About Workel
Workel is a workspace platform that brings chat, video calls, projects, tasks, a calendar, files, docs, an activity feed and team management into one app, with an AI layer. It positions itself as a replacement for separate tools such as Asana, Slack, Notion and Zoom. Tasks come as Kanban boards, lists and calendars with priorities, assignees and due dates, and the site includes pages for startups, agencies, marketing, engineering, design and remote teams.
It runs in the browser and has desktop installers for macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Windows, while iPhone, iPad and Android apps are listed as coming soon, though it works in a mobile browser. Real-time notifications work across devices, and a changelog and roadmap are public. The site advertises setup in about two minutes with no credit card, a free plan with no time limit and a free trial, plus a contact route for sales.
Key features
- Kanban boards, lists and calendars for tasks
- Team chat and video calls
- Shared files and docs
- Calendar and activity feed
- AI features across the workspace
- Desktop apps for macOS and Windows
- Real-time notifications across devices
Good fit for
- Startups consolidating several tools into one
- Agencies managing clients, projects and delivery
Workel: questions and answers
- What is Workel used for?
- Workel is a single workspace that combines projects, tasks, chat, calendar, files, docs and video calls with AI, aimed at replacing separate project and team tools. It is a good fit for startups consolidating several tools into one; and agencies managing clients, projects and delivery.
- Is Workel free?
- Yes. Workel has a free plan, and paid plans start at $8 per seat per month.
- Is Workel open source?
- No. Workel is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Project Management category, open-source options include Nextcloud Deck, Planka and DooTask.
- What are some alternatives to Workel?
- Workel competes with ClickUp, Basecamp and Asana.
Open-source alternatives to Workel
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Nextcloud Deck
Project Management
🗂 Kanban-style project & personal management tool for Nextcloud, similar to Trello
AGPL-3.0vs Trello★ 1.4k
Planka
Project Management
PLANKA is a self-hosted Kanban board for agile project management. Real-time collaboration
OSSvs Trello★ 13k
DooTask
Project Management
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AGPL-3.0vs Asana★ 5.6k
Plane
Project Management
🔥🔥🔥 Open-source Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp alternative. Plane is a modern projec
AGPL-3.0vs Jira★ 60k
WeKan
Project Management
The Open Source kanban, built with Meteor. GitHub issues/PRs are only for FLOSS Developers
MITvs Trello★ 21k
OpenProject
Project Management
OpenProject is the leading open source project management software for product, project an
GPL-3.0vs Jira★ 16k
SaaS alternatives to Workel
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ClickUp
Project Management
ClickUp is an all-in-one work platform that combines tasks, docs, goals, chat, whiteboards and AI in a single app for teams.
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Basecamp
Project Management
Project management and team communication with to-dos, message boards and schedules
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Asana
Project Management
Asana is a work management platform where teams and AI agents plan, automate and track projects, tasks and workflows.
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monday.com
Project Management
Work management platform with customizable boards, automations and dashboards
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Notion
Note Taking
Notion is an AI-enabled workspace for notes, docs, wikis and projects, with agents, meeting notes and search across connected apps.
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Slack
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Slack is a team messaging platform with channels, huddles, canvases, workflows and AI features, now part of Salesforce.
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