8 Best Teamwork Alternatives for Agencies in 2026

Monday.com is the most visual option in this guide. Boards use color-coded status columns, and the timeline and Gantt views are clear at a glance. Standard at $12 per seat per month billed annually adds 250 automation and integration actions a month, while Pro at $19 raises the cap to 25,000 and adds time tracking and private boards. The free plan covers up to two seats, and every plan that charges starts at three seats.

The limits sit in the seat rules and the Basic plan. Basic costs $9 per seat per month billed annually but includes no automations and no integrations, so most teams need Standard at least. Seats are sold in buckets, so a team of four pays for five seats, and a team of six pays for ten. Monday.com is the best pick for agencies that want a bright, visual workspace and are happy to move to Standard to get automations.

Price: $9 per seat/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes, up to 2 seats

Website: monday.com

Asana is the most structured option in this guide. Starter at $10.99 per user per month billed annually adds timeline and Gantt views, dashboards, forms, custom fields, and unlimited automations. The Personal plan is free for up to two users, and Starter adds unlimited free guests, so clients and contractors can follow work without a seat.

The limits sit in the higher tiers. Goals, portfolios, workload, and native time tracking only arrive on Advanced at $24.99 per user per month billed annually, so a team that needs portfolio views pays more than double the Starter rate. Asana also sells seats in set increments, which can leave a team paying for seats it does not use. Asana is the best pick for agencies that want clean, structured work across many client accounts.

Price: $10.99 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes, up to 2 users

Website: asana.com

Smartsheet is the pick for teams that plan in rows and columns. Pro at $9 per member per month billed annually includes Gantt, table, board, and calendar views, unlimited sheets, forms, and reports, with 20 GB of attachment storage. Business at $19 adds timeline view, workload tracking, unlimited automations, and 1 TB of storage. A 30-day trial needs no card.

The limits sit in the member caps and the missing free plan. Pro caps at ten members, so a growing agency must move the whole workspace to Business at more than double the per-member price. Pro also caps automation runs at 250 a month, which a busy agency can use up fast. Smartsheet is the best pick for teams that think in spreadsheets and want Gantt charts, forms, and dashboards in one grid.

Price: $9 per member/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Free trial (30 days)

Website: smartsheet.com

Wrike is the pick for agencies that run formal, approval-heavy work. Team at $10 per user per month billed annually includes Gantt charts, request forms, dashboards, and 2 GB of storage per user, which covers most departmental planning. Business at $25 adds time tracking, approvals, proofing, and resource views for teams that manage client work.

The limits sit in the seat rules and the Business tier. Wrike sells seats in blocks of five, so a team of six pays for ten seats. Time tracking only arrives on Business, which more than doubles the per-user price, so an agency that only needs time tracking should look at ClickUp first. Wrike is the best pick for agencies that need approvals, proofing, and formal intake forms.

Price: $10 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Website: wrike.com

Zoho Projects is the budget pick in this guide. Premium at $4 per user per month billed annually includes unlimited projects, time tracking, budgeting, recurring tasks, and automation, which covers most small agency needs at less than half the price of the next cheapest option. The free plan covers up to five users, three projects, and 5 GB of storage.

The trade-off is polish and depth. Advanced reporting, portfolio dashboards, and custom roles sit on Enterprise at $9 per user per month billed annually, and the interface feels dated next to Monday.com and Asana. Zoho Projects is the best pick for small agencies and freelancers that want solid project tracking at the lowest price in this guide.

Price: $4 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes, up to 5 users

Website: zoho.com

Airtable is the pick for agencies that track work as structured data. Bases hold linked records, attachments, and rich field types, and Team at $20 per user per month billed annually allows 50,000 records per base, 20 GB of attachment storage, and 25,000 automation runs a month. Gantt and timeline views sit on Team, and the free plan covers small bases.

The seat rules need care. Team bills for anyone with comment access, so a workspace with many stakeholders costs more than the editor count suggests. Business at $45 per user per month billed annually fixes that by making commenters free, but it more than doubles the per-seat price. Airtable is the best pick for agencies that plan in structured data and need linked records, forms, and automations in one place.

Price: $20 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes

Website: airtable.com

Trello is the simplest option in this guide. Cards move across a board, and that is most of what a small team needs to start. The free plan covers up to ten collaborators per workspace and ten boards, while Standard at $5 per user per month billed annually removes the board limit and adds 1,000 automation runs a month and Planner. Premium at $10 adds calendar, timeline, table, and dashboard views.

The trade-off is depth. Trello has no native time tracking, no workload view, and thin reporting, even on Premium. An agency that outgrows boards will need a second tool for budgets or capacity. Trello is the best pick for small teams that want the fastest start and the lowest entry price in this guide.

Price: $5 per user/month (billed annually)

Free plan: Yes, up to 10 collaborators

Website: trello.com