Best for
Best for delivery teams that need one plan in several views and, a tier up, the resourcing and timesheets to report on it.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Project Management Comparison
ProjectManager vs. ProSonata
At a glance
At a glance
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
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | ProjectManager | ProSonata |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $15 / user / month Team tier billed annually, $18 billed monthly. Business is $28 annually or $32 monthly and is where resourcing, timesheets and AI insights begin. | From €8 / month (1 user) Packages scale by team size, e.g. €18 for 3 and €30 for 5 users. |
| Free trial | 30-day trial, no credit card and no user minimum | Free demo, no signup |
| Users | Team is capped at 10 users with unlimited read-only guest licences; Business and Enterprise remove the cap | Not stated |
| API | Yes, a documented API with code samples, plus connectors for Jira, Azure DevOps, Power BI, QuickBooks Online, Acumatica, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Excel and Trello | Not stated |
| Languages | Not stated | German |
| Hosting | Not stated | Cloud, 100% made in Germany, GDPR-compliant |
| Made in | Not stated | Germany |
| Task planning | Yes, unlimited tasks and subtasks across Gantt, list, sheet, board and calendar views, with dependencies, milestones, baselines, critical path and version control | Yes, tasks, kanban boards and Gantt charts |
| Resource planning | Yes, workload balancing with defined working days, labour rates and availability, from the Business tier | Yes, vacation and absence planning |
| Time tracking | Yes, time logged on tasks and secure timesheets that populate from those hours, from the Business tier | Yes, project timer, optional work-time recording and time accounts |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, portfolio dashboards and shareable project reports including status, timesheet and workload reports, with advanced reporting from the Business tier | Yes, reporting and profitability |
| Integrations and API | Yes, an API with documentation and code samples, plus two-way sync with Jira and Azure DevOps and connectors for Power BI, QuickBooks Online, Acumatica, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Excel and Trello | Yes, API and a Memtime integration |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk | more entries Email helpdesk, Phone |
| Onboarding | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars, Guided onboarding, Personal consulting | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized |
| Integrations | more entries Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Power BI, QuickBooks Online, Acumatica, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Microsoft Excel, Trello | DATEV, Memtime, API |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price ProjectManager From $15 / user / month ProSonata From €8 / month (1 user)
- Free trial ProjectManager 30-day trial, no credit card and no user minimum ProSonata Free demo, no signup
- Company size ProjectManager Small and mid-sized, Enterprise ProSonata Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
- Support ProjectManager Email helpdesk ProSonata Email helpdesk, Phone
- Task planning ProjectManager Yes, unlimited tasks and subtasks across Gantt, list, sheet, board and calendar views, with dependencies, milestones, baselines, critical path and version control ProSonata Yes, tasks, kanban boards and Gantt charts
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
ProjectManager
Strengths
- Unlimited read-only guest licences on every paid tier, so stakeholders can follow a plan without buying a seat
- Two-way sync with Jira and Azure DevOps rather than a one-off import
- A 30-day trial with no card and no user minimum, longer than most tools in this category
Limitations
- Resource management, timesheets, budgeting and AI insights all sit behind the Business tier
- The Team tier stops at 10 users, 20 projects and 5 GB of file storage
- Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira two-way sync, Azure DevOps two-way sync and Power BI come as a $5 per user per month integration bundle unless the account is on Enterprise
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
ProjectManager
- Team $15 / user / month Billed annually, $18 billed monthly. Up to 10 users, 20 projects, 5 GB file storage, API access and unlimited guest licences.
- Business $28 / user / month Billed annually, $32 billed monthly. No user limit, up to 100 projects, 25 GB storage, resource management, timesheets, budgeting, AI Project Insights and portfolio dashboards.
- Enterprise Not stated Custom quote with volume-based pricing. SAML single sign-on, native Power BI and Excel integrations, audit logs, custom permissions, unlimited projects and storage, onboarding assistance and a dedicated account manager.
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.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
ProjectManager
- 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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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
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
ProjectManager https://www.projectmanager.com · no check date recorded yet
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.