# Taskworld — Project Management & Collaboration

Taskworld by Taskworld Inc. holds a panel rating of 2.5/5 from 6 AI judges (category median 3/5), as of 2026-10-15. Provenance: provenance unknown; sovereignty: not determined.

- Vendor: Taskworld Inc. (https://taskworld.com)
- Category: [Project Management & Collaboration](https://whats-best.ai/software/project-management.md)
- Provenance (editorial classification): provenance unknown
- Canonical page: https://whats-best.ai/software/project-management/taskworld
- Alternatives: https://whats-best.ai/software/project-management/taskworld/alternatives ([markdown](https://whats-best.ai/software/project-management/taskworld/alternatives.md))
- Data as of: 2026-10-21 · evaluated 2026-10-15 · oldest source captured 2026-10-13

**AI-generated.** Every score, rationale and verdict here is written by a panel of AI judges from public evidence — an analysis, not a hands-on test. Every fact quotes the vendor page it was read from. No score can be bought. How scores are made: https://whats-best.ai/methodology

## At a glance

- Vendor: Taskworld Inc.
- Headquarters: Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026
- Data hosting: Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026
- Free plan: Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026

## The panel's verdict

Taskworld's captured documentation shows a workable project-management core. Integrations is the most consistent strength at a uniform 6 — a documented public API, the common Slack, MS Teams, GitHub, calendar and file-storage set, and genuine Trello JSON and CSV import paths. Collaboration depth and reporting cluster at 5-6, and support documentation sits at a uniform 5: judges credited the workload view's configurable capacity math (task counts or points, red overload bubbles) and templates with selectable elements, while noting the documented workload report is personal, reporting is fixed-format with exports routed through Google Sheets, and imports sit behind workspace-admin rights. Onboarding effort spans 5 to 7, the widest spread, split over how heavily to weigh an unverifiable signup and trial flow. Sovereignty is the clear weak point at 0-1: no sovereignty attributes are on record, and judges found no public information on data residency, a data-processing agreement or subprocessors. No meaningful disagreement was computed on any criterion. No prices are published — normal in this B2B market — and pricing transparency scores are excluded from the weighted verdicts.

**Speaks for it:**
- A documented public API plus Slack, MS Teams, GitHub, calendar and file-storage integrations, with genuine Trello JSON and CSV import paths
- Workload capacity is configurable — calculated by task count or points, with per-period maximums and a bubble that turns red on overload
- Templates let you choose which elements to include, default projects to private with invites before creation, and copy into other workspaces
- Reporting covers a project overview table, tasklist completion and overdue percentages, a performance dashboard and a workload report with CSV export
- Step-by-step help center articles in English and German cover comments, analytics, workload, templates and imports, plus a five-article Day-1 Academy collection

**Held against it:**
- No sovereignty attributes are on record — we found no public information on data residency, a data-processing agreement or subprocessors
- The documented cross-project workload view is a personal "My Workload" report, and we found no public information on task dependencies, shared timelines or guest and client access
- Reporting is fixed-format — we found no public information on time, budget or utilization reporting or a custom report builder, and Excel/PDF export routes through Google Sheets
- We found no public information on webhooks or automation-platform support, and new integrations are requested by email rather than browsed from a catalogue
- Imports sit behind workspace-admin rights, and we found no public information on the signup flow, trial terms or whether payment details are required

**Best for:**
- You are moving existing work off Trello or out of CSV files — the Trello JSON upload wizard and CSV importers, plus a template library, shorten the path to a first real project
- Your team already runs on Slack, MS Teams, GitHub, Google Calendar or Google Drive and you want a documented public API alongside the natives
- You need per-person capacity planning by task count or points, with configurable daily, weekly or monthly maximums and overload warnings
- Your reporting needs are fixed progress views — completion, overdue and per-tasklist breakdowns — with CSV export

**Avoid if:**
- You must verify data residency, a data-processing agreement or a subprocessor list before signing — ask the vendor: the public pages we read do not show it
- You need team-level planning at department scale — the documented cross-project workload view is a personal report, and we found no public information on task dependencies, shared timelines or guest and client access
- You need time, budget or utilization reporting or a custom report builder — the documented analytics are fixed-format and export to Excel or PDF through Google Sheets
- You depend on webhooks or automation platforms — we found no public information on either, the native catalogue runs roughly ten entries, and additions are requested by email

