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Affordable project management software
What your team would pay, side by side.
Skybase is free for up to 5 users with every feature, then $39.90 per user per year. Here's how that compares with the cheapest paid plans of monday.com, Asana and Teamwork.com, at US list prices billed annually and checked on 29 September 2026.
A team of 10, for a year
The cheapest paid plan of each product, for 10 people, at US list prices billed annually. Each figure links to its source.
| Plan | 10 users |
|---|---|
| Skybase | $399.0010 users billed |
| monday.com Basic | $1,080.0010 seats billed |
| Asana Starter | $1,318.8010 seats billed |
| Teamwork.com Basics | $1,198.8010 seats billed |
- Skybase is free for up to 5 users. Past that, Pro bills every user.
- Some products sell seats in set sizes or with a minimum, so the table prices the seats a team of 10 would buy.
- Excluding tax. Checked on 29 September 2026.
Compare one product in detail
Each page sets every plan side by side, shows what a team of your size would pay, explains each product's rule for clients, and says plainly what Skybase doesn't do.
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A cheaper monday.com alternative
63% less per user than monday.com Basic, its cheapest paid plan.
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A cheaper Asana alternative
69% less per user than Asana Starter, its cheapest paid plan.
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A cheaper Teamwork.com alternative
66% less per user than Teamwork.com Basics, its cheapest paid plan.
Compare Skybase and Teamwork.com
Compared with proofing tools
Filestage, Ziflow, PageProof and Frame.io are dedicated review tools. The first three sell plans for a team with users included, and Frame.io charges per member with a cap on each self-serve plan. Each page sets every plan beside Skybase's, in its company's own currency, and lists what that tool does that Skybase doesn't.
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A Filestage alternative
Every plan side by side, in euros as Filestage lists them, and what it does that Skybase doesn't.
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A Ziflow alternative
For a team of 10, $399.00 a year on Skybase Pro against $2,388.00 on Ziflow Standard.
Compare Skybase and Ziflow -
A PageProof alternative
For teams under 63 users, Skybase Pro costs less a year than PageProof Team, which is one price for the whole team.
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A Frame.io alternative
For a team of 10, Skybase Pro is $399.00 a year against $2,640.00 on Frame.io Team, which is priced per member.
Compare Skybase and Frame.io
Every feature, on every plan
Skybase has no feature add-ons and no feature tiers: boards, tables, calendars and a Gantt chart, client approvals, automations, reports, and Slack and GitHub are on the Free plan and on Pro. Pro is for teams past 5 users, and adds 500 GB of storage and priority support.
Clients on every plan
A client invited to one project joins as a single-project guest, free on either Skybase plan. Each comparison page sets out how that product handles clients, from its own help pages, because the rules differ.
What Skybase doesn't do
If your team relies on any of these, Skybase isn't the right fit today.
- No time tracking, timesheets or budgets.
- No native mobile apps. Skybase works in a phone's browser.
- No SAML single sign-on. You can sign in with Google.
- No import from monday.com, Asana or Teamwork.com. The only importer is for Trello boards.
FAQ
Common questions
Billing questions are on the pricing page. Anything else, email support@skybase.it.
How do you compare prices?
Each product's cheapest paid plan, at its US list price per user, billed annually and excluding tax, against Skybase Pro billed annually. Every competitor figure links to that company's own pricing page or help centre, with the date we checked it.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Skybase is free for up to 5 users, with every feature, 2 GB of storage and no credit card. Pro is $39.90 per user per year, or $3.99 per user month to month.
Do clients cost extra?
Not on Skybase: a client on one project is a free single-project guest, on either plan. A client on two or more projects counts as a user. The other products have their own rules, set out on each comparison page.
Can I move my projects across?
Skybase imports Trello boards. Projects from monday.com, Asana or Teamwork.com start fresh: each comparison page shows how to move one client at a time.
Are these prices in my currency?
