Costlocker
7.5#6 in project accounting softwareFrom $12 a monthiOSWebAPImacOS
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Projectworks
7.9#1 in professional services accounting softwareFrom $17 a monthAndroidiOSWebAPI
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| Fact | Costlocker | Projectworks |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Costlocker advertises Make.com integration and API connectivity, with the help center saying Make reaches more than 1,000 applications. | Listed connections include Xero, QuickBooks, MYOB, Sage Intacct, HubSpot, Salesforce, Jira, Azure DevOps, calendars, Teams, BambooHR, Employment Hero, Monday.com, Autohive and Zapier. |
| Legal entity | The privacy policy identifies the provider as Costlocker s.r.o., registered at Plzenska 3350/18, Prague, Czech Republic, ID 01434641. | Terms identify Projectworks, Inc. as the contracting company for customers outside Australia and New Zealand and SpiderWorks for customers in those two countries. |
| Licence | Costlocker is proprietary online software; its terms assign copyrights to the provider and prohibit copying, decompiling, modification or source-code analysis. | Projectworks is delivered as proprietary commercial software; its Jira companion is marked Commercial, no charge. |
| Limit: learning curve | Another G2 reviewer said navigation and learning take time before the product becomes useful. | Reviewers report that the interface and advanced reporting require time to learn and can feel clunky. |
| Purpose | Costlocker tracks agency time and costs and provides insights into project, client, and team profitability. | Projectworks combines deals, proposals, time tracking, resourcing, invoicing, and forecasting in an AI-powered platform for consulting firms. |
| Rating on Capterra | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews | Rating on Capterra: 4.7 out of 5 from 162 reviews |
| Rating on G2 | 4.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews | Rating on G2: 4.4 out of 5 from 252 reviews |
| Rating on GetApp | 0 out of 5 from 0 reviews | Rating on GetApp: 4.7 out of 5 from 160 reviews |
| Rating on Software Advice | No rating out of 5 from 0 reviews | Rating on Software Advice: 4.7 out of 5 from 162 reviews |
Costlocker plans
- All-Inclusive (annual billing)$12 a month
- All-Inclusive Plan$12 a month
- Annual$12 a month
- 6-monthly$16 a month
- Monthly$20 a month
Projectworks plans
- Build$17 a month
- Scale$24 a month
- Unleash$41 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Costlocker if…
Costlocker suits agencies that want to connect staff time and labor costs with project budgets and profitability. It is intended for business use, not consumers.
Pick Projectworks if…
Projectworks suits professional services teams that need to coordinate project work with staffing, billing, and financial reporting. The company particularly identifies engineering, architecture, management consulting, and software services firms with 10 to 500 employees.