Simplr vs Teamwork.com
Teamwork.com is a mature tool for client work, with proofing, billable time and invoicing. Simplr was built by an account manager for the conversations around the work: briefs, accepted scope, changes and approvals your clients can act on.
01 / THE DIFFERENCE
Both tools are made for client work. The difference is whether the product is organised around the project plan or around the account manager’s day.
In Simplr, the brief becomes a versioned scope the client accepts in the portal. Change requests record price and workload impact, so extra work is agreed before it starts.
Teamwork.com client users work inside your projects, up to five active projects each. Simplr’s branded portal shows clients only what needs them: versions to approve, scope to accept and files to download.
Teamwork.com keeps timesheet approval for Optimize, priced by quote. Simplr Plus includes time approval, Gmail and Microsoft 365 sync and a meeting recorder at a published price.
02 / SIDE BY SIDE
What each tool offers an agency out of the box, and what you would need to add or build.
| Feature | Simplr | Teamwork.com |
|---|---|---|
| Clients and scope | ||
| Client records and account teams | Built in: Client records with an account lead, creative director and team, and a one-client view | Built in: Client companies with their projects and people |
| Briefs, scope and change requests | Built in: Versioned briefs and scope the client accepts; change requests record price and workload impact | Partly, or with add-ons or setup: Forms turn requests into tasks; scope is tracked through tasks and budgets |
| Creative review and clients | ||
| Creative versions and approvals | Built in: Version history, pinned image comments and a creative director → account lead → client sign-off | Built in: Proofing on PDF, Office and image files with monthly limits (20 on Basics, 50 on Accelerate) |
| Client portal | Built in: Branded portal on every plan, free for clients: approve versions, send briefs, accept scope, download files | Partly, or with add-ons or setup: Free client users inside your projects, up to 5 active projects each; remove Teamwork.com branding from Accelerate |
| Email and meetings | ||
| Client email | Built in: Gmail and Microsoft 365 sync automatically; emails are matched to jobs with reply drafts (Plus) | Partly, or with add-ons or setup: Email to a project creates tasks; shared client inboxes need Teamwork Desk, sold separately |
| Meeting notes and actions | Built in: Recording bot for Meet, Zoom and Teams, calendar sync and Granola import (Plus); transcript upload on every plan | Built in: AI assistant joins Meet, Teams and Zoom for summaries and action items |
| Planning, time and budgets | ||
| Resource planning | Built in: Daily bookings by person against weekly availability (Plus) | Built in: Workload and capacity planning on Accelerate; scheduling by role on Optimize |
| Time tracking and approval | Built in: Timers, manual entries and time approval (Plus) | Partly, or with add-ons or setup: Billable time from Basics; timesheet approval on Optimize, priced by quote |
| Project budgets | Built in: Planned hours, rate and fee per job, with planned against actual hours (Plus) | Built in: Time budgets on Accelerate; financial budgets and profitability on Optimize |
| Billing | ||
| Client invoices | Built in: Numbered PDF invoices from approved time, milestones or retainers, with payments recorded (Plus) | Built in: Invoices from logged time on Accelerate, exported to QuickBooks, Xero and others |
| Retainers | Built in: Retainer agreements invoiced monthly, quarterly or yearly (Plus) | Built in: Hourly or fixed-fee retainer budgets with rollover, on Accelerate |
| Setup and price | ||
| Setup | Built in: An agency workflow from intake to delivery from the start, adjustable per client | Built in: Built for client work, with project templates |
| Price | Essentials $20, Plus $50 per person / month, billed annually. Clients are always free. | Basics $9.99 (3 users minimum), Accelerate $24.99 (5 users minimum). Clients are free. |
Details about Teamwork.com come from its public pricing and help pages, checked on 6 October 2026, and prices are per person per month, billed annually, in USD. Plans change, so confirm current details with Teamwork.com. “(Plus)” marks Simplr features on the Plus plan.
03 / THE RIGHT FIT
04 / FAQ
Teamwork.com is organised around projects, tasks and billable hours, and does those well. Simplr is organised around the client relationship: a brief becomes a scope the client accepts, changes are priced before they start, and creative goes from creative director to account lead to client in one portal.
Per person, Simplr Plus ($50) costs more than Teamwork.com Accelerate ($24.99), and Simplr Essentials ($20) costs more than Basics ($9.99). Plus includes time approval, email sync and a meeting recorder. On Teamwork.com, timesheet approval and profitability are on Optimize, priced by quote, and shared client inboxes need Teamwork Desk.
Not yet. Simplr Plus creates numbered PDF invoices from approved time, milestones and retainers, and records payments. If your finance team works from QuickBooks or Xero exports today, Teamwork.com supports those.
There is no automatic Teamwork.com import yet. Most agencies start with their active clients and jobs, and our team helps you set them up during your walkthrough.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Bring a real brief, a client and an approval you’re chasing. We’ll walk through how it runs in Simplr.