Quick answer
Teamcamp - Teamcamp wins for agencies and client-facing teams that need invoicing, portals, and more seats on the free plan, but nTask is the better pick for most small builders because its free tier is simpler, requires no card, and has far fewer immediate limits.
How the free tiers compare
These two free tiers solve different problems. nTask is a classic project-management starter: unlimited workspaces, tasks, meetings, issue tracking, and time tracking, but it caps you at 5 team members and 100MB storage. That makes it a good fit for small internal teams that want a low-friction setup and do not need client billing or large file handling. Teamcamp is aimed more at agencies and studios. Its free plan gives you up to 10 users, 1GB storage, invoicing, payment features, docs, whiteboard, and integrations, but it also caps you at 250 tasks. In practice, Teamcamp offers more business-facing workflow features and a larger free headcount, while nTask is lighter, cleaner, and easier to start with. Once paid, nTask stays cheap and per-seat; Teamcamp’s paid path is more expensive for scaling headcount, though its Plus plan adds client work features that nTask does not focus on.
nTask vs Teamcamp free tier, side by side
| nTaskFTV 54 | TeamcampFTV 43 | |
|---|---|---|
| UsersTeamcamp allows twice the free headcount. | Up to 5 team members | Up to 10 users included |
| Projects / workspacesBoth are effectively unlimited in their free tiers. | Unlimited workspaces | Unlimited projects |
| TasksnTask is much looser here; Teamcamp is capped. | Unlimited tasks and to-do lists | 250 tasks |
| StorageTeamcamp gives significantly more file space. | 100MB file storage | 1 GB storage included |
| Time trackingBoth include time tracking on the free plan. | Included | Included |
| Invoicing / paymentThis is a key free-plan difference in Teamcamp's favor. | Not listed | Included |
| Card required for free tierOnly state this for nTask because the field is explicit. | No credit card required | Not stated |
After you outgrow the free tier
nTask stays very cheap as you move up: Premium starts at $3 per month billed yearly and is per-seat, then Business at $8 per month billed yearly, with Enterprise by contact sales. Teamcamp starts at $6 per user per month billed annually on Plus, then jumps to $99 per month for Pro Unlimited on the annual billing option, with $129 monthly billing mentioned. So nTask is the cheaper scaling choice for small teams, while Teamcamp gets expensive faster unless you need its client-facing features and unlimited user structure.
Cost at real usage
| Usage | nTask | Teamcamp |
|---|---|---|
| 3 users, light internal project managementBased on the first paid tier price per seat billed yearly for both products. | ~$9/mo | ~$18/mo |
| 5 users, normal small-team useTeamcamp Plus is still per-user; nTask remains the cheaper per-seat option. | ~$15/mo | ~$30/mo |
| 10 users, staying on the cheapest paid plannTask has no quoted user cap in the paid plans shown; Teamcamp Plus supports unlimited users at $6 per user/month billed annually. | ~$30/mo | ~$60/mo |
| 20 users, need unlimited users and client portalnTask pricing is extrapolated from the per-seat Premium tier; Teamcamp Plus scales linearly by seat. Teamcamp Pro Unlimited is a separate flat $99/mo annual-billed option, which may be cheaper above a higher headcount. | ~$60/mo | ~$120/mo |
Estimates, not quotes. Usage-based rates change - verify with the vendor's pricing page before committing.
When to pick each one
Pick nTask when…
- You want a no-card free tier for a small internal team.
- You need unlimited tasks, meetings, and issue tracking before you need client billing.
- You are okay with 5 users or fewer and only 100MB of file storage.
- You want simple project management without a lot of agency-specific workflow.
- You care more about low-friction adoption than about client portals or invoicing.
Pick Teamcamp when…
- You run an agency, studio, or client-services team.
- You need invoicing and payment features in the free plan.
- You want up to 10 users on the free tier instead of 5.
- You need docs and whiteboard tools alongside task management.
- You want GitHub or GitLab-style workflow sync and broader collaboration features.
Bottom line
For the most common builder use case, nTask is the better free-tier pick because it gives you unlimited tasks, meetings, and issue tracking with no card and a very low paid entry point. Teamcamp is the better choice only if your work looks more like an agency operation: you need more free seats, invoicing, client portals, and more storage. If you are starting small and want to keep costs predictable, nTask is the cleaner default.
Read the full listings: nTask and Teamcamp. Scores use the FTV methodology at /ftv. Browse more head-to-heads on /compare, or see the top-ranked free tiers on /top.