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Scoro brings projects, CRM, quoting, and billing together for consultancies and agencies, with a focus on profitability. When you look at alternatives, start with how much of that you actually use: some teams need a full professional services platform, others mainly want projects, time, and invoices in one lighter tool.
Agency management with projects, budgets, and resourcing, built to show whether a project is profitable, not only whether it's on schedule. It's the closest in focus to Scoro for agencies.
Client work management for agencies handling multiple accounts, with client-facing visibility, time tracking, and budgets. The more advanced features sit on higher tiers.
Professional services automation with deep resourcing and financial visibility, aimed at larger services organizations that staff many projects and track margins across engagements.
Ties project delivery to time tracking and billing, with support for retainers, fixed-fee, and hourly work. It fits consulting, accounting, and agency firms, and onboarding takes real setup.
Enterprise project management with advanced scheduling and portfolio control, for PMOs managing many projects that compete for the same people.
Built for client onboarding and services delivery, with customer-facing project views and time and margin tracking. A fit for SaaS onboarding, implementation, and IT consulting teams.
Project management with time tracking and invoicing built in, for client-service teams that bill by the hour and don't need a full CRM.
Project delivery and client billing in one straightforward tool, popular with creative agencies that want less setup than a full business platform.
Project tracking, time tracking, expenses, and invoicing in one place, for small agencies and consultancies. Each area is lighter than a dedicated specialist tool.
| Tool | Best for | Free plan | Paid plans from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoro (current) | Consultancies and agencies that want project, CRM, and billing data in one system | No | €15 per user / month (Time-billing) |
| Productive | Agencies that need to forecast revenue and track project profitability, not just deadlines | No | $12 per user / month (Essential) |
| Teamwork.com | Agencies managing multiple client accounts that need client-facing visibility | Yes | $9.99 per user / month (Basics) |
| Kantata | Services-based businesses that need to staff projects and track margins across engagements | No | No public pricing |
| Accelo | Professional services firms — consulting, accounting, agencies — that bill by retainer, fixed-fee, or hourly work | No | No public pricing |
| Celoxis | Mid-size to enterprise PMOs managing multiple projects and shared resources | No | $10 per user / month (Core) |
| Rocketlane | Professional services, SaaS onboarding, and IT consulting teams that bill for delivery time and need customer-facing visibility | No | $49 per team member / month (Standard) |
| Paymo | Client-service teams that bill by the hour | Yes (1 user) | $9.90 per month (Solo) |
| ActiveCollab | Agencies that want to manage delivery and billing together | No | $12.50 per month (Plus) |
| Avaza | Agencies, consultants, and small client-services firms that want project work and billing managed in one place. | Yes (free forever) | $9.96 per month (Startup) |
Productive is usually the closest for agencies, since it also starts from profitability and budgets. Larger services firms that want a full PSA often compare Scoro with Kantata or Accelo.
Scoro is a broad platform with premium pricing and a heavier setup than simpler project tools. Smaller teams often look for a lighter tool with time tracking and invoicing (Paymo, ActiveCollab, Avaza), while larger firms may want deeper resourcing (Kantata, Celoxis).
Teamwork.com, Paymo, and Avaza offer free plans with limits on users or projects. Most full professional services platforms, including Kantata and Accelo, are paid only. Check each tool's pricing section for the current limits.
