set.
- Team ~$9.80 Per user and month.
- Business ~$24.80 Per user and month.
- Enterprise Custom On request.
- Pinnacle Custom On request.
What users say
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MeisterTask
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- 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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Wrike
- 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
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