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THE AGENCY SOFTWARE INDEX · 2026

The best software for running an agency.

We compare 12 agency tools — CRMs, email, time tracking, project management and all-in-one platforms — on features, pricing and fit. We score them on ease of use, depth, scaling and price. Filter by what you need.

12 TOOLS · SCORED · EDITORIAL · INDEPENDENT
TOP AGENCY SOFTWARE · 2026 LIVE
01 GoHighLevel logo GoHighLevelAll-in-one 91
02 HubSpot logo HubSpotAll-in-one 89
03 Monday.com logo Monday.comAll-in-one 86
04 ClickUp logo ClickUpProject management 85
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01 GoHighLevel logo
GoHighLevel EDITOR'S CHOICE PARTNER
4.6 our rating
One platform to run client marketing — CRM, email, SMS, funnels and automations — and resell the whole thing as your own white-labelled SaaS.
All-in-one ★ 7.8 ease of use 💳 From $97/mo 🏷 White-label / resell
91/100
INDEX · EXCEPTIONAL
from $97/mo
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02 HubSpot logo
HubSpot BEST FOR SCALING PARTNER
4.5 our rating
A CRM with marketing, sales and service hubs bolted on, plus an agency partner program that pays you to manage clients on it.
All-in-one ★ 8.2 ease of use 💳 Free CRM + paid hubs 🏷 Agency partner program
89/100
INDEX · EXCEPTIONAL
Free, then $15/seat/mo
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Free CRM available
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03 Monday.com logo
Monday.com BEST WORK OS PARTNER
4.6 our rating
A flexible work OS you can shape into project boards, a client CRM and dashboards — one customisable hub for the whole agency.
All-in-one ★ 8.6 ease of use 💳 From $9/seat (3 min) 🏷 Projects + light CRM
86/100
INDEX · EXCELLENT
from $9/seat/mo
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Free plan available
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04 ClickUp logo
ClickUp BEST VALUE PM PARTNER
4.6 our rating
All-in-one project and work management with docs, goals and built-in time tracking — and one of the most generous free plans going.
Project management ★ 7.6 ease of use 💳 Generous free plan 🏷 PM + docs + tracking
85/100
INDEX · EXCELLENT
Free, then $7/user/mo
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Free forever plan
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05 ActiveCampaign logo
ActiveCampaign BEST EMAIL AUTOMATION PARTNER
4.5 our rating
Email marketing with serious automation and a built-in CRM — the tool to reach for when client campaigns get complicated.
Email & marketing ★ 7.4 ease of use 💳 From $15/mo 🏷 Email + CRM automation
85/100
INDEX · EXCELLENT
from $15/mo
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14-day free trial
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06 Toggl Track logo
Toggl Track BEST TIME TRACKING
4.7 our rating
Dead-simple, accurate time tracking and reporting for billable hours — the timer your team will actually use.
Time tracking ★ 9.2 ease of use 💳 Free plan available 🏷 Unlimited tracking
84/100
INDEX · EXCELLENT
Free, then $9/user/mo
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Free plan available
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07 Asana logo
4.5 our rating
Polished, reliable project management that stays out of your way — the safe pick for clean cross-team agency workflows.
Project management ★ 8.8 ease of use 💳 Free for small teams 🏷 Clean cross-team PM
84/100
INDEX · EXCELLENT
Free, then $10.99/user/mo
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Free plan available
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08 Teamwork logo
Teamwork BEST FOR CLIENT WORK
4.4 our rating
Project management built specifically for client work — billable time, client users and retainer tracking baked in from the start.
Project management ★ 8.0 ease of use 💳 Free tier + $10.99/user 🏷 Billable time + clients
83/100
INDEX · EXCELLENT
Free, then $10.99/user/mo
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Free plan available
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09 Pipedrive logo
Pipedrive BEST SALES CRM PARTNER
4.5 our rating
A simple, visual sales CRM for your agency new-business pipeline — easy enough that the team will actually keep it updated.
Agency CRM ★ 9.0 ease of use 💳 From $14/seat/mo 🏷 Visual sales pipeline
83/100
INDEX · EXCELLENT
from $14/seat/mo
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14-day free trial
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10 Harvest logo
Harvest BEST TIME + INVOICING
4.5 our rating
Time tracking with invoicing and expenses built in — track the hours, then bill straight from them in one tool.
Time tracking ★ 8.6 ease of use 💳 Free for 1 seat 🏷 Time + invoicing
82/100
INDEX · EXCELLENT
Free, then $11/user/mo
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Free plan (1 seat)
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11 Mailchimp logo
4.3 our rating
The familiar, friendly email platform with client accounts — easy to roll out when the brief is straightforward sends.
Email & marketing ★ 8.4 ease of use 💳 Free plan available 🏷 Client accounts
80/100
INDEX · VERY GOOD
Free, then $13/mo
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Free plan available
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12 Close logo
4.4 our rating
A sales CRM with calling and email built in — made for agencies running high-volume outbound, not just logging deals.
Agency CRM ★ 8.4 ease of use 💳 From $19/user/mo 🏷 Built-in calling/email
80/100
INDEX · VERY GOOD
from $19/user/mo
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14-day free trial
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Scores are editorial estimates based on each tool's features, pricing and how it fits agency work. Tools marked PARTNER pay for placement — it never changes their score or rank. Some links are affiliate links; see our disclosure.

