Top 10 Workfront Alternatives & Competitors

An online billing and time solution, BigTime is ideally situated to offer businesses strong financial solutions. From our experience, businesses in the accounting, contracting, legal, IT, and engineering sectors will particularly benefit from using BigTime. A specific feature that piqued our interest was the fact that BigTime captures all time spent on projects via a mobile timesheet app. As an integrated solution, BigTime also provides expense tracking, WIP management, invoicing, and billing.
All of these features start at $10/user/month, which is a reasonable starting cost. While this solution offers a range of task management options, similar to other platforms, where we feel BigTime truly excels is its PSA software. Offering actionable insights to course-correct project in real-time, BigTime can save everyone time and money. For businesses under a time-crunch, BigTime’s real-time project and budget statuses help to achieve better project outcomes.

Combining project management and a helpdesk in a single solution, OneDesk bridges the gap between customer service and overall team management. Easy to use, and packed with features, we’ve found this to be a great platform for businesses looking to manage task workflows and ticketing, all in one space. Perfect for small and medium businesses, OneDesk pricing starts at $11.99/user/month and, as all features are included across plans, pricing is fair and clear.
OneDesk is a cloud-based platform that allows teams and managers to switch between different tools to complete work. Tasks and tickets can be completed together for improved workflow, a feature not available in other solutions, and one we especially value. Businesses keen to automate workflow such as replies, automatic triage and notifications, can use this effectively, while also maintaining a positive output across a range of projects.

A cloud-based time tracking solution, Time Doctor is used to monitor team productivity. We are happy to note that Time Doctor offers a range of top features for time tracking, such as web activity monitoring, payroll management, and more. The ability for users to enter the amount of time spent per project and billable versus non-billable hours, is a feature we considered invaluable to a range of contractors or freelancers.
Time Doctor offers various plans too, starting at a budget-friendly $7/user/month. Plans cover all features and even offers a mobile app for increased accessibility, which integrates with other solutions such as, Slack, Basecamp, and JIRA. Any size business will do well to implement Time Doctor. However, thanks to the screen monitoring feature reports with screenshot captures, we’ve found this a strong option for remote workers or hybrid teams.

An AI-powered messaging app, Chanty aids in team collaboration and communication. A feature we found useful in Chanty is the ability to connect using unlimited group messaging. Additionally, the integrated video technology helps to push communication to great heights. Chanty isn’t a standalone app either as it integrates with other workflow solutions such as Google Drive, Mail Chimp, and GitLab. Available for businesses of all sizes, we think smaller businesses will benefit more as Chanty has a free version for up to 10 users or is priced at $4/user/month.
Staying connected is key in remote working formats, and Chanty offers real-time connectivity via messages, voice and video. Additionally, users can screen-share for specific task collaboration all in a single hub. We really value the feature allowing users to turn messages into tasks, calling for quick actions. Better still, for busy companies, Chanty’s AI allows users to catch up on hyperactive conversations, respond to requests, and even search for topics within messages for speedier work.

Offering a cloud-based Gantt chart solution TeamGantt is all about streamlining project planning and creation. Being able to collaborate across projects is the main goal here, and one we find TeamGantt ably suited for. TeamGantt offers Gant charts, time tracking, task-level communication, and time tracking, all for a reasonable starting price of $24.95 per month.
The drag-and-drop feature we’ve found to be particularly pertinent when speedily creating tasks within a calendar, quickly creating a usable Gantt chart. Users can even check out what each member is working on, and the number of tasks assigned per member. Managers who need to keep an eye on all aspects of the workflow, and need speedy input, will find the functionality of commenting on charts and tasks aids in this process.

For custom relationship management, the cloud-based Teamleader is a solution for SMBs and larger, or growing companies. As a key feature, we found that Teamleader’s standalone sales automation was particularly beneficial with support, help desks, and web self-service options available. Alongside the provision of a live chat, companies can utilize Teamleader to organize sales contacts and analyze the sales database efficiently. There are three plans here starting at $37.50 per month for the Smart plan.
We value the fact that Teamleader is a customizable solution, meeting the needs of different businesses very well indeed. Additionally, it’s accessible across all platforms for on-the-go access, as well as remote use. With a strong calendar feature, we were pleased to see that appointments, follow-up reminders, ticketing, and employee performance reports are all available. Teamleader is excellent for consulting, media, advertising, legal, and hospitality businesses looking to keep a firm grip on their growth and customer relations.

A cloud-based job and workflow management tool, WorkflowMax is an ideal solution for small and mid-sized service-orientated businesses. In our experience, the project management capabilities provided here are key to business success. These include timesheets, job costing, quote creation, and more. Depending on the number of users, WorkflowMax has different price plans starting at $15/month for one user, $49/month for ten users, and soon, for a truly scalable option.
We’ve found that WorkflowMax picks up the slack once a project has been started. It’s got all the tools for project execution and can integrate with document management systems like Dropbox and Google Drive. With a strong timesheet functionality, we found that users can work within their own timesheets for better clarity. Growing businesses in particular, will benefit from the job costing provided in a single space and a sales dashboard showing lead status clearly for efficiency in the sales pipeline.

An all-in-one solution, Connecteam helps manage and engage all remote workers in a business. We are really impressed by he mobile-first platform which is ideal for those workers out of the office or on the go. Connecteam has strong features designed to enhance daily processes in order to save time, and all of this starts at just $29/month for 30 users.
For us, we value the level of connectivity Connecteam providers, allowing strong communication across teams wherever they are working from. There are multiple tools available to improve communication and training as well as onboarding, scheduling, time tracking, and digital checklists. It all operates in a secure format too, and is completely customizable. Businesses can simply turn on the features they need to enjoy a clutter-free interface for improving team communication.

Designed by project managers for project managers, we find Planview to be a serious solution for businesses looking to improve productivity and workflow. This customizable solution offers advanced reporting and custom fields, all in a single platform. Not only that, it has project and customer information in the same place too, enabling salespeople to view real-time project progress, get meetings with project managers, and keep clients updated with accurate information.
Pricing is available on request as Planview has some different solutions for enterprises to utilize. We found that the visibility across all areas of a project is ideal for businesses needing to ensure customers are kept in the loop every step of the way. Also, we really like the option to proactively manage risks for more impactful project delivery across the board.

An open source solution for project management, OpenProject has a free community edition and an Enterprise edition starting at $8.50/month. There are many top features available including document management, issue tracking, and time reporting. All of this helps businesses keep track of all areas of the project, while breaking down deliverables into meaningful tasks for faster implementation and delivery.
OpenProject particularly shines in is dashboard view where we were able to look at multiple projects in a single chart as well as highlight changes to project schedules. Additionally, we liked being able to see all activities in a list view for simpler viewing. Being able to track costs and time spent on projects enables businesses to budget more effectively, which makes this a really great option for smaller or growing businesses that need a strong handle on outgoing costs versus project delivery.