Why choose Avaza as a Wrike alternative?

Wrike is a capable work management platform for marketing, creative and PMO teams. If you also bill clients for that work, Avaza gives you projects, timesheets, expenses, quotes, invoices and resource scheduling in one subscription, on every plan.

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AVAZA VS WRIKE

Avaza vs Wrike: feature comparison

Wrike unlocks time tracking, budgets and timesheet approvals tier by tier; Avaza includes time, billing and scheduling on every plan, including Free.

FeatureWrike
Projects and tasks with list, board, Gantt and calendar viewsGantt and calendar on Team and above
Kanban boards
Custom fields on tasksTeam and above
Unlimited free client collaboratorsFree Viewers can view and comment only
Time tracking with timers and timesheetsBusiness and above
Timesheet approvalsPinnacle and above
Project budgets and profitability reportsPinnacle and above
Resource scheduling and workloadBusiness and above
Expense tracking and approvalsBudget-tracker template only
Quotes and estimates
Invoices with online paymentsOnly in a synced accounting app
Recurring and retainer invoicing
Built-in Xero and QuickBooks Online syncQuickBooks on Pinnacle; Xero via add-on
iOS and Android apps
Monthly billing, add one user at a timeAnnual billing; seats sold in fives
Paid plan per user from$7 / month$10 / month

All registered trademarks, company names and brand names used on this website are the property of their respective owners. Wrike features, plan availability and prices are taken from wrike.com/price, wrike.com/comparison-table, wrike.com/features/invoicing-software and the Wrike Help Center as of September 2026; Wrike's prices are per user per month billed annually, the only basis it publishes (Business and above are sold only as annual subscriptions, seats are sold in groups of five for accounts of up to 30 seats, and Team is limited to 2 to 15 users). Avaza's $7 is the published price per additional Timesheet/Expense or Admin/Finance user on any paid plan; plans start at $11.95 per month. Information and features are subject to change. To report corrections, please contact us.

BILLING

1. Invoice the work where you track it

Wrike's invoicing page describes syncing time and financial data to an accounting platform such as QuickBooks or Xero so the invoice can be created there. In Avaza the task, the hours, the expenses and the invoice are the same record, and the client pays online.

  • Unbilled time to invoice

    Add unbilled hours and expenses to an invoice in a couple of clicks, grouped by project, category or person, with rounding applied at billing time.

  • Quotes that become projects

    Send an estimate, let the client approve it online, then convert the line items into tasks and the total into a project budget.

  • Paid online

    Pay Now takes cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and local bank debits through Stripe, or PayPal, with automatic reminders and, on paid plans, saved payment methods that charge recurring and retainer invoices for you.

  • Expenses in the same place

    Snap receipts on your phone, get them approved and bill them on with a markup per category.

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TIMESHEETS

2. Time tracking and approvals on every plan

In Wrike, time tracking and timesheets start on the Business plan and timesheet approvals on Pinnacle. Avaza includes timers, timesheets and approvals on every plan, including Free.

  • Timers anywhere

    Start a timer on a task from the web, desktop or mobile app and stop it on another device.

  • Day and week views

    Log a single entry or fill a whole week in one grid, and copy last week's timesheet as a starting point.

  • Approvals built in

    Set a default approver per person or per project, approve or reject in bulk, and lock approved time; a client contact can be an approver too.

  • Schedule to timesheet

    Scheduled assignments appear on the timesheet day view, where one click creates the time entry.

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PROFITABILITY

3. Budgets and margins without the top tier

Wrike's budgeting, job-role bill and cost rates and utilization dashboard are Pinnacle features with custom pricing. Avaza's budgets, cost rates and profitability reports come with every plan.

  • Budgets with alerts

    Set a project budget in hours or an amount and get threshold alerts before it is exceeded.

  • Rates that feed the margin

    Billable rates per project, category or person and cost rates per person flow into the Project Profitability report without a spreadsheet.

  • Utilization you can act on

    The Staff Utilization report shows scheduled hours, billable percentages and revenue per person.

  • 30+ reports

    Filter any report, save it, and email it to yourself or a client on a schedule as PDF or Excel.

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CLIENT ACCESS

4. Clients who can do more than watch

Wrike's free Viewer licence lets clients view and comment; editing needs a paid Contributor or full user seat. Avaza's project collaborators are unlimited and free on every plan, and they can approve estimates and pay invoices too.

  • Customer portal

    Clients see their projects and tasks, comment, share files and reply by email straight into the task.

  • Estimates approved online

    A client can approve or reject a quote with comments, and the audit history is kept.

  • Invoices paid online

    Clients open invoices in the portal and settle them with Pay Now.

  • Clients as approvers

    If you choose, a client contact can approve the timesheets that will be billed to them.

