Replacement Guide

How to Build Your Own Teamwork.com

Replace Teamwork.com with a custom build. Project and Resource Management Software for Busy Teams

Few Days
95 features20 integrations3-5 days

Estimated Timeline

Based on 95 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.

1
Architecture & setup
Half day
2
Core features
2-3 days
3
Testing & polish
1 day

Recommended Tech Stack

Next.js 14

Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components

Supabase

PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions

Tailwind CSS

Utility-first styling for rapid UI development

Prisma

Type-safe ORM for complex relational data models

Key Features to Replicate

Top features across 8 categories. See all 95 features

Project Planning(22 features)

Clients View

Understand state-of-play across all projects linked to a client with aggregate project totals and action items

Custom Fields

Create custom fields to organize project information

Dependencies

Set task dependencies to manage project flow

Everything View

View all tasks, milestones, messages, files, and more across all projects

Formula Fields

Perform calculations on custom fields in custom reports

+17 more in this category

Reporting(15 features)

Advanced ReportsPremium

Advanced reporting capabilities (beta)

Burndown Reports

See task completion rate trend to assess project progress

Custom Reports

Create custom reports for any occasion, rearrange data based on project, user, task, or milestone

Dashboard

Customizable dashboards to view key metrics

Enterprise DashboardsPremium

Advanced dashboards for enterprise users

+10 more in this category

Budget Management(11 features)

Budget Creation

Create custom budgets for each project, track hours and money spent against it, and set notifications when spend reaches a threshold

Budget Expenses

Track and manage project budget expenses

Cost Management

Track project spend, eliminate surprises, and give clear insights to control costs and make smarter business decisions

Invoicing

Customizable invoices that sync with accounting tools like Xero and QuickBooks

Multi-currency Support

Assign different currencies to clients and staff

+6 more in this category

Resource Management(9 features)

Placeholders

Unnamed resources to plan work at a high-level

Resource Forecasting & Planning

Forecast future projects with clarity, assign resources, plan hiring, and scale with confidence with 20/20 long-term visibility

Resource Management

Comprehensive resource management with long- and short-term visibility over resourcing plans, utilization tracking, and profitability impact

Resource Scheduler

Easily assign work for future projects and match the right people to do the work

Skills and Roles

Match the right people to the right work with Skills and Roles, categorize talent, and streamline resourcing

+4 more in this category

Client Communication(7 features)

Client Company Management

Organize and manage client company information

Client Management

Manage client company information and client users with unlimited client users

Client Users

Add unlimited free client users who do not count towards subscription cost

Forms

Gather requests, feedback, and key details from clients and team with personalized forms, form submissions turn into tasks

Intake Forms

Forms to gather intake information with conditional logic support

+2 more in this category

AI(6 features)

AI Filter AssistantAI

Smart filtering tool that helps users find what they need quickly using AI

AI ForecasterAIPremium

Provides instant profitability predictions based on historical revenue and costs to help make data-driven decisions

AI Project WizardAI

Automatically builds projects from scattered briefs with AI, turning client briefs into fully structured projects in just a few clicks

AI Smart SchedulerAI

AI-powered tool that reviews assignments and instantly finds the best people based on role and availability, breaking assignments into ready-made tasks mapped to timelines

AI Utilization SummaryAI

AI-powered summary of team utilization metrics

+1 more in this category

Time Tracking(6 features)

Billable Time Tracking

Set billable and cost rates for team, track billable hours, and mark time as billable

Native Time Tracking

Understand how and where time is being spent, log time directly, send time reminders, create timesheets, and paint clear picture of team's hours

Time Reminders

Automated time logging reminders for team members

Time Tracking

Built-in stop/start timer that runs in the background, ability to log time retroactively or in bulk with timesheets, and automated reminders for managers

Timesheet Approvals

Approve team member timesheets

+1 more in this category

Collaboration(5 features)

Collaborative Doc Management (Spaces)

Collaborative document management feature (coming soon)

Inbox and Notifications

Centralized inbox for notifications and communications

Integrated Team Chat

Built-in team chat for collaboration

Mobile and Desktop Apps

Mobile and desktop applications for Teamwork.com

My Calendar

Get full picture of your day including tasks and Google Calendar events in a single view

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Teamwork.com

Monthly$10.99/mo
Yearly$132/yr
5-Year Total$659

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~11 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyEasy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$132
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$396
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$659
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 95 features at easy complexity.

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