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Crosswork vs Cortex

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Crosswork compared with Cortex
DetailCrossworkCortex
What it doesProject management software for teams The Activity Monitor for the AI era
StageGrowing Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given US
Pricing modelfreemium one-time
PricingFree plan with 3 projects and up to 3 collaborators. Plus plan at $60/year ($5/month) with 20 projects and 5 collaborators. Pro at $120/year ($10/month) with 50 projects and 20 collaborators. Business at $600/year ($50/month) with unlimited projects and collaborators. All plans include unlimited tea $5 for the first 100 licenses, then $19. One-time purchase with no subscription. Every future update included for life.
Key features
  • Multiple views (list, gallery, kanban, calendar, table)
  • Dynamic filters, grouping, sorting and search
  • Bundles to organize work into milestones and sprints
  • Real-time team chat and video collaboration
  • Notes and file storage
  • Custom workflow statuses and task types
  • Project templates and duplication
  • Task cloning and duplicate detection
  • Integrations with Google Drive, Slack, Jira, and Trello
  • Personal task management across projects
  • Groups processes into apps for clearer resource monitoring
  • 30 days of history for every metric and app
  • Smart alerts based on learned app behavior
  • Neural Engine power monitoring and estimated load
  • Local AI workload detection for Ollama, LM Studio and other models
  • Model Fit Advisor to check if models will fit on your Mac
  • Ask Cortex on-device AI assistant for Mac questions
  • Menu bar integration with multiple display styles
  • Daily digest notifications of Mac activity summary
  • Dev server monitoring and project organization
What makes it different
  • No per-user licensing with unlimited users on all plans
  • Works the way you want with flexible workflow and view options
  • Save time with fewer clicks and instant task creation
  • Beautiful design that keeps you organized without cluttering the screen
  • Available on web, mobile, and desktop platforms
  • Only monitor showing Neural Engine metrics and local AI model visibility
  • Complete process-to-app grouping for easier identification of resource consumers
  • 30 days of history instead of forgetting data immediately
  • All data stays completely local with no accounts or analytics
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)4 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)80
Citation Flow (Majestic)2318
Referring domains (Majestic)6017

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