Worklenz vs Scoro: PSA Comparison for Agencies

Scoro is an end-to-end PSA built around quote-to-cash: quotes, projects, resources, time and invoicing in one place, sold as combinations of core apps. Worklenz covers the same delivery loop for agencies and service firms (projects, time tracking, resourcing, client portal, project finance and invoicing) at a lower per-user price, with no seat minimum and an open source edition you can self-host.

Competitor prices and plan details were checked on Scoro’s pricing page on 11 November 2026. Worklenz prices are from the Worklenz pricing page. Prices change, so check both before you decide.

Worklenz vs Scoro at a glance

	Worklenz	Scoro
Built for	Agencies and service firms that sell time	End-to-end quote-to-cash PSA
Starting price	Free plan; Pro $8, Business $12 per active user/mo ($6 / $10 billed yearly)	From $17/user/mo (5-seat minimum)
Seat minimum	None	5 seats
Free plan	Yes	No
Free trial	Pro and Business, no card	14 days, no card
Time tracking and timesheets	Pro and up	See note below
Resource scheduling and workload	Workload on Pro; full scheduler on Business	See note below
Client portal	Business	Paid extra
Invoicing	Business (create, send, mark paid, record payment)	Yes (core app)
Open source / self-host	Yes: AGPL-3.0, free Community edition	No

How Scoro packages it: Scoro sells combinations of core apps. The entry price covers the time-billing combination; the project, resource and quote-to-cash combinations cost more. Annual billing is discounted.

What 10 and 25 people pay per year

To compare like for like, this uses Worklenz Business, the plan with the client portal, invoicing and project finance, against the Scoro tier closest to it.

Team size	Worklenz Business, billed yearly	Scoro
10 people	$1,200 ($1,440 monthly)	$2,040 (entry combination, from $17)
25 people	$3,000 ($3,600 monthly)	$5,100 (entry combination, from $17)

Entry combination only. A setup with projects and resource planning costs more; ask Scoro for a quote on your mix of apps. Teams that only need time tracking, timesheets and the workload view can use Worklenz Pro at $6 per user per month billed yearly.

Where Scoro is stronger

• Quote-to-cash depth. Scoro is built to take work from quote through delivery to invoice in one system, which suits firms that sell through formal quotes.
• Modular buying. You pick combinations of core apps (time and billing, projects and resources, quote to cash) instead of a fixed plan ladder.
• Revenue forecasting is available through Scoro’s Advanced Work add-on.

Where Worklenz is stronger

• One system from project to invoice. Tasks, time tracking, the workload view and scheduler, project budgets and rate cards, the client portal and invoices all share the same data. No stitching a PM tool to a time tracker, a scheduler and a billing tool.
• Price and no seat minimum. Worklenz Business is $12 per active user per month ($10 billed yearly), and you pay only for active users.
• Open source you can own. Worklenz is AGPL-3.0. You can self-host the free Community edition on your own servers, keep client data in-house, and avoid lock-in. Scoro is closed, vendor-hosted software.
• Client portal with requests. Clients log in, raise requests with a status history, follow progress, and chat and comment with your team.
• Imports from Asana, Trello, Jira, ClickUp, Monday and CSV, plus iOS and Android apps.

Where Worklenz falls short

Honest gaps, so you can rule Worklenz in or out quickly:

• No timesheet approval workflow yet.
• No online card payments on invoices. You record payments manually.
• No CRM. Worklenz sits alongside the CRM you already use.
• A smaller integration ecosystem than older commercial PSAs. Today it covers Slack (Business), Google and Apple sign-in, and GitHub.

Switching from Scoro to Worklenz

1. Start a free trial of Business. It needs no credit card, and it unlocks the client portal, invoicing and project finance so you can test the whole loop.
2. Bring your projects over. Worklenz imports from CSV, so the usual route is to export your projects and tasks from Scoro as a spreadsheet (check Scoro’s export options) and import them. Rebuild your delivery process as project templates while you’re at it.
3. Set up rates and budgets. Add your organisation rate card, per-project member rates and project budgets so costs and billable value build up from the first time log.
4. Invite clients to the portal once a project is running, so requests and status questions move out of email.
5. Run both tools for one billing cycle, then compare the invoice totals before you switch off Scoro.

Moving a larger team? Book a demo and we’ll walk through the migration with you.

Which should you choose?

Choose Scoro if you sell through formal quotes and want quote-to-cash and revenue forecasting in the same system, and the per-user price and 5-seat minimum fit your budget.

Choose Worklenz if you’re an agency or service firm of 5 to 100 people that wants projects, time, resourcing, a client portal and invoicing in one system, at a lower per-user price, with the option to self-host.

See how other teams run on Worklenz: Imperius Agency, Longwapps, Nanosoft Fintech and WTV.

Frequently asked questions

Is Worklenz cheaper than Scoro?

Worklenz Business costs $12 per active user per month, or $10 billed yearly, with no seat minimum: $1,200 a year for 10 people on yearly billing. See the table above for the Scoro figures, and check both pricing pages for current prices.

Does Scoro include a client portal?

Scoro’s client portal is a paid extra on top of its core apps (Scoro pricing page, November 2026). In Worklenz, the client portal is included in the Business plan.

Can I self-host Worklenz?

Yes. The Worklenz Community edition is open source under AGPL-3.0 and free to self-host with unlimited users. Self-hosted Business adds priority support, SSO, custom branding and backup and restore; contact sales for pricing.

Does Worklenz have a free trial?

Yes. Pro and Business both have a free trial, and you don’t need a credit card to start it.