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Resource Planning Comparison

awork vs. Projektron BCS

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

Projektron BCS

Best for

Best for mid-sized to large service providers that need project management and ERP in one method-independent system, with a cloud or on-premise choice.

  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

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

Full Comparison

Criterion awork Projektron BCS
Starting price lower value From €5 / user / month Billed annually. From 20 Euro / licence / month BCS.light in the cloud, per licence and month, six-month minimum term. As a one-off on-premise purchase BCS.light costs 200 Euro per licence with no minimum term. Full BCS costs 300 to 350 Euro per user as an on-premise purchase, or 5 percent of that purchase price per user and month in the cloud; the exact figure depends on the range of functions. All prices exclusive of VAT.
Free trial 14 days Demo via web conference
Languages German, English Available in 7-8 languages
Hosting EU (Germany, Frankfurt), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant Cloud (Germany) or on-premise
Made in Germany (Hamburg) Germany (Berlin)
Resource planning Yes, resource and capacity planning Yes, resource management and planning
Task planning Yes, kanban, lists and timeline/Gantt Yes, project and multi-project management supporting IPMA, PMI, PRINCE2, Scrum, Kanban, Hermes and hybrid methods
Time tracking Yes, in the app and from calendar appointments Yes, effort and time tracking
Reporting and controlling Yes, dashboards, reporting and analytics Yes, real-time status, costs, budgets, KPIs and profitability
AI features stated Yes No
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise
Support more entries Email helpdesk, Chat, Phone Email helpdesk, Phone
Onboarding Guided onboarding more entries Live online demos and webinars, Personal consulting
Company size Freelancers, Small and mid-sized Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations Slack, Salesforce, Google Sheets, MOCO, sevdesk, Lexware Office, easybill, bexio, Xero, API more entries Jira, Confluence, Microsoft 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Entra, Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP, DATEV, Subversion, Eclipse BIRT

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price awork From €5 / user / month Projektron BCS From 20 Euro / licence / month
  • Free trial awork 14 days Projektron BCS Demo via web conference
  • Deployment awork Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Projektron BCS Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise
  • Company size awork Freelancers, Small and mid-sized Projektron BCS Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
  • Hosting awork EU (Germany, Frankfurt), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant Projektron BCS Cloud (Germany) or on-premise

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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

Projektron BCS

Strengths

  • End-to-end project management plus ERP in one
  • Method-independent, supports all common PM standards
  • Strong controlling and real-time transparency
  • Scales to enterprise/multi-project
  • On-premise option
  • German security and hosting

Limitations

  • Powerful means complex, steep learning curve
  • The exact licence price per user depends on the chosen range of functions, so it is quoted individually
  • The mobile app covers attendance, expenses and contacts only, not the full client

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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Projektron BCS

  • BCS.light (cloud) 20 Euro Per licence and month, six-month minimum term. Leaner edition for smaller project-driven companies, from quotation to invoicing.
  • BCS.light (on-premise) 200 Euro One-off licence purchase, no minimum term, perpetual right of use.
  • BCS (cloud) 5 percent of the licence purchase price Per user and month. Includes operating system, database and firewall maintenance and four releases a year.
  • BCS (on-premise) 300 to 350 Euro One-off licence purchase per user, perpetual right of use. The exact price per user depends on the desired range of functions.
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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

awork

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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Projektron BCS

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

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

Projektron BCS https://www.projektron.de · checked against the official source on 2026-08-14

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