At five people the gap between pricing models is small. Five seats at $25 is $125 a month, and PLYNTUM Core, priced for up to 10 members, is $120 billed annually. PLYNTUM Launch at $44 is cheaper than any per-seat agency tool in the table below, but it has no timesheet approval, recurring invoices or profitability. Compare like with like: the plan that has the features you would actually use.
"},{"heading":"Cost for 5 people, tool by tool","html":"List prices billed annually, shown per month, before tax (checked 25 September 2026), unless the row says otherwise. Where a vendor has a seat minimum, the table bills the minimum. “Approval” means a manager approves timesheets on that plan, as the vendor’s pricing page states it. For side-by-side notes on single tools, see the comparisons with Productive, Teamwork.com and Paymo.
| Tool and plan | Price rule | 5 people, per month | Approval | Invoicing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLYNTUM Launch | Per workspace, up to 5 members | $44 | No | Yes (manual invoices) |
| PLYNTUM Core | Per workspace, up to 10 members | $120 | Yes | Yes, plus recurring |
| Productive Essential | $10 per user, minimum 3 | $50 | Yes (time approvals on all plans) | Yes |
| Productive Professional | $25 per user, minimum 3 | $125 | Yes | Yes |
| Teamwork.com Basics | $9.99 per user, minimum 3 | $49.95 | Plan not confirmed on the pricing page | Basic invoices |
| Teamwork.com Accelerate | $24.99 per user, minimum 5 | $124.95 | Plan not confirmed on the pricing page | Yes, with margin and tax |
| Scoro | €15–€52 ($17–$57) per user, minimum 5; billing cycle not labeled | €75–€260 ($85–$285), plus onboarding | Time locking on End-to-end | In the combinations with Invoice |
| Function Point Standardize | $53 per user, plus onboarding fee | $265, plus onboarding | Not shown | Yes (batch) |
| Rocketlane Standard | $49 per team member, minimum 5; implementation charged separately | $245 | Yes | No (Premium, $69) |
| monday.com Pro | $19 per seat; seats sold from 3 | $95 for 5 seats | Not listed | Not listed |
| Asana Advanced + Timesheets & Budgets | $24.99 + $5.99 per user | $154.90 | Yes, through the add-on | No |
| ClickUp Business + Harvest Teams | $12 + $9 per user; Harvest usage fees extra | $105 | No (ClickUp: Enterprise; Harvest: Enterprise) | Yes (Harvest) |
| Bonsai Premium | $29 per user | $145 | Not shown | Yes |
| Paymo Pro | $16.90 per user (annual; $23.90 monthly) | $84.50 | Yes | Yes |
| Harvest Enterprise | $14 per seat; usage fees extra | $70 | Yes | Yes |
| Clockify Standard | $5.49 per user | $27.45 | Yes | Yes |
| Bitrix24 Basic | $49 per organization, up to 5 users | $49 | Not shown | No (from Standard) |
PLYNTUM Core earns its price at this size if you want timesheet approval, invoices, expenses, project profitability and a client portal in one place, and you expect to grow to 10 without the bill changing.
"},{"heading":"What changes at 6 people","html":"The sixth member moves a PLYNTUM workspace from Launch to Core, from $44 to $120 a month billed annually. On per-seat tools the sixth person adds one seat: $24.99 on Teamwork.com Accelerate, $25 on Productive Professional. See the 10-person comparison for the next step.
"},{"heading":"Other team sizes","html":"The same comparison for other team sizes:
To add up the tools you pay for today, use the stack calculator. PLYNTUM’s plans are on the pricing page.
"},{"heading":"Sources","html":"Every price was checked on the vendor’s own pricing page on 25 September 2026. If something has changed, tell us at info@plyntum.com and we will correct it.
"}]},"faq":[["What is the cheapest agency software for 5 people?","Among the agency and PSA tools in this comparison, Teamwork.com Basics ($49.95) and Productive Essential ($50) are the cheapest billed annually (checked 25 September 2026). PLYNTUM Launch is $44 but has no timesheet approval or profitability. For hours and invoices alone, Clockify Standard is $27.45."],["Is per-workspace pricing cheaper for a small team?","Not always. At 5 people PLYNTUM Core ($120) costs about the same as five $25 seats. It gets cheaper per person as you add members, up to 10."],["Do these prices include tax?","No. They are list prices before tax, billed annually (checked 25 September 2026)."],["Does PLYNTUM have a free plan for small teams?","No. Signing up starts a 7-day Launch trial with no card."]]}