The Flat-Rate Teamwork Alternative
for Client Work
Client work means people coming and going: new hires, contractors, and clients on every project. Thicket charges one flat price no matter how many of them you add, with client access built into every project.
$49/month flat. Unlimited users. Clients included.
Free plan or a 30-day Pro trial. No card required.
Why Teams Look for a Teamwork Alternative
First, to be clear about which product we mean: Teamwork.com, the project management platform for client work, not Teamworks, the athletics software. Teamwork.com is a capable platform, and its focus on agencies is real. The teams that go looking for an alternative usually aren't running from the features. They're running from the bill's shape: a per-user meter on a roster that never stops changing, and a tier ladder that keeps the best client-work features a step above the plan you're on.
Client Access Comes Standard, for Every Client
Teamwork has client users on its paid plans too, so what should you compare? The cost of client access, and how it works day to day. In Thicket, every project on every plan can host clients, they never touch the bill, and the workflow is two steps: invite the client to the project, then choose what they see as you post.
Step one, on the project's Clients tab: turn on Work with clients, name the client company, and add the client. They see only what your team chooses to share with them.
Step two: sharing is opt-in, item by item. Every page in a client project has a band under its title bar that names your client's company when they can see it, so there's never any doubt what they can see. Your client never sees the bands; their view just looks clean.
The full workflow, scoping rules included, is on the client project management page. Agencies specifically may want the agency project management page.
Six Tools in Every Project
Every Thicket project carries the same six tools, on every plan. Nothing to configure, nothing gated a tier above you.
Message board
Announcements and decisions that stay with the project
To-dos
Lists, groups, assignments, and due dates
Docs & files
Rich documents and organized file storage
Schedule
Events, recurrence, reminders, and iCal feeds
Boards
A kanban board: cards moving through columns
Chat
Group chat per project, plus direct messages
A single Thicket project: conversations, tasks, docs, dates, and the board, with client access riding along at no extra cost.
Per-User Pricing vs One Flat Price
Thicket Pro is $49/month for your whole organization, clients and contractors included. Teamwork.com charges per user, so from 4 people Thicket costs less than Basics, and from 2 people it costs less than Accelerate.
| Team Size | Thicket Proflat | Teamwork Basics$13.99/user/mo, derived monthly* | Teamwork Accelerate$34.99/user/mo, derived monthly* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 users | $49/mo | $69.95/mo | $174.95/mo |
| 10 users | $49/mo | $139.90/mo | $349.90/mo |
| 15 users | $49/mo | $209.85/mo | $524.85/mo |
| 20 users | $49/mo | $279.80/mo | $699.80/mo |
* Derived monthly rates: Teamwork publishes only annual-billing prices ($9.99 Basics, $24.99 Accelerate per user per month) plus a "Save 29%" annual discount; the monthly figures above are computed from that discount. Optimize and Enterprise are custom-priced with no published figures. Thicket Pro is $49/month flat ($39/month billed annually). Prices verified September 2026.
At 10 people, Thicket Pro costs $90.90/month less than Basics; at 20, $230.80 less. Adding a client or a contractor to Thicket doesn't change the price, so the gap holds when people join mid-project.
Who Thicket Is Built For
Six tools, client access, no per-user math
Set up one client project, invite your clients for free, and share the work they need to see. Start free, no credit card required.
Free plan or a 30-day Pro trial. No card required.
$49/month flat for unlimited users, clients and contractors included
Client access with scoped visibility in every project
Message board, to-dos, docs & files, schedule, Boards, and chat
30-day free trial of Pro, or start on the free plan
Common Questions About Leaving Teamwork
Is there a free alternative to Teamwork.com?
Teamwork's own free plan covers up to 5 users and 5 projects. Thicket's free plan takes a different shape: 1 project for up to 20 people (clients included) with 1 GB of storage. Theirs caps people, ours caps projects. If your bottleneck is how many people, including clients, need to be in the room, Thicket's free plan fits more of them.
How much does Teamwork.com cost compared to Thicket?
Teamwork publishes only annual-billing rates: $9.99 per user per month on Basics and $24.99 on Accelerate. Its "Save 29%" banner implies derived monthly rates of about $13.99 and $34.99 per user. Thicket Pro is $49/month flat for unlimited users ($39/month billed annually). On Basics at the derived monthly rate, 5 people cost $69.95, 10 cost $139.90, and 20 cost $279.80, all against the same $49 flat.
From what team size does Thicket cost less than Teamwork.com?
Thicket Pro is $49/month for unlimited people, clients and contractors included. It costs less than Teamwork Basics from 4 people on monthly billing ($55.96/month derived) and from 4 people on annual billing ($39.96/month against Thicket's $39). Against Accelerate, it costs less from 2 people ($69.98/month derived). The Thicket price stays the same as the team grows.
Do clients count as paid users in Thicket?
No. Thicket Pro is $49/month flat for unlimited people: team members, clients, and contractors all included. Client access is scoped, so clients see only what you mark visible to them, and they comment on it right in the project. Even the free plan's 20-person pool includes clients. Adding a person to Thicket never changes the bill, whoever they are.
What can clients do in a Thicket project?
They work on what you share with them. Clients read, comment on, and cheer anything shared with them, post messages, add to-dos to the lists you share, upload files, add events, and answer the check-in questions they're asked. Your team chooses who sees each item as it posts, and every page tells your team who can see it, so internal work stays internal.
Your bill shouldn't move with your client roster
Six tools plus client access in every project: $49/mo flat, unlimited users, free plan to start.