Quick Overview
| Company | awork GmbH |
|---|---|
| Category | Project Management |
| Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany |
| Founded | 2019 |
| EU Presence | EU (Germany) |
| Data Location | Germany, on Microsoft infrastructure |
| Open Source | No |
| Compliance | ISO 27001 |
| Pricing | From €5/user/month billed annually (€8 monthly), Standard €12, Professional €22 |
| Free Option | Free trial, no card required |
| Replaces | Asana, monday.com, Wrike |
Detailed Review
awork is built by awork GmbH in Hamburg for the way agencies actually run: projects with phases, time tracked against them, and a workload view that shows who is over-committed before the week starts rather than after.
It is the best-looking tool in this category and the one non-technical teams take to fastest, which matters more than feature lists when the people using it are designers and account managers rather than engineers.
The hosting deserves a precise description. awork states that its infrastructure runs on ISO 27001 certified Microsoft servers in Germany. The servers are German and so is the company; the infrastructure provider is not. For most buyers that is fine, and for anyone whose procurement rules reach the subprocessor it is the thing to check first.
What awork does well
- Workload planning across people, which most tools in this category leave to a spreadsheet
- Time tracking built in rather than bought as an add-on
- German company with servers in Germany, and ISO 27001 certification
- From EUR 5 per user per month on annual billing, below most of this category
- Built for agency work: phases, budgets and client projects rather than sprints
Where awork falls short
- Runs on Microsoft infrastructure, so a US provider sits under a German company
- No free plan, only a trial
- Not built for software delivery: no sprints, no backlog in the agile sense
- A smaller integration catalogue than the American tools it replaces
Standout feature. The workload view. It answers who is booked and how hard before you commit to a deadline, which is the question agencies get wrong most expensively.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Workload planning across people, which most tools in this category leave to a spreadsheet
- Time tracking built in rather than bought as an add-on
- German company with servers in Germany, and ISO 27001 certification
- From EUR 5 per user per month on annual billing, below most of this category
- Built for agency work: phases, budgets and client projects rather than sprints
Cons
- Runs on Microsoft infrastructure, so a US provider sits under a German company
- No free plan, only a trial
- Not built for software delivery: no sprints, no backlog in the agile sense
- A smaller integration catalogue than the American tools it replaces
Alternatives to awork
Frequently Asked Questions
What is awork?
awork is built by awork GmbH in Hamburg for the way agencies actually run: projects with phases, time tracked against them, and a workload view that shows who is over-committed before the week starts rather than after.
Where is awork based?
awork operates from Hamburg, Germany, which places it under EU (Germany). Compliance: ISO 27001.
What does awork cost?
From €5/user/month billed annually (€8 monthly), Standard €12, Professional €22. Free trial, no card required.
Who is awork best for?
Agencies that need to see who is booked and for how long. The workload view. It answers who is booked and how hard before you commit to a deadline, which is the question agencies get wrong most expensively.
What are the drawbacks of awork?
Runs on Microsoft infrastructure, so a US provider sits under a German company. No free plan, only a trial. Not built for software delivery: no sprints, no backlog in the agile sense. A smaller integration catalogue than the American tools it replaces.
Is awork a good alternative to Asana?
awork is built as a European alternative to Asana: Planning, time tracking and workload for agencies, hosted in Germany. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.
How does awork compare to other Project Management tools?
awork is one of several European Project Management tools we cover. It is most often compared with Asana, monday.com, Wrike.