## Scores by judge and criterion

Scores out of 5, each judge scoring independently against the published rubric (v1). "n/r" = not rated: the vendor publishes no price.

| Criterion | The Data Protection Officer | The Bootstrapper | The Enterprise Architect | The UX Purist | The Integrator | The Skeptic |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Collaboration depth | 2.5/5 | 3/5 | 2.5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| Reporting | 2.5/5 | 3/5 | 2.5/5 | 2.5/5 | 2.5/5 | 3/5 |
| Integrations | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| Onboarding effort | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2.5/5 | 3.5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| European sovereignty | 0/5 | 0.5/5 | 0.5/5 | 0.5/5 | 0/5 | 0.5/5 |
| Support & documentation | 2.5/5 | 2.5/5 | 2.5/5 | 2.5/5 | 2.5/5 | 2.5/5 |
| Pricing transparency | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r |
| **Weighted verdict** | **1.5/5** | **3/5** | **2/5** | **3/5** | **2.5/5** | **2.5/5** |

### The judges

- **The Data Protection Officer** (v1.0): Reads the DPA before the feature list. Optimizes for GDPR posture: EU hosting, subprocessor exposure, deletion guarantees. Rejects anything that cannot answer where the data lives.
- **The Bootstrapper** (v1.2): Pays with their own card. Optimizes for price/value at 3 seats and at 30, a usable free tier, and a price page that answers instead of qualifying. Rejects hidden seat minimums and "contact sales".
- **The Enterprise Architect** (v1.0): Buys for two hundred seats and answers for it later. Optimizes for SSO/SCIM, permissions, audit trails, certifications and a clean exit. Rejects anything that cannot survive procurement.
- **The UX Purist** (v1.0): Measures time-to-first-value with a stopwatch. Optimizes for clarity, density and software that teaches itself. Rejects fourteen-step setups and empty screens that offer no way forward.
- **The Integrator** (v1.0): Lives in the API docs before the product tour. Optimizes for webhooks, import/export and a tool that plays well in a stack. Rejects closed ecosystems and CSV-only exits.
- **The Skeptic** (v1.2): Assumes the marketing is lying until the evidence says otherwise. Hunts lock-in, dark patterns, hidden cost and dead changelogs. Exists to keep the rest of the panel honest.

## European sovereignty — proven facts

No sovereignty finding yet.

## Key facts

Each fact is the vendor's own statement, cited to the source page it was read from ([S*n*] → Sources).

**Integrations**
- CSV import: projects · tasks · yes [S8]
- Export formats: Google Sheets · xlsx · pdf [S3]
- Google sheets: Project analytics page integrated with Google Sheets [S3]
- List: iCal calendar · Google Calendar · Google Meet · Google Drive · Box.com · Dropbox [S5]
- Public API: https://public-api.taskworld.com/introduction/welcome · yes [S5]
- Request contact: New integrations can be requested via support@taskworld.com [S5]
- Settings level: Github · Slack · MS Teams [S5]
- Trello import: Trello JSON file upload · Trello · yes [S8]
- Trello import json upload: Trello JSON file [S8]

**Product**
- Comment by email: right-click on the task, select Comment by Email, copy the special email ID · yes [S2]
- Comment by email task properties: via 3-dot icon in task properties window · yes [S2]
- Comment mentions: yes · yes · yes [S1]
- Import requires workspace admin: Workspace settings [S8]
- Mobile comments: yes · add task comments in mobile app [S1]
- Performance dashboard: Performance Dashboard chart shows task performance including tasks created, assigned to and followed [S3]
- Project analytics access: Project analytics accessed by opening a project and switching to the 'Analytics: Projects' tab [S3]
- Project overview: Project Overview table shows a snapshot of important project metrics [S3]
- Tasklist overview: Tasklist Overview chart shows percentage of completed, planned and overdue tasks plus tasks without due date per tasklist [S3]
- Template cross workspace: Template can be saved to a selected workspace from a drop-down menu [S7]
- Template element selection: Template is named and elements to include are selectable [S7]
- Template library create project: Projects can be created from saved templates via the Saved templates (Template Library) tab [S7]
- Template permissions: project creators and admins only · all workspace members · all project members [S7]
- Template privacy default: private · yes [S7]
- Template save via project properties: Project Properties panel or in-project Settings page, Template section, Save to Template button [S7]
- Workload calculation options: task_count · task_points [S4]
- Workload capacity settings: yes · yes [S4]
- Workload CSV export: CSV · yes [S4]
- Workload inline task editing: yes [S4]
- Workload overload indicator: bubble turns red [S4]
- Workload points splitting: points equally divided by days and assignees [S4]
- Workload report: My Workload · yes · daily · weekly · monthly [S4]
- Workload report project selection: yes · yes [S4]
- Workload view switching: daily · weekly · monthly · daily [S4]

