Teamwork alternative
The flat-fee alternative to Teamwork.
Get everything Teamwork offers: at a fraction of the cost. Tasks, time tracking, client CRM, and invoicing with a flat-fee team subscription. No seat tax.
Common questions answered
What is Melororium?
Melororium is a modular team workspace that unifies task management, time tracking, client CRM, and financial reporting in one application. One flat monthly fee for your whole team: from $29/mo. No seat tax, no per-user billing.
How does Melororium replace Teamwork pricing?
Unlike Teamwork's recurring per-seat billing, Melororium charges one flat monthly fee for your whole team: Starter $29/mo (4 users), Agency $59/mo (15 users), Studio $119/mo (25 users). Add team members and your price doesn't change. No seat tax, no hidden costs.
Is Melororium a good alternative to Teamwork?
Yes. Melororium is a strong Teamwork alternative for digital agencies, small teams, and studios that need fast project management, built-in time tracking, and financial visibility: without paying per-seat subscription fees.
Are Teamwork's annual fees eating into your agency margins?
Teamwork is the closest agency PM tool to Melororium in feature coverage: but it charges per seat every year. For teams of 10, that's $1,198+ annually, compounding with every new hire.
Per-seat pricing compounds
Every new account manager, designer, or contractor you add increases your monthly Teamwork bill immediately. Growing your team means growing your software costs proportionally.
Annual subscription lock-in
Teamwork locks you into annual billing cycles. If your team shrinks or you hit a slow quarter, you still pay for every seat until the next renewal date.
5-year cost comparison
At $9.99/user/month (Deliver plan), 10 users cost $1,198/year. Over 5 years: $5,990. Melororium Agency covers 15 users for $59/mo ($708/yr): a $490/yr difference, flat fee with no seat tax.
Why teams are leaving Teamwork for Melororium.
$1,198/year for 10 users: $5,990 over 5 years.
Per-seat pricing that rises with every new team member.
Annual billing lock-in with no flexibility for slower periods.
$59/mo for 15 users (Agency): same features, no seat tax.
Flat monthly fee regardless of team size changes: no seat tax.
Tasks + time tracking + client CRM + invoicing, all included.
Head-to-head feature breakdown.
See exactly how we compare against Teamwork on what matters.
What is Teamwork? A complete overview for 2026.
Teamwork is a project management platform built specifically for agencies and client-service businesses. Founded in 2007 in Cork, Ireland by Peter Coppinger and Daniel Mackey, Teamwork is one of the few PM tools designed from the ground up for service businesses: native client portal access, time tracking with billable rate management, project billing and invoicing, milestone tracking, and resource capacity planning are all first-class features. The Deliver plan costs $9.99/user/month billed annually. Teamwork is the closest direct competitor to Melororium in terms of use case and target audience: both cover the agency PM workflow. The primary difference is pricing model: Teamwork charges per seat while Melororium charges one flat monthly fee for the whole team.
What Teamwork does well
Purpose-built for agency client work with native time tracking, billable rate management, invoicing, and client portal access in a single platform. Unlike generic PM tools that require third-party integrations for billing, Teamwork was designed from day one for the billing-by-hour agency model.
Mature resource planning and capacity management features give agency owners visibility into team availability and project workload. Teamwork's resource planner shows who is overloaded, who has capacity, and where scheduling conflicts will arise: critical for agencies managing multiple concurrent client projects with shared team members.
Client collaboration features including external guest access, client-side project views, and approval workflows. Clients can view project status, leave feedback, and sign off on deliverables through a limited portal: reducing back-and-forth communication that typically accompanies client project updates.
Who Teamwork is best for
Established agencies of 15–100 people that need proven agency-specific project management with mature client portals, resource planning, and billing features: and are comfortable paying ongoing subscription fees for a battle-tested platform with dedicated agency-focused support.
Where it falls short
Per-seat pricing compounds: Every new account manager, designer, or contractor you add increases your monthly Teamwork bill immediately. Growing your team means growing your software costs proportionally.
Annual subscription lock-in: Teamwork locks you into annual billing cycles. If your team shrinks or you hit a slow quarter, you still pay for every seat until the next renewal date.
5-year cost comparison: At $9.99/user/month (Deliver plan), 10 users cost $1,198/year. Over 5 years: $5,990. Melororium Agency covers 15 users for $59/mo ($708/yr): a $490/yr difference, flat fee with no seat tax.
Teamwork pricing in 2026: the real cost for teams.
Before choosing a tool, it's important to calculate the full cost, not only the monthly sticker price, but what your team will spend over 2, 3, and 5 years of continued subscription.
Teamwork · subscription cost
Teamwork Deliver costs $9.99/user/month billed annually ($119.88/user/year). Grow: $17.99/user/month. For 10 users on Deliver: $1,198/year. Scale: $29.99/user/month ($3,598/year for 10 users). Every new team member increases the annual bill: a 15-user team on Deliver pays $1,798/year, a 20-user team pays $2,398/year.