AT A GLANCE

Which tool does what.

Tool Client portalWhite-labelAutomation & workflowsIntegrationsReporting & dashboardsAPI & Zapier
GoHighLevel logoGoHighLevel ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
HubSpot logoHubSpot ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Monday.com logoMonday.com ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓
ClickUp logoClickUp ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓
ActiveCampaign logoActiveCampaign ✓ ✓ ✓ — — ✓
Toggl Track logoToggl Track ✓ — ✓ — — ✓
Asana logoAsana ✓ — ✓ — ✓ ✓
Teamwork logoTeamwork ✓ ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓
Pipedrive logoPipedrive ✓ — — — — ✓
Harvest logoHarvest ✓ — — — — ✓
Mailchimp logoMailchimp ✓ — — — — ✓
Close logoClose ✓ — ✓ — — ✓
HOW WE COMPARE

A consistent score for every tool.

We compare 12 agency tools on what matters when you run one — features, pricing, plans, documentation and aggregated user reviews. Each is scored on ease of use, feature depth for agency work, how well it scales with clients, and price and transparency. Vendors can pay for placement; they can't buy a score.

01
Ease of use & setup
How fast a lean team gets productive — and whether they keep using it.
02
Feature depth
Whether it does the agency job properly, not just on the box.
03
Scales with clients
Client portals, white-label, retainers and per-seat sanity as you grow.
04
Price & transparency
Real pricing, paid placements labelled, scores never for sale.
HEAD TO HEAD

Compare Agency Software Side-by-Side

GoHighLevel logo vs HubSpot logo
GoHighLevel vs HubSpot
The all-in-one resale platform vs the inbound CRM giant. Which should run your agency?
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ClickUp logo vs Asana logo
ClickUp vs Asana
Best-value all-in-one PM vs the clean, reliable favourite.
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Toggl Track logo vs Harvest logo
Toggl Track vs Harvest
The simplest timer vs time tracking with invoicing built in.
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ActiveCampaign logo vs Mailchimp logo
ActiveCampaign vs Mailchimp
Deep email automation vs the familiar, friendly send.
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Monday.com logo vs ClickUp logo
Monday.com vs ClickUp
The flexible work OS vs the all-in-one value pick.
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HubSpot logo vs Pipedrive logo
HubSpot vs Pipedrive
The full inbound platform vs the focused sales CRM.
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GoHighLevel logo vs Monday.com logo
GoHighLevel vs Monday.com
The white-label marketing platform vs the customisable work OS.
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Asana logo vs Teamwork logo
Asana vs Teamwork
Clean general-purpose PM vs project management built for client work.
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