**Support**
- Academy articles: FAQs · Taskworld's Core Features - The Basics · Taskworld's Core Features - Advanced Tool Management · Task Management 101 · Collaboration 101 · Taskworld Academy · 5 [S9]

## Questions

### Is Taskworld European?

Not determined: the vendor’s pages as captured do not say where Taskworld is based.

### Where does Taskworld store data?

Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026.

### Does Taskworld have a free plan?

Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 13 Oct 2026.

### What are the best alternatives to Taskworld?

As of 21 Oct 2026, the panel rates [awork (4/5)](https://whats-best.ai/software/project-management/awork), [Kantree (4/5)](https://whats-best.ai/software/project-management/kantree) and [Teamwork.com (4/5)](https://whats-best.ai/software/project-management/teamwork) highest among the other 60 Project Management & Collaboration products evaluated. Ratings that look equal are rounded to half stars; the order uses the unrounded rating, then the name. The highest-rated European alternative is [awork](https://whats-best.ai/software/project-management/awork) (EU-Made). Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: [how scores are made](https://whats-best.ai/methodology#ordering). The full list, with European products first: [Taskworld alternatives](https://whats-best.ai/software/project-management/taskworld/alternatives).

## What this page leaves out

- We found no public information on pricing on the pages we read (help.taskworld.com/en/articles/4841915-add-task-comments-mobile-app, help.taskworld.com/en/articles/4841785-commenting-on-a-task-by-email, help.taskworld.com/en/articles/4841869-project-analytics, help.taskworld.com/en/articles/5615738-reviewing-downloading-your-workload-report, help.taskworld.com/de-form/articles/4841756-liste-der-integrationen, help.taskworld.com/en/collections/3393704-reporting-integrations and 3 more). If the vendor publishes it somewhere else, send us the page.
- We found no public information on compliance on the pages we read (help.taskworld.com/en/articles/4841915-add-task-comments-mobile-app, help.taskworld.com/en/articles/4841785-commenting-on-a-task-by-email, help.taskworld.com/en/articles/4841869-project-analytics, help.taskworld.com/en/articles/5615738-reviewing-downloading-your-workload-report, help.taskworld.com/de-form/articles/4841756-liste-der-integrationen, help.taskworld.com/en/collections/3393704-reporting-integrations and 3 more). If the vendor publishes it somewhere else, send us the page.
- 8 integrations facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material.
- 6 product facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material.
- 1 support fact could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and was left out of this page and of the panel’s material.

## Sources

- [S1] Collaboration depth — found from sitemap: https://help.taskworld.com/en/articles/4841915-add-task-comments-mobile-app (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S2] Collaboration depth — found from sitemap: https://help.taskworld.com/en/articles/4841785-commenting-on-a-task-by-email (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S3] Reporting — found from sitemap: https://help.taskworld.com/en/articles/4841869-project-analytics (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S4] Reporting — found from sitemap: https://help.taskworld.com/en/articles/5615738-reviewing-downloading-your-workload-report (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S5] Integrations — found from sitemap: https://help.taskworld.com/de-form/articles/4841756-liste-der-integrationen (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S6] Integrations — found from sitemap: https://help.taskworld.com/en/collections/3393704-reporting-integrations (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S7] Onboarding effort — found from sitemap: https://help.taskworld.com/en/articles/6357351-saved-templates (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S8] Onboarding effort — found from sitemap: https://help.taskworld.com/de-form/articles/4841866-daten-aus-trello-importieren (checked 2026-10-13)
- [S9] Support & documentation — found from sitemap: https://help.taskworld.com/en/collections/3074129-taskworld-academy (checked 2026-10-13)

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