CLIENT PORTAL FOR FREELANCERS · UPDATED OCTOBER 2026
Client Management Portal for Freelancers, Get Paid Without Chasing
Clientish is a white-label client portal for freelancers that puts proposals, deposits, invoices, reminders and monthly plans in one place, from $29 a month, without needing a team. As a freelancer you are the designer, the account manager and the debt collector. Clientish puts proposals, deposits, invoices and reminders in one place under your own name, so clients pay before you start, reminders do the chasing and more of your month goes to paid work.
Sound Familiar?
Four things freelancers hear from clients on almost every project, and how your client portal answers each one before it costs you money.
From Proposal to Paid in Full
Every stage of a freelance project, from the signed proposal and deposit to the brief, the work, the final invoice and the monthly plan, in one client portal under your own name.
- 01
Proposal
Signed online
- 02
Deposit
Paid before you start
- 03
Work
Brief on the order
- 04
Approve
Client signs off
- 05
Final Invoice
Reminders do the chasing
- 06
Care Plan
Billed every month
ONE PLACE
One Order Instead of Six Tools
Proposals in a doc, signatures in another app, invoices in a third and payments in a fourth means digging through tabs to find what was agreed. In Clientish the client signs your proposal, the deposit invoice and the order are created, and the brief, payments and work all stay on that one order.
DEPOSIT FIRST
