awork alternative for software agencies
Spedy vs. awork
awork organises projects and tasks for teams and agencies. Spedy is built for agencies that build software themselves: pull requests on the ticket, pipelines in view, your own agents connected via MCP, and every hour, human or agent, on the right client.
Context
What awork is built for
awork is project management with time tracking for teams and agencies: plan tasks, track time, keep projects in view. For agencies whose work is concept, design and consulting, that is a good fit. Software agencies have an extra layer: code, branches, pull requests and increasingly their own AI agents. That layer is exactly what Spedy brings.
Feature comparison
Eight rows that make the difference for a software agency running its own agents.
| Capability | Spedy | awork |
|---|---|---|
| Tickets & boards | included: One board per client, tickets with status, subtickets, comments and PR links. | included: Task and project planning for teams. |
| Time tracking | included: Timer on the ticket, agent time as a draft for approval, CSV export or sync to MOCO. | included: Time tracking on the project. |
| Budgets & project billing | partial: Hour budget per board with monthly carryover. In hours, not euros, no invoicing. | not assessed: Please check with the vendor |
| Git, pull requests & pipelines | included: GitHub and GitLab pull requests on the ticket, status moves along, CI pipelines in the dashboard. | not included: Without Git and without pull requests. |
| MCP for your AI agents | included: Its own MCP server per organisation, included on every plan. No surcharge for agent access. | not included: Without MCP for your agents. |
| Client access | included: Client logins unlimited and free: create tickets, see status and hours. | not assessed: Please check with the vendor |
| GDPR & hosting in Germany | Hosted in Germany, DPA in the standard contract, self-hosted on request. | Please check with the vendor |
| Entry price | Free: a single seat to look around. Pro: €9 per person per month, net. | From €12 per user per month (list price). |
As researched, without claim to completeness. Third-party details are list prices or publicly described features. Check the vendors’ current offers yourself.
When awork is the better choice
- Your projects are concept, design and consulting, without repositories, branches and pull requests.
- You want a general project management tool for the whole company, not one built around the developer workflow.
- You don’t need MCP because no AI agents work in your delivery process.
When Spedy is the better choice
- Your work ends in code: ticket → branch → pull request → pipeline. Spedy hangs off exactly that chain.
- Your own agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) should pick up tickets with project context and report back over MCP.
- You want to approve agent time before it is billed, per client and per board.
- You want client logins without seat costs and one board per client with its own hour budget.
Migration or side by side
Switching: one client project, two weeks
You migrate exactly one client project first: create a board, attach a budget, invite the client login, import the tickets. The importer pulls Jira, YouTrack, GitLab or CSV projects including field and user mapping. If your tool offers a CSV export, that is the way in. The first agent PR shows whether it fits; only then do the other clients follow.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Spedy a general project management tool like awork?
- No, Spedy is cut narrower: it is built for agencies that build software themselves. Teams running projects without code, branches and pull requests are often better served by a general tool.
- How do I get my tasks from awork into Spedy?
- Via the CSV import with field and user mapping, if your tool offers a CSV export. You start with one client project, not all of them. And if you like, we do the first import together on the call.
- What does “MCP for your agents” mean concretely?
- Spedy has its own MCP server per organisation. Your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or your own loop) connects with a personal access token, reads tickets, wiki and knowledge, and writes comments and time back. Spedy runs no agents; you bring yours.
- Does agent access cost us extra?
- No. MCP is included on every plan, no add-on, no surcharge for agent access. Your agent connects with a user’s personal access token and works with that user’s permissions; you pay for the people on your team. Client logins are free.
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One client project.Two weeks. Then you decide.
Create a board, import a live project, run the first agent PR. No rollout, no migrating eight clients at once.