LiquidPlanner
Teamwork
| Feature | LiquidPlanner | Teamwork |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From $15/mo | Free / from $13.99/mo |
| Free Plan | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.2 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | enterprise, engineering-teams, it-departments, product-teams | agencies, professional-services, client-work-teams, project-managers |
| Founded | 2006 | 2007 |
| Predictive Scheduling | ✓ | ✗ |
| Resource Management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Priority Based Planning | ✓ | ✗ |
| Analytics | ✓ | ✗ |
| Time Tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Risk Management | ✓ | ✗ |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Billing Invoicing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Gantt Charts | ✗ | ✓ |
| Project Templates | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ LiquidPlanner Pros
- Predictive scheduling
- Automatic resource leveling
- Risk assessment
- Great for complex projects
✗ LiquidPlanner Cons
- Steep learning curve
- Expensive
- Overkill for simple projects
✓ Teamwork Pros
- Excellent for client-facing work
- Built-in time tracking and billing
- Unlimited free client users
- Comprehensive project templates
✗ Teamwork Cons
- Interface can feel cluttered
- Learning curve for full feature set
- Mobile app has limited features
The Verdict
LiquidPlanner is built for enterprise and engineering teams, with a focus on predictive-scheduling and resource-management. Teamwork targets agencies and professional services and leads with task-management and time-tracking.
Pricing is close: Teamwork starts at $13.99/mo versus $15/mo for LiquidPlanner — not a deciding factor on its own.
Teamwork has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. LiquidPlanner requires a paid subscription from day one.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.