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SWITCHING

Switching from Wrike to Avaza

Export your projects and time logs from Wrike, import them into Avaza, and invite your team. Free accounts include every feature, so you can test the move before you pay.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

What Makes Avaza Different?

Elevate your client collaboration experience: Avaza's pioneering Client Users feature gives you unlimited client access without adding a dime to your costs.

Customer Support You'll Love

Our dedication doesn't stop once you've signed up. The support team is on hand 24 hours a day, Monday to Friday, ready to help with any query, big or small.

Ease Meets Expertise

Basic tools fall short as you grow, and advanced ones feel daunting. Avaza strikes the balance: an intuitive platform that doesn't skimp on powerful, high-level features.

Avaza Mobile Apps

Stay connected in the office or on the go. Track time and expenses and collaborate with your team and clients right from the palm of your hand.

Onboarding

Get up and running faster with personalised onboarding sessions tailored to your team.

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“Avaza offers multiple solutions that are relevant to our work. Avaza has different tools that, if put together, make a great solution for project management. It has features such as invoicing (including billing and expense management!), project management and collaboration that work all to their maximum potential and offer good quality software.”

Samantha M - Sales Manager

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Wrike alternative FAQs

Is Avaza a good alternative to Wrike?

Yes, if your team bills for its time or needs finance features next to project management. Avaza includes projects with list, Kanban, Gantt and calendar views plus timesheets, approvals, expenses, quotes, invoicing with online payments, resource scheduling, team chat and 30+ reports in one product, on every plan. Wrike is a strong fit for marketing, creative and PMO teams that want request forms, proofing, workflow automation and enterprise administration, and its time tracking, budgeting and timesheet approvals are spread across its Business and Pinnacle tiers.

How much does Wrike cost in 2026?

As of September 2026, wrike.com/price lists Free at $0, Team at $10 per user per month for 2 to 15 users, Business at $25 per user per month for 5 to 200 users, and Pinnacle and Apex at custom pricing; Enterprise is now a legacy plan that is no longer sold. Prices are per user per month billed annually, Business and above are sold only as annual subscriptions, and seats are sold in groups of five for accounts of up to 30 seats. Add-ons include Wrike Whiteboard at $15 per user per month and custom-priced Wrike Integrate, Two-Way Sync, Datahub and Lock.

Which Wrike plans include time tracking, timesheets and budgets?

According to wrike.com/comparison-table and the Wrike Help Center, time tracking, timesheets, workload charts and task approvals start on the Business plan, while job roles, budgeting with bill and cost rates, resource bookings, the team utilization dashboard and timesheet approvals start on Pinnacle. The Free and Team plans have neither time tracking nor timesheets. Avaza includes timers, timesheets, approvals, budgets, cost rates and resource scheduling on every plan, including Free.

Does Wrike have invoicing, quotes or expense management?

No. Wrike's own invoicing page explains that you track financial fields and timesheets in Wrike and sync them to an accounting platform such as QuickBooks or Xero, where the invoice is created; its native QuickBooks integration, on Pinnacle and above, exports time entries for billing. Wrike has no quotes or estimates feature, and its expense tracking is a budget-tracker template made of folders, a request form and a report rather than an expense module. Avaza includes quotes, invoices with online payments, and expenses with receipts, approvals and reimbursements on every plan.

Can I import my Wrike data into Avaza?

Yes. Export each space, project or folder from Wrike to Excel from its three-dot menu, export the Timelog view to Excel if you are on Business or above, save the sheets as CSV and upload them in Avaza under Settings › Import Data using the project, task and timesheet imports. Projects and timesheet categories that do not exist yet can be created automatically once their companies are in Avaza, while team members are invited by email and need to be project members before tasks or time can be assigned to them. The timesheet import has an isInvoiced flag so hours already billed from Wrike are never invoiced twice, and paid migration assistance is available from support@avaza.com.

Does Avaza have a free plan?

Yes. Every account starts on the Free plan with no credit card required. It includes one Timesheet/Expense user, one Scheduling user, five Chat users, five active projects, ten customers, five invoices and bills a month and unlimited project collaborators. Paid plans start at $11.95 per month, are billed monthly and can be cancelled at any time, and additional Timesheet or Admin users are $7 per user per month.

Can my clients use Avaza for free?

Yes. Project collaborators are unlimited and free on every plan, so clients and contractors can view tasks, comment and share files without costing you a seat. Clients can also approve estimates online, view and pay invoices, and, if you choose, act as timesheet approvers.

Does Avaza integrate with Wrike?

Avaza does not offer a native Wrike integration. Avaza connects to thousands of other apps through Zapier and includes a REST API, webhooks and an MCP server for AI assistants, so hand-offs can be automated while you transition. For accounting, Avaza's own native two-way integrations with Xero and QuickBooks Online sync invoices, payments, contacts and taxes, so your books stay current without re-keying.

Try Avaza as your Wrike alternative

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