A real engineering tracker
Teamwork stops at tasks and milestones. Planoda adds priority, estimates, cycles, sub-issues, dependencies, and native PR/CI links for software work.
Comparison
Planoda vs Teamwork
Planoda is an AI-native work platform that unifies a keyboard-first issue tracker, Trello-style boards, roadmaps, and no-code automations on one schema. Teamwork is built for agencies and client services — time tracking, billing, and workloads. Planoda keeps work organized for client teams while adding the cycles, estimates, dependencies, and code links software teams need. Teamwork bundles its AI free during an introductory period, but usage-based AI credits land in September 2026, where Planoda includes AI per seat with a per-workspace cost ledger.
Planoda vs Teamwork, in short
- Teamwork is built for agencies and client services — time tracking, billing, and workloads. Planoda keeps work organized for client teams while adding the cycles, estimates, dependencies, and code links software teams need. Teamwork bundles its AI free during an introductory period, but usage-based AI credits land in September 2026, where Planoda includes AI per seat with a per-workspace cost ledger.
- A real engineering tracker: Teamwork stops at tasks and milestones. Planoda adds priority, estimates, cycles, sub-issues, dependencies, and native PR/CI links for software work.
- Plan the quarter, run the sprint: Roadmaps, initiatives, and cycles let software teams plan ahead — beyond client task lists and milestone dates.
- Still organized for client work: Boards, intake, and SLA tracking keep client-services teams comfortable; engineering gets the tracker, all on one schema.
- When Teamwork is the better choice: You run an agency or client-services team that needs built-in time tracking, billing, and client access; Billing and retainer management matter more to you than a keyboard-first engineering tracker.
| Feature | PlanodaRecommended | Teamwork |
|---|---|---|
| Tasks, milestones, time tracking | Time + estimates | Yes |
| Keyboard-first issue tracker | Yes | No |
| Cycles / sprints + estimates | Yes | Partial |
| PR + CI links | Yes | No |
| Roadmaps + initiatives | Yes | Limited |
| No-code automations | Yes | Limited |
| Realtime co-editing + presence | Yes | Partial |
| Sub-100 ms p95 interactions | Yes | No |
| AI triage + semantic search | Yes | Partial |
| Bring-your-own AI gateway key | Yes | No |
| Row-level security (per-tenant) | Yes | Varies |
| Propose/approve broker for destructive agent actions | Yes | Partial |
| Agent actions in the same immutable audit log as people | Yes | Partial |
| Per-workspace AI cost ledger | Yes | Varies |
| Free tier | Generous (10 / 1k / 3 proj) | Varies |
| Starting price | $10 / $20 | $10.99+ |
Comparison based on publicly available information, last reviewed June 2026; competitor features change — verify current capabilities with each vendor.
- tools replaced
- 4tools replacedLinear · ClickUp · Monday · Trello
- p95 interactions
- <100msp95 interactions
- AI-native
- 100%AI-nativeagents on every surface
- AI add-on
- $0AI add-onincluded per seat
Why teams switch
Three reasons teams move off Teamwork.
Plan the quarter, run the sprint
Roadmaps, initiatives, and cycles let software teams plan ahead — beyond client task lists and milestone dates.
Still organized for client work
Boards, intake, and SLA tracking keep client-services teams comfortable; engineering gets the tracker, all on one schema.
What sets Planoda apart
AI-native, governed, and built on one schema.
The wedge isn't a single missing feature — it's the platform underneath. Here's what you get on Planoda that Teamwork doesn't put at the core.
AI-native, not AI-bolted-on
Triage, summaries, related-issue surfacing, and semantic search are built into every surface — not a chat box bolted onto the side. Agents act as teammates under a propose/approve broker, so nothing destructive runs without a human approving it.
Row-level security isolation
Every tenant's data is isolated at the database layer by Postgres row-level security — a guarantee enforced below the application, not just in app code. Most tools in this category isolate by query filters alone.
Governed agents, transparent spend
Agent actions land in the same immutable audit log as human actions, with a per-workspace AI cost ledger and bring-your-own AI gateway key on Business and Enterprise — your model, your spend, your data boundary.
One schema, every team
Boards, a keyboard-first issue tracker, cycles, roadmaps, no-code automations, docs, and intake all read one schema — so engineering and the teams around it work in one workspace instead of syncing two tools.
Linear-speed at any scale
Every interaction targets sub-100 ms p95 with optimistic updates and a realtime fabric, so it stays fast at two people or two thousand — it doesn't slow down the way large instances of legacy tools do.
The honest call
Should you switch from Teamwork?
No tool is right for everyone. Here's an honest read on when to move off Teamwork — and when to stay put.
Switch to Planoda if…
- A real engineering tracker
- Plan the quarter, run the sprint
- Still organized for client work
- You want boards, a real tracker, roadmaps, and governed AI on one fast, row-level-isolated schema — not three tools stitched together.
Stay on Teamwork if…
- You run an agency or client-services team that needs built-in time tracking, billing, and client access
- Billing and retainer management matter more to you than a keyboard-first engineering tracker
Migration
Moving from Teamwork, step by step
- 1Export each Teamwork project to CSV (Project → Settings/Export → CSV).
- 2Create a workspace in Planoda and a team per Teamwork project or client.
- 3Upload the CSV; task lists become board columns or workflow states, and assignees, due dates, and priorities carry over.
- 4Map milestones to cycles or initiatives, convert tags to labels, and recreate recurring work as Planoda no-code automations.
- 5Add estimates and roadmap initiatives for software teams, and connect your Git provider so PR/CI status attaches to issues.
FAQ
Planoda vs Teamwork — FAQ
A note from the founder
“I'm building Planoda in the open and putting my name on it. No borrowed logos, no invented stats — just the work, shipped and auditable. If it doesn't earn your trust, tell me.”
Dmitrii Selikhov is the founder of Planoda and a lead full-stack engineer with 15+ years building developer tools and leading teams as a technical lead, software architect, and CTO.
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