awork vs ClickUp
Last updated October 2026
Looking for a European alternative to ClickUp? Here's how awork compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: awork. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
German project management for agencies with Kanban, Gantt and EU-only hosting
All-in-one project management and productivity platform for teams.
Headquarters
🇩🇪 DE
🇺🇸 US · 2017
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansEU data residency available on Enterprise plan on request.
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
Yes
Certifications
ISO 27001
ISO 27001:2022
Price from
€6/user/mo
$7/user/mo
Free plan
No
Yes
Open Source
No
No
Ratings
Integrations
QuoJob, Troi, poool, Teambox, easyJOB +39
Slack, Google Drive, Zoom, GitHub, Zapier +5
Where each one wins
awork
Strengths
- +Clean, modern, and intuitive interface enabling quick onboarding with minimal technical expertise
- +Strong project and task management with templates, recurring tasks, subtasks, and automation for streamlined workflows
- +Integrated time tracking and capacity planning tools valued by agencies for profitability and resource management
- +Effective collaboration features, including file sharing and team communication, alongside calendar and third-party app integrations
- +Guided onboarding process with a 6-week completion guarantee and responsive, well-regarded customer support
- +GDPR-compliant and secure, hosted on ISO 27001-certified Microsoft servers in Germany
Limitations
- −Limited offline functionality, making work without internet connectivity difficult
- −Mobile app lacks intuitiveness and key features compared to the desktop version
- −Occasional performance slowdowns or glitches reported by users
ClickUp
Strengths
- +Highly customizable for diverse workflows
- +Extensive feature set for project management
- +Strong collaboration tools
- +Frequent updates and new features
Limitations
- −Steep learning curve for new users
- −Can feel overwhelming due to feature bloat
- −Occasional performance lag with large datasets
- −Free plan has limited storage
Data residency & compliance
awork
ClickUp
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansEU data residency available on Enterprise plan on request.
Transfer mechanism
Not required — data stays in the EU
Standard Contractual Clauses
Certifications
ISO 27001
ISO 27001:2022
Pricing
awork
- Basic €6 per user / month (billed annually)For 1–5 users · Unlimited projects, time tracking, personal planner · 1 project/task template, 1 custom field
- Standard €15 per user / month (billed annually)For 2–20 users · Project-level docs, workload view for capacity planning · 6 project/task templates, 3 custom fields
- Professional €23 per user / month (billed annually)For 5–100 users · Unlimited docs with version restore, custom subdomain · Unlimited project/task templates, custom fields, automations
- Enterprise On request For 100+ users · SSO & SCIM integration, premium SLAs · Data migration, customer success support
Monthly billing available at higher rates (e.g., Basic: €10/user/month). All prices exclude VAT. Free trial available for all plans (no credit card required).
ClickUp
- Free Free Forever100 MB file storage · Unlimited tasks · Unlimited members
- Unlimited $7 per member/monthUnlimited storage · Unlimited integrations · Advanced reporting
- Business $12 per member/monthAdvanced automation · Custom role permissions · Time tracking
- Enterprise On request EU data residency on request · Advanced security · Dedicated support
Free plan available. Paid plans billed annually; monthly billing at higher rates.
Features
awork
- Project Management
- Unlimited projects in all plans, Project and task templates (1 in Basic, 6 in Standard, unlimited in Professional/Enterprise), Custom fields (1 in Basic, 3 in Standard, unlimited in Professional/Enterprise), Automations (1 per project in Standard, unlimited in Professional/Enterprise)
- Time Tracking & Reporting
- Time tracking included in all plans, Time tracking settings (Professional and Enterprise only), Project-wise time reports (Basic and Standard), Global time reports (Professional and Enterprise only)
- Capacity & Resource Planning
- Timeline view for capacity planning (Basic and above), Workload view for capacity planning (Standard and above)
- Documentation
- Global docs (Basic and above), Project-level docs (Standard and above), Unlimited docs with version restore (Professional and Enterprise only)
- Security & Compliance
- ISO 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant, Custom subdomain (Professional and Enterprise only), Single Sign-On (SSO) and SCIM (Enterprise only)
ClickUp
- Task Management
- Custom task statuses and workflows, Assignees and due dates, Recurring tasks and dependencies, Checklists and subtasks
- Collaboration
- Real-time comments and mentions, Guest access with permissions, Threaded discussions, File attachments and annotations
- Views & Customization
- List, Board, Calendar, and Gantt views, Custom fields and formulas, Saved layouts and templates, Dark mode and themes
- Automation & Integrations
- Pre-built automation templates, Custom automation rules, 1,000+ native integrations, Zapier and Make support
- Reporting & Analytics
- Custom dashboards, Time reports and workload, Goal tracking and milestones, Burndown and velocity charts