No. They're US list prices, billed annually, excluding tax. Prices in other currencies, tax and any discounts differ, and each company's pricing page says how much paying yearly saves.
How do you compare with proofing tools?
Filestage, Ziflow and PageProof sell plans for a team with a number of users included, not a price per user, and Frame.io charges per member with a cap on each plan. Each of their pages sets a year on every self-serve plan beside a year of Skybase Pro for the same team, up to the users each plan allows, in each company's own currency and never converted.
How often are the figures checked?
Every competitor figure shows the date it was last checked against the company's own page. They're re-checked every month.
Sources and notes
Every competitor figure on this page comes from that company's own pricing page or help centre, linked beside it. Checked on 29 September 2026.
monday.com
- Plan prices per user, billed annually: monday.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Free forever plan, up to 2 seats”: monday.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “by choosing a yearly plan, you will receive an 18% discount”: monday.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “start at a minimum of 3 seats, and then ascend in multiples of 5”: support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405633151634. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “a team of 6, you will need to select the 10-seat plan”: support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405633151634. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “If you want to sign up more than 40 users, you can request a quote”: monday.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “guests, are not included”: support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000305419. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “every 4 guests count as 1 billed seat”: support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000305419. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “unlimited number of guests”: support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000305419. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Unlimited free viewers”: monday.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Currently, you can only make annotations on images, PDFs, and videos.”: support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/4411048904082-File-annotations. Checked on 8 October 2026.
- “File annotations is open to users as a trial feature. In the future, this feature may require payment.”: support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/4411048904082-File-annotations. Checked on 8 October 2026.
- “Guests are available on the Standard plan and above.”: support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002144900-User-types-explained. Checked on 8 October 2026.
Asana
- Plan prices per user, billed annually: asana.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “2 users”: asana.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Save up to 18%”: asana.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “The smallest subscription available is a 2-seat plan.”: help.asana.com/s/article/asana-subscriptions-and-pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Next, Asana offers 3-, 4- and 5-seat plans.”: help.asana.com/s/article/asana-subscriptions-and-pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Subscription size then increases in increments of 5 users when total users are less than or equal to 30; increments of 10 when total users are between 30 and 100; increments of 25 when total users are between 100 and 500; and increments of 50 when total users are more than 500.”: help.asana.com/s/article/asana-subscriptions-and-pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Asana does not offer a 1-seat plan.”: help.asana.com/s/article/asana-subscriptions-and-pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Unlimited free guest seats let clients and contractors collaborate without increasing your license count.”: asana.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- Under Advanced: “Keep work moving. Annotate PDFs and images, request approvals, and know exactly when a deliverable is ready to launch.”: asana.com/pricing. Checked on 8 October 2026.
- “Available on Asana Advanced, Enterprise, and Enterprise+ tiers, as well as legacy tiers Business and Legacy Enterprise.”: help.asana.com/s/article/proofing. Checked on 8 October 2026.
Teamwork.com
- Plan prices per user, billed annually: teamwork.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Maximum 5 users”: teamwork.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Up to 5 projects”: teamwork.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Save 29%”: teamwork.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Min 3”: teamwork.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “Min 5”: teamwork.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- The Free plan in the “Invite client users into projects” row: “Not included”: teamwork.com/pricing. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “are also limited to joining a maximum of five active projects”: support.teamwork.com/projects/subscription/license-types. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- “collaborators are completely free on your subscription but their permissions are less expansive”: support.teamwork.com/projects/subscription/license-types. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- A row of the plan table: “Approve files faster with Proofs”: teamwork.com/pricing. Checked on 8 October 2026.
- The Free plan in the Proofs row: “5/M”: teamwork.com/pricing. Checked on 8 October 2026.
- Basics in the Proofs row: “20/M”: teamwork.com/pricing. Checked on 8 October 2026.
