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Stackfield
On our sovereignty score, Stackfield leads (86 vs 80). Both are European Project management providers – which fits better depends on your priorities below.
Score comparison
| awork | Stackfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty | 80 | 86 |
| Privacy | 80 | 90 |
| Open Source | 10 | 10 |
| Business fit | 82 | 80 |
| Migration ease | 68 | 60 |
| Pricing transparency | 82 | 76 |
| Enterprise readiness | 72 | 80 |
Features & facts
| awork | Stackfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Germany | Germany |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Self-Hosting | No | No |
| Cloud/SaaS | Yes | Yes |
| EU data residency | Yes | Yes |
| DPA / AV-Vertrag | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| Data location | Germany (Frankfurt) | Germany |
| From | 5 € / Monat · pro Nutzer | 13 € / Monat |
| Founded | 2019 | 2012 |
awork
Germany
German project management and time tracking tool from Hamburg – especially for agencies and service providers, with servers in Germany.
Strengths
- Servers in Germany (Frankfurt), ISO 27001, GDPR-compliant
- Tailored to agencies/service providers (PM + time tracking)
- Modern, German-language tool with good support
Weaknesses
- Not open source, no self-hosting
- No permanently free plan
- Per-user billing can become expensive for large teams
Stackfield
Germany
Secure German project-management and collaboration suite with German data location, end-to-end encryption and ISO/BSI-C5 certification.
Strengths
- Servers located in Germany, GDPR-compliant
- End-to-end encryption of chats, tasks and files
- Certified to ISO 27001/27017/27018 and BSI C5
- All-in-one: projects, chat, video and documents in one tool
Weaknesses
- Not open source, no standard self-hosting
- Smaller integration ecosystem than large US providers
Choose awork if…
- Agencies and service providers with project and time tracking needs
- German SMEs that want project management in a GDPR-oriented way
Choose Stackfield if…
- Teams with high privacy and security requirements
- Companies that want to bundle projects and communication in a GDPR-oriented way
Scores are editorial orientation, not legal advice. Details are based on public provider information and are not independently verified.