Quick answer
Freedcamp - Freedcamp wins for most builders because its free tier is much less boxed in, with unlimited projects, tasks, users, and storage, while Teamwork.com is better only if you need a small, client-facing workflow with hard caps and resource planning later.
How the free tiers compare
These two free tiers aim at different stages. Freedcamp is the looser forever plan: unlimited projects, tasks, storage, users, collaborators, API access, and Zapier, with the main constraints showing up in smaller uploads, group-only permissions, and fewer advanced apps. Teamwork.com is more structured and more restrictive from day one: 5 users, 5 projects, and 100 automations, but it does include time logging, client organization, chat connections, and multiple views. The paid paths also diverge. Freedcamp stays per-seat and cheap at the entry level, then adds more business features and larger upload limits as you move up. Teamwork.com also charges per seat, but its paid tiers quickly target operations-heavy teams with higher automation caps, more storage, and planning, budgeting, and PSA features. For most small builders, Freedcamp is the freer sandbox; Teamwork.com is the more bounded operating system.
Freedcamp vs Teamwork.com free tier, side by side
| FreedcampFTV 49 | Teamwork.comFTV 49 | |
|---|---|---|
| ProjectsFreedcamp does not cap projects on the free plan. | Unlimited | Up to 5 |
| UsersTeamwork.com free tier is only for very small teams. | Unlimited | Up to 5 |
| StorageFreedcamp explicitly says unlimited storage. | Unlimited | Not stated in the free-tier input |
| AutomationsTeamwork.com includes 100 automations on the free plan. | Not stated in the free-tier input | 100 |
| File upload sizeFreedcamp's free tier has a small upload cap. | 10MB max single file upload | Not stated in the free-tier input |
| API accessFreedcamp lists API access on the free plan. | Included | Not stated in the free-tier input |
| Trash retentionFreedcamp keeps deleted items for 30 days on free. | 30 days | Not stated in the free-tier input |
| Data hostingTeamwork.com makes hosting choice explicit on free. | Not stated in the free-tier input | US or EU data hosting included |
After you outgrow the free tier
Both products use per-seat pricing on their first paid tier, so costs rise mainly with team size rather than usage. Freedcamp starts far cheaper at $1.49/user/month billed annually, then adds business features and larger upload limits at higher seats. Teamwork.com starts at $9.99/user/month billed yearly, so it is materially more expensive from the first step up, but the paid tiers unlock much larger project, storage, and automation limits plus PSA features. For typical small-team usage, Freedcamp is the cheaper upgrade path by a wide margin.
Cost at real usage
| Usage | Freedcamp | Teamwork.com |
|---|---|---|
| 3 users, small internal project teamBased on listed per-seat entry tiers. | ~$4.47/mo est. billed annually, or $7.47/mo billed monthly | ~$29.97/mo billed yearly |
| 5 users, many ongoing projectsFreedcamp stays much cheaper at the same team size. | ~$7.45/mo est. billed annually, or $12.45/mo billed monthly | ~$49.95/mo billed yearly |
| 10 users, beyond free limitsTeamwork.com’s minimum seat pricing would likely be at least 3 seats on Basics, but the plan itself is per-user. | ~$14.90/mo est. billed annually, or $24.90/mo billed monthly | ~$99.90/mo billed yearly |
Estimates, not quotes. Usage-based rates change - verify with the vendor's pricing page before committing.
When to pick each one
Pick Freedcamp when…
- You want a free project hub for an internal team and do not want to hit a project or user cap right away.
- You need unlimited tasks, storage, and collaborators on the free plan.
- You want API access and Zapier on the free tier without moving up immediately.
- You are fine with group-only permissions and do not need advanced client or resource planning features yet.
- You mostly need tasks, discussions, calendar, files, milestones, time tracking, and passwords in one place.
Pick Teamwork.com when…
- You only need a very small team space, up to 5 users and 5 projects.
- You care about client organization and project views like task, list, board, table, and Gantt on the free plan.
- You want time logging on projects from the start.
- You expect to rely on automations and can live within 100 on the free tier.
- You expect to grow into a PSA-style workflow with budgeting, resource planning, and client-facing operations later.
Bottom line
For the most common builder case, Freedcamp is the better free-tier pick because it lets you run a real workspace without immediately worrying about project or user caps. Teamwork.com makes sense when you already know you need a small, structured client-work setup and can work within 5 projects and 5 users for a while. Once you pay, Freedcamp remains the cheaper path; Teamwork.com is the pricier step up, but it offers a clearer route into resource planning and PSA features.
Read the full listings: Freedcamp and Teamwork.com. Scores use the FTV methodology at /ftv. Browse more head-to-heads on /compare, or see the top-ranked free tiers on /top.