- Accelerate, Optimize and Enterprise in the Proofs row: “Unlimited”: teamwork.com/pricing. Checked on 8 October 2026.
- “Invited reviewers and approvers (both internal people and external companies) do not need a Teamwork.com user account to participate in the proof review and approval process.”: support.teamwork.com/projects/proofing/review-and-approve-proofs. Checked on 8 October 2026.
Filestage
- Plan prices for a team, on the yearly plan: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- In the pricing page FAQ: “If you choose one of our yearly plans, you’ll automatically get two months free compared to our monthly pricing.”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- The Free plan: “You can have 1 active project at a time.”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- The Free plan: “Upload up to 5 new files each month”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- The Free plan: “This plan includes 10 seats. Upgrade to a paid plan to add more.”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Starter, Business and Enterprise: “This plan includes 10 seats. Need more? Add them in bundles of 5.”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- The Storage row of the plan table, which lists 2 GB, 1 TB, 3 TB and 10 TB: “Securely store your AES-256-encrypted files on ISO 27017 certified servers.”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Unlimited reviewers, on every plan: “Invite people to add comments and approve your files, or simply send them a link. They don’t need to make an account to give feedback.”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- All file types, on every plan: “Upload videos, images, designs, documents, websites, interactive HTML, and audio files, all in one platform.”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Reviewer groups: “Create reviewer groups for each stage of your project, then invite different reviewers to each group to make sure all your files get approved by the right people.”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Project templates, on Business and Enterprise: “Save your reviewer groups as a template, so you can set up new projects with the same approval process in a couple of clicks.”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Automated reminders, on Starter and up: “Send automated email reminders as the due date approaches”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Review agents, on Business and Enterprise: “Our agents check grammar, tone, and style while verifying QR codes, barcodes, and mandatory images.”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Adobe Premiere Pro, one of its Adobe integrations: “Share sequences and collect feedback inside Adobe Premiere Pro.”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Verified approval, on Enterprise: “Transform the “Approve” button into “Approve and sign”.”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- SSO: an add-on on Business, included on Enterprise: “authenticate your team with your own identity provider via SSO”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Custom branding, on Starter and up: “Add your own logo to the Filestage dashboard so your brand always shines through.”: filestage.io/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
Ziflow
- Plan prices for a team, on the yearly plan: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Under the Standard and Pro prices: “billed annually”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- “the only currency that we use is US Dollars (USD)”: ziflow.com/licensing-and-purchasing-faq. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- “the prices listed on our website do not include any VAT or sales tax”: ziflow.com/licensing-and-purchasing-faq. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- The Free plan: “2 users”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Standard: “15 free users”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Pro: “20 free users”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- “Users can create and manage proofs in Ziflow. Add users in packs of 5 to expand your set of proof managers and increase your storage capacity.”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Standard; the Free plan has 2GB, Pro 2TB: “1TB free storage”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Unlimited reviewers, on every plan: “An unlimited number of people both inside and outside your organization can review and approve your proofs.”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- In the pricing page FAQ: “You can have unlimited reviewers on any edition. A user license is only required to create and manage proofs.”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- “Ziflow offers your reviewers the ability to comment on live websites with full interactivity”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- “Review video and audio files (MP4, MOV, M4P, MP3, etc)”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- The Free plan: “Review 1,200+ file types”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- The Free plan: “Pixel-level version comparison”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Standard: “Up to 2 workflow stages can be run sequentially or in parallel within the same workflow.”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Pro; Enterprise has unlimited stages: “Up to 3 workflow stages can be run sequentially or in parallel within the same workflow.”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- “Ziflow will automatically send a message to reviewers when a deadline has passed.”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Figma plugin: “Create static, review-ready proofs directly from your Figma canvas”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- The Free plan: “Adobe Creative Cloud plugins”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Enterprise: “Single-sign On (SAML 2.0), manage users via SCIM”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Enterprise: “White label Proof Viewer, Dashboard; custom domain”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Enterprise: “Electronic signatures”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Enterprise: “ReviewAI”: ziflow.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
