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A cheaper Teamwork.com alternative
Client work for 66% less per user.
Skybase is free for up to 5 users, then $39.90 per user per year. That's 66% less per user than Teamwork.com Basics, its cheapest paid plan, at US list prices billed annually. Boards, approvals and a project for every client, on every plan.
Every plan, side by side
Per user per month, billed annually, at US list prices. Each Teamwork.com figure links to the page it comes from.
Skybase
- Free
- Per user a month
- Free
- Users
- Up to 5 users
- Clients and guests
- Single-project guests free
- Pro
- Per user a month
- $3.32$39.90 a year
- Users
- Every user billed, no minimum
- Clients and guests
- Single-project guests free
Teamwork.com
- Free
- Per user a month
- Free
- Users
- Up to 5 users, 5 projects
- Clients and guests
- No client users
- Basics
- Per user a month
- $9.99$119.88 a year
- Users
- Minimum 3
- Clients and guests
- Free client users, each on up to 5 active projects
- Accelerate
- Per user a month
- $24.99$299.88 a year
- Users
- Minimum 5
- Clients and guests
- Free client users, each on up to 5 active projects
- Optimize
- Per user a month
- Contact sales
- Users
- —
- Clients and guests
- Free client users, each on up to 5 active projects
- Enterprise
- Per user a month
- Contact sales
- Users
- —
- Clients and guests
- Free client users, each on up to 5 active projects
| Plan | Per user a month | Users | Clients and guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skybase Free | Free | Up to 5 users | Single-project guests free |
| Skybase Pro | $3.32$39.90 a year | Every user billed, no minimum | Single-project guests free |
| Teamwork.com Free | Free | Up to 5 users, 5 projects | No client users |
| Teamwork.com Basics | $9.99$119.88 a year | Minimum 3 | Free client users, each on up to 5 active projects |
| Teamwork.com Accelerate | $24.99$299.88 a year | Minimum 5 | Free client users, each on up to 5 active projects |
| Teamwork.com Optimize | Contact sales | — | Free client users, each on up to 5 active projects |
| Teamwork.com Enterprise | Contact sales | — | Free client users, each on up to 5 active projects |
- Skybase: free for up to 5 users with every feature. Pro bills every user once a team passes 5.
- Teamwork.com's pricing page lists “Min 3” on Basics and “Min 5” on Accelerate. Its free plan allows “Up to 5 projects” and a “Maximum 5 users”.
- Guests: on its paid plans, Teamwork.com's client users are free and “limited to joining a maximum of five active projects”.
What your team would pay in a year
Skybase Pro against Teamwork.com Basics, the cheapest paid plan on each side. Pick a team size, or move the slider.
| Plan | 5 users | 10 users | 25 users |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skybase | FreeFree plan | $399.0010 users billed | $997.5025 users billed |
| Teamwork.com Basics | $599.405 seats billed | $1,198.8010 seats billed | $2,997.0025 seats billed |
Skybase, a year
$399.00
10 users billed
Teamwork.com Basics, a year
$1,198.80
10 seats billed
- Teamwork.com Basics has a minimum of 3 users, so smaller teams are priced at 3.
- Skybase costs nothing up to 5 users. Past 5 users, Pro bills every user, not just the extra ones.
- US list prices, billed annually, excluding tax. Checked on 29 September 2026.
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Everything is on every plan
Skybase has no feature add-ons and no feature tiers. The Free plan and Pro have the same features. Pro is for teams past 5 users, and adds 500 GB of storage and priority support. The one thing you can add is more storage: $15.00 a month for each extra 500 GB.
What clients cost
If clients work with you in the tool, check what each plan charges for them.
Skybase
A client invited to one project is a single-project guest, free on either plan. They see that project and the people on it, and can comment, upload and approve the work they're asked to approve. Add the same person to a second project and they count as a user.
Teamwork.com
On its paid plans, client users are free and “limited to joining a maximum of five active projects”, its help centre says, and collaborators are free too, with more limited permissions. Its pricing page lists client users as “Not included” on the free plan. On Skybase, a free client joins one project on either plan, and a second project makes them a paid user.
Client approvals
How each product asks a client to sign off a file, from Teamwork.com's own pages.
Skybase
Name who approves and by when, on any job. Each approver reviews from their own link in the email, pins comments on images and PDF pages, and approves, approves with changes or requests changes. On every plan, never metered, and clients approve free.
Teamwork.com
Its pricing page lists Proofs, “Approve files faster with Proofs”, at “5/M” on the free plan, “20/M” on Basics and “Unlimited” on the plans above. Its help centre says reviewers and approvers “do not need a Teamwork.com user account”.
What Skybase doesn't do
If your team relies on any of these, check which Teamwork.com plans include them before you switch.
- 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 Teamwork.com. The only importer is for Trello boards.
Moving over from Teamwork.com
There's no importer for Teamwork.com, so you start fresh. Moving one client at a time keeps it manageable.
- 1 Create a project for your first client, and rename its columns to match how the work moves.
- 2 Invite your team as team members.
- 3 Add the live work as jobs, with due dates, and ask the client to approve the files that need sign-off.
- 4 Invite the client to the project as a single-project guest. It's free.
- 5 Finish the work already in flight where it is, then move the next client.
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FAQ
Common questions
Billing questions are on the pricing page. Anything else, email support@skybase.it.
Is Skybase cheaper than Teamwork.com?
At US list prices billed annually, checked on 29 September 2026, Skybase Pro is $39.90 per user per year and Teamwork.com Basics, its cheapest paid plan, is $119.88: 66% less per user. For a team of 10, that's $399.00 a year against $1,198.80. Prices exclude tax, and Skybase is free for up to 5 users.
Do clients cost extra?
Not on Skybase: a client on one project is a free single-project guest, on either plan, and joining a second project makes them a paid user. On Teamwork.com's paid plans, client users are free and “limited to joining a maximum of five active projects”, according to its help centre.
Can I import my projects from Teamwork.com?
No. Skybase imports Trello boards only, so projects from Teamwork.com start fresh. Moving one client at a time, as above, keeps the switch small.
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. Teamwork.com's free plan allows “Up to 5 projects” and a “Maximum 5 users”.
What doesn't Skybase do?
Skybase doesn't track time or budgets, has no native mobile apps and no SAML single sign-on, and it can't import from Teamwork.com. If your team relies on any of these, check which Teamwork.com plans include them on its pricing page before you switch.
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.
Sources and notes
Every Teamwork.com figure on this page comes from Teamwork.com's own pricing page or help centre, linked beside it. Checked on 29 September 2026.
- 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.
US list prices per user, billed annually, excluding tax. Prices in other currencies, tax and discounts differ.
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