Worklenz review

Worklenz focuses on teams that deliver client projects and need to see time and money alongside tasks. The cloud Free plan covers up to 5 team members and 3 active projects with task lists, Kanban boards and templates. Pro, at $8 per active user a month billed monthly or $6 billed annually, removes those caps and adds time tracking, timesheets, project and time reports, workload views and custom fields. Business at $12 adds a client portal, project finance, full Gantt and schedule editing and unlimited guests. Billing counts only active users, so deactivated members do not add cost. For teams avoiding SaaS altogether, the Community edition runs on your own infrastructure with unlimited users, core task management and source code access. The trade-off is that the free self-hosted edition is the core product, while advanced reporting, SSO and backup tools sit in paid self-hosted editions that require a sales conversation.

Who it is for

agencies and consultancies that track time and client budgets

Price

Free cloud plan for up to 5 members; Pro $8 per active user per month billed monthly ($6 billed annually); Community edition free to self-host.

$8 per active user/month Billed monthly
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Task lists, Kanban boards and built-in project templates
• Time tracking, timesheets and project and time reports on Pro
• Workload view and custom fields on Pro
• Client portal, project finance and full Gantt editing on Business
• Self-hosted Community edition with unlimited users and source code access

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Charges only for active users, so deactivated members do not count
• Strength: Self-hosted Community edition is free with unlimited users
• Strength: 14-day paid-plan trial with no credit card
• Weakness: Free cloud plan stops at 5 members and 3 active projects
• Weakness: Gantt is read-only on Pro; full editing needs Business at $12
• Weakness: Paid self-hosted editions require contacting sales

Key facts

• Free cloud plan: Up to 5 members, 3 active projects
• Paid plans: Pro $8, Business $12 per active user per month
• Self-hosted: Community edition free, unlimited users
• Free trial: 14 days, no credit card

Where it ranks

Worklenz is No. 6 in our Best Open Source Project Management Software verdict.