awork The European alternative to Asana / Notion

awork is a German project management and time tracking platform from Hamburg, founded in 2019. The software is specifically optimized for agencies and combines project planning, resource management, time tracking, budget control, and collaboration in one interface. AI features such as automatic reports, effort estimation, and status summaries are integrated. awork Connect enables free external collaboration with clients and freelancers.

According to its help center, awork hosts its platform exclusively in Germany on a dedicated Microsoft Azure tenant fully controlled by awork; Microsoft has no access to customer data per awork. awork is ISO 27001:2022 certified and GDPR-compliant. Important to note: the servers are physically located in Germany, but the underlying cloud provider is Microsoft (US company). AI features are processed via Azure OpenAI Service in the Sweden Central region. awork itself is a German company headquartered in Hamburg.

awork is specifically developed for agencies and natively integrates time tracking, budget control, and profitability reports, for which Asana requires add-ons or integrations. awork hosts in Germany (Asana primarily in the USA). AI features for reports, effort estimation, and status summaries are built in. awork Connect offers free external guest access for clients, which at Asana is only available from expensive Business plans.