Teamwork.com is a serious agency tool. The difference is how you pay.
Teamwork.com and Ancor both aim at agencies and client work, and both put time, capacity and profitability next to the projects. The differences are in the pricing model, which features sit on which plan, and how Ancor checks whether the hours and approvals behind the numbers are real.
Last reviewed: October 2026
How does Ancor compare with Teamwork.com?
Teamwork.com is an established platform for agencies and professional services, describing itself as PSA software built for profitability, with time tracking, capacity planning, budgets, invoicing and client proofing. It is priced per user, and several of those features sit on its higher plans. Ancor is the smaller, more focused option for 5 to 30 person agencies: one flat monthly price per team with every core feature on every plan, a check on how far the timesheets can be trusted, and client approvals pinned to the exact version.
Same category. Two different bets on pricing.
Established PSA for client work
A mature platform for agencies, consultancies and IT services, with a free plan for small teams and paid plans priced per user. Workload and capacity, budgets and invoicing come in on its middle tiers, and profitability insights on its higher ones. A strong fit if you want a long-established tool and its plan structure suits your size.
Flat-price agency workspace
Built for marketing, creative and digital agencies of 5 to 30 people. One price per team, every core feature on every plan, live margin with a warning below target, and approvals pinned to a version.
Line by line, from their own published plans.
| Capability | Teamwork.com | Ancor |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per user per month, billed annually; seat minimums on some paid plans | Flat price per team, by team size |
| Free option | Free plan for up to 5 users; 14-day trial, no card | 14-day trial, no card |
| Billable time tracking | Yes, from its Basics plan | Yes, every plan |
| Workload and capacity planning | Yes, from its Accelerate plan | Yes, every plan, in hours |
| Profitability insights | Yes, on its Optimize plan | Live projected margin, every plan |
| Retainers and invoicing from time | Yes, from its Accelerate plan | Yes, every plan, with GST invoices |
| Client feedback and proofing | Yes, via Teamwork Proofs | Portal with no client login, approvals pinned to a version |
| Check on how far timesheets can be trusted | Not something it advertises | Logging lag and whole-hour rounding per person |
Competitor details from their public website, checked October 2026. Plans and features change, so check their site for the latest.
Six real differences. Not marketing ones.
One price per team
Ancor charges one flat monthly price by team size, not per seat. Studio is ₹9,999 a month for up to 10 people, Practice ₹14,999 for up to 20 and Atelier ₹19,999 for up to 30, or $99, $149 and $199 in US dollars, with a Custom plan above 30. Adding a person inside your tier costs nothing.
Estimates from your own work
Paste a brief and the AI Planner drafts phases, tasks, hours, a suggested team and a margin estimate from what your own team has delivered before.
Hours you can trust
Ancor checks the timesheet itself: how late entries are logged, how many are whole hours, and how many finished tasks have no time. Teamwork.com reports on hours. Ancor also tells you how far to trust them.
Approvals pinned to a version
Clients approve in a portal with no account, and every approval is tied to the exact version they saw, with numbered rounds.
Live margin with a warning
Projected margin updates as hours are logged, with a warning when a project is heading below your target.
Start without a sales call
A 14-day trial with no card, CSV and Slack import, and live onboarding. Built for a 5 to 30 person team to adopt without a rollout project.
Be honest about fit. Sometimes it is them.
- Very small teams on a budget. Teamwork.com has a free plan for up to 5 users. Ancor has no free plan after the trial.
- Larger or multi-practice firms that want a long-established platform with a wide integration ecosystem and an enterprise tier.
- Teams beyond agencies, such as IT services or implementation teams, which Teamwork.com explicitly serves.
Switching from Teamwork.com. The questions worth asking first.
Is Ancor a good Teamwork.com alternative?
Yes, for marketing, creative and digital agencies of 5 to 30 people that want capacity, margin and client approvals on every plan at one flat price per team. If you need a free plan or a large integration ecosystem, Teamwork.com may suit you better.
How is Ancor priced compared with Teamwork.com?
Teamwork.com publishes per-user pricing, billed annually, with seat minimums on some plans. Ancor is priced per team: Studio is ₹9,999 a month for up to 10 people, Practice ₹14,999 for up to 20 and Atelier ₹19,999 for up to 30, or $99, $149 and $199 in US dollars, with a Custom plan above 30.
Does Ancor have client proofing like Teamwork Proofs?
Ancor has a client portal with no login where clients review deliverables, pin comments to images and approve. Each approval is tied to the exact version, with numbered revision rounds.
Are all Ancor features on every plan?
Yes. Every core feature, including the AI Planner, capacity, live margin, the client portal and GST invoicing, is on the trial and every paid plan. Plans differ by team size and a few limits.