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Monday.com vs awork

Which one to pick in 2026 β€” comparing πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Monday.com with the European alternative πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί awork on the things that actually decide who can read your data.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Monday.comvsπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί awork

Verdict

  • Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?

    awork β€” GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.

  • Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?

    Neither ships full E2E by default β€” check the table for nuance.

  • Which one tracks you for ads?

    Monday.com relies on ad tracking. awork doesn't.

  • Which one is open source?

    awork is not fully open source β€” check details.

Side-by-side

Monday.com vs awork β€” full comparison

Criteria
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί awork
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Monday.com
Headquarters
Germany
Tel Aviv, Israel / New York, USA
Jurisdiction
Germany
USA (CLOUD Act)
Data location
Germany
Global, US-controlled (AWS)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
Privately held
monday.com Ltd (NASDAQ:MNDY)
Founded
2018
2012

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