EMDESK
🇩🇪 DE · Free plan · paid from 15,00 €/user/mo
4.5/5· 17 reviews
Grant management for research teams, hosted in Germany, GDPR-compliant with per-user pricing.
Replaces
EMDESK is sought as a European alternative to:
Features
Project Management
- Work package planning
- Gantt charts for timeline visualization
- Kanban boards for task organization
- Progress monitoring and reporting
- Task management with assignments and deadlines
Financial & Budgeting
- Budget controlling and tracking
- Expense tracking and reporting
- Financial reporting tools
- Funding and grant management
- Personnel cost planning
Collaboration
- Integrated office suite for real-time document editing
- Document management with version control
- Video conferencing and screen sharing
- Meeting recordings and playback
- Internal messaging for team communication
Team & Partner Management
- Consortium setup and management
- Granular access management for users and partners
- User onboarding and role assignment
Portfolio & Resource Management
- Cross-project resource planning
- Portfolio overview and reporting
Pricing
- Unlimited users
- Essential project management features
- Basic collaboration tools
- Full project management suite
- Advanced financial tracking
- Monthly or annual billing
- Partner-focused project management
- Consortium management tools
- Customizable access controls
Custom plans with unlimited users and data storage available on request.
EU Trust Profile
1 of 9 criteria verified with evidence, last checked 2026-08-03. Every ✓ links to its source.
- Data Processing Agreement (DPA)not verified
No Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is mentioned on the website.
- Evidence →Trust center / security page
The vendor provides a dedicated security and compliance page.
- EU data residencynot verified
The website states the product is developed and hosted in Germany, but no specific server location is provided.
- Public sub-processor listnot verified
No public sub-processor list is available on the website.
- ISO 27001not verified
No ISO 27001 certification is mentioned on the website.
- SOC 2not verified
No SOC 2 certification is mentioned on the website.
- BSI C5not verified
No BSI C5 certification is mentioned on the website.
- TISAXnot verified
No TISAX certification is mentioned on the website.
- German-language supportnot verified
The website does not state whether product support is available in German.
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Reviews
Recurring themes, synthesized from public reviews across portals.
What users value
- Clean, intuitive interface that simplifies administration and saves time
- All-in-one solution for project and financial management, covering planning, controlling, execution, and collaboration
- Efficient and responsive technical support with regular updates based on customer feedback
- High security standards with hosting and development in Germany
- Seamless integration with other tools, ensuring workflow continuity
- Tailored onboarding training and customer success management for effective adoption
- Real-time activity streams and transparency features for maximum project control
Where users see room to improve
- · No direct editing of common file types (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) within the platform, limiting collaborative document work
- · Some key features, such as a project calendar and track-changes functionality, are still under development
- · Initial training recommended to fully utilize the platform, indicating a learning curve
Ratings across portals
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Integrations
Feature, pricing and integration details are based on web research (as of 2026-06-21), without guarantee, errors are possible. The vendor's website prevails.