PageProof
- Plan prices for a team, on the yearly plan: pageproof.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- “All amounts are shown in USD”: pageproof.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Team: “Flat-rate pricing. Unlimited storage.”: pageproof.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- “Everyone in your email domain is covered, as well as any freelancers who are outside of your email domain.”: help.pageproof.com/en/articles/450410-pageproof-for-teams-and-teams-plus. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- In the pricing page FAQ: “All PageProof plans include unlimited proofs, unlimited reviewers, and automated workflows.”: pageproof.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- In the home page FAQ: “Reviewers can access a proof directly from their email invitation in their browser”: pageproof.com. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- “Create any kind of proof: static, video, audio, website URLs, web banners, zipped HTML content, email marketing, 3D content, design prototypes, interactive PDFs, and more”: pageproof.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Integrations: “Adobe Creative Cloud, monday.com, Asana, Jira, Trello, Canva, Figma, Slack, Microsoft Teams”: pageproof.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- “Desktop apps for Windows and Mac”: pageproof.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- “Every plan includes AI-powered insights”: pageproof.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- “Automated workflows to move proofs without chasing”: pageproof.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- “Automated reminders to keep reviewers on track”: pageproof.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Team Plus and Enterprise: “Single sign-on”: pageproof.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
- Enterprise: “Digital signing”: pageproof.com/pricing. Checked on 20 October 2026.
Frame.io
- Plan prices for a team, on the yearly plan: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Under the Pro and Team prices, on the Annually toggle: “per year + tax”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Each price as the page reads it to a screen reader (Pro on the Monthly toggle: 15 dollars): “dollars”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Pro and Team each include the plan below: “Everything in Free, plus”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Enterprise: “Unlimited watermarking templates”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- In the pricing page FAQ: “We offer a 13% discount on annual plans.”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- In the pricing page FAQ: “The pricing table above shows the cost of a single user for each plan. However, you can add up to 5 users to the Pro plan or 15 users to the Team plan.”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- In the pricing page FAQ: “If you need more than 15 users, please contact us to talk about an Enterprise plan for your company.”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- The Free plan: “Up to 2 members”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- The Free plan: “Up to 2 projects”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- The Free plan: “2GB storage”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Pro: “2 TB included + 2TB per additional member”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Team: “3TB included + 2TB per additional member”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- In the pricing page FAQ: Do my external clients need to have an account?: “You can securely share assets with anyone outside your Frame.io account for free via Share links, which don't require them to sign up or log in.”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- In the pricing page FAQ: “Users that you have sent or added to a Share will be visible as a Reviewer in your account.”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Labels: “You can pick from “Needs Review”, “In Progress”, or “Approved”. Once you select one of these labels, a notification will be sent to all the project users.”: help.frame.io/en/articles/9105311-player-page-features. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Feedback & collaboration, in the plan table: “Frame-accurate & range-based comments”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- The Free plan: “Camera to Cloud”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- The Free plan: “Transcription and captions”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Apps & integrations, in the plan table: “Premiere integration”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Apps & integrations, in the plan table: “Final Cut Pro integration”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Apps & integrations, in the plan table: “Frame.io iOS app”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Pro; the Free plan has 2GB, Team 500GB: “250GB Mounted Storage”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Pro: “One static watermark template”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Pro: “Custom-branded shares”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Pro: “Passphrase-protected shares”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Pro: “Share link expiration”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
- Enterprise: “Single sign-on”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
US list prices per user, billed annually, excluding tax. Prices in other currencies, tax and discounts differ.
Filestage lists its prices in euros, and Ziflow, PageProof and Frame.io in US dollars. Prices are never converted.
monday.com, Asana, Teamwork.com, Filestage, Ziflow, PageProof and Frame.io are trademarks of their owners. Skybase isn't affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them.
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