$5,990 for 10 users over 5 years on Teamwork Deliver: with the bill increasing each time the team grows.
Melororium · flat fee
$29
4 people · flat
$59
15 people · flat
$119
25 people · flat
Agencies switch from Teamwork to Melororium primarily on cost structure: $5,990 over five years: increasing with each new hire: versus $59/mo flat for the same core feature set. Both tools cover the agency PM workflow. Melororium is flat-fee rather than per-seat, meaning a 15-person team and a 10-person team on the same plan pay the same monthly price.
Where Teamwork's agency features fall short
Budget Guardian · Agency+
Budget tracking from actual time logs and employee rates. Not estimated hours: real logged cost. The 80% alert gives time to act. The 100% alert is the hard stop. Slack webhook and email delivery.
Project Alerts · Agency+
Bottleneck detection (5 days stalled), deadline risk (2 days), budget warning (80%), overdue tasks (3 days), idle projects (7 days), and a daily morning digest: all automatic.
Proposals · Studio
Send a multi-currency proposal page. Client accepts online: project created automatically. View tracking confirms when they opened it. Teamwork starts after the sale is done.
Remote Team Scheduler · Agency+
Per-employee timezone fields with overlap window visualization. Teamwork handles task scheduling: not the timezone coordination overhead of distributed agency teams.
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How to switch from Teamwork to Melororium.
Most teams complete the migration in 5–7 days. Here's the process that minimizes disruption while getting your team fully operational on Melororium.
Step 1
Export your data from Teamwork
Export your existing projects, tasks, client contacts, and historical time data from Teamwork as CSV or Excel files. Most project management and billing tools support data export from the Account Settings or Admin panel. Check Teamwork's Help Center for the exact export path: typically found under Settings → Data → Export. Save the exported files as a backup regardless of whether you proceed with the migration.
Step 2
Start the Melororium 14-day free demo
Sign up for the Melororium free demo at crm.melororium.com: no credit card required. You get full Agency plan access for 14 days (15 users, all modules): task tracker, kanban boards, time tracking, client CRM, invoicing, work reports, and the full team workspace. Use the demo to explore the interface and confirm Melororium covers your team's workflow before purchasing.
Step 3
Configure your workspace structure
Set up your client list, project templates, team member profiles, and billing rates in Melororium. Most teams complete the initial workspace setup in 2–4 hours. Import client contacts and project names from the CSV files you exported in Step 1. Configure the modules included with your plan to match your team's specific workflow: kanban boards, time tracking, CRM, and invoicing are ready to use out of the box.
Step 4
Run both tools in parallel for one week
Keep Teamwork active while your team tests Melororium on a live project for one week. This parallel-run period is the most important step: it lets your team build confidence in the new tool without the pressure of a hard cutover, and ensures no in-flight project work gets lost during the transition. Track time in Melororium, manage tasks in Melororium, and let the team ask questions before fully switching over.
Step 5
Purchase Melororium and cancel Teamwork
Once the team is comfortable with the Melororium workspace after the parallel-run week, purchase your plan: from $29/mo (Starter, 4 users) to $59/mo (Agency, 15 users) to $119/mo (Studio, 25 users). Log into Teamwork and cancel your subscription to stop the recurring charge. The migration is complete: your team now runs on Melororium: one flat monthly fee, no seat tax, no price increase as the team grows.
Frequently
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Melororium is the best Teamwork alternative for agencies that want the same feature coverage at a fraction of the cost. Teamwork Deliver costs $9.99/user/month ($1,198/year for 10 users). Melororium Agency: $59/mo flat for 15 users. Same core: task management, time tracking, client management, and invoicing: without per-seat billing.
Yes: Melororium. Teamwork charges per seat every month: every new team member increases your bill. Melororium charges one flat monthly fee: $29/mo (4 users), $59/mo (15 users), $119/mo (25 users). No seat tax. No per-user billing. Add a new hire and your price stays the same.
Yes. Melororium covers the full agency PM workflow: task management, kanban boards, time tracking, client CRM, invoicing, and work reports. The 5-year cost comparison: Teamwork Deliver (10 users) = $5,990. Melororium Agency = $59/mo flat.
Teamwork Deliver costs $9.99/user/month billed annually ($119.88/user/year). For 10 users: $1,198/year. Grow plan: $17.99/user/month ($2,158/year for 10 users). Over 5 years on Deliver: $5,990. Melororium Agency for 15 users, $59/mo flat. The 5-year savings is $5,691.
Yes. One flat monthly fee covers your whole team: Starter $29/mo (4 users), Agency $59/mo (15 users), Studio $119/mo (25 users). Add a new team member and your price doesn't change. No seat tax, no per-user billing.
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