Teamwork alternative for marketing agencies

Project tools show what was done. Verbial shows what it earned, with time, billing and margin connected to the work.

The short answer

Where Teamwork stops.

Project management built with client work in mind, strong on tasks, boards and workload. The sales side and the billing side sit outside it.

Verbial is a Teamwork alternative for agencies that live on retainers and billing rather than task management. Teamwork.com is task management with billing layered on top; Verbial connects delivery, billing, CRM and reporting. Teamwork wins if deep task management matters most.

What Teamwork does well

Deep task management: boards, Gantt, dependencies, workload and automations.
Client users can collaborate on projects and tasks directly.
A free plan for up to 5 users, plus HubSpot, QuickBooks Online and Salesforce integrations on higher plans.

What changes with Verbial

Know what every project earned. Not only what got delivered.
Retainers pace themselves. Extra work is quoted before your team starts it.
Win and start the same day. Accepted proposals create the first invoice.
Clients see results on your brand, with the numbers refreshed for them.

Side by side

Verbial against Teamwork.

Agency workflowWith VerbialWith Teamwork

Task managementProjects and tasks sized for time trackingBoards, Gantt, dependencies, workload, automations

RetainersDepartment allocations, overages, pacing and historyPer-project budgets on Accelerate and above

Time trackingTimer, timesheets, approvals, utilizationTimer and billable time on every plan

ProposalsNative, with the invoice on approvalQuotes on Optimize and above

CRMSee current plans and availabilityCRM pipeline integration on Optimize and above

InvoicingRetainers in advance, overages, hourly, media pass-throughFrom logged time on Accelerate and above

Client collaborationWhite-label portal with reports, invoices and statementsClient users on projects and tasks

Client reportingWhite-label reports with fetched metrics under your brandProject reports and dashboards

ProfitabilityContract-based revenue and absorbed costBillable versus cost rates; insights on Optimize

TenancyA private database per workspaceShared, with US or EU hosting

Pricing basisPer full seat, with a three-full-seat minimumPer user per month, free for up to 5 users

Choose Teamwork if delivery scheduling is the pain. Choose Verbial if the deal, the hours and the invoice need to be one record.

Modules

The parts that take over from Teamwork.

85% of retainerTime trackingKnow which clients are over-serviced while you can still fix it, and invoice from hours you trust.Time tracking software for marketing agencies →Paid · $26,000InvoicingBill every kind of work from what the client signed, get paid faster, and stop losing unbilled hours.Invoicing software for marketing agencies →Sent to 14 clientsClient reportingCreate beautiful reports in minutes, explain the work clearly and keep every client confidently in the loop.Client reporting software for marketing agencies →

Common questions

Can Verbial import from Teamwork?

Export clients, projects and time to CSV and use the migration hub's CSV importer with its templates. There is no direct Teamwork connector.

How does task management compare?

Teamwork goes deeper on boards, Gantt and dependencies. Verbial keeps projects and tasks simple, so time is tracked against a scope and margin follows.

Do clients get a login in Verbial?

No. Clients receive a link to a project view, report or invoice. No account, login or seat is needed.

How does the price compare?

Compare current agency plans, seats and add-ons on the pricing page.

Try Verbial next to Teamwork for a billing cycle.

Bring your data across, keep the old tool read-only, and compare the numbers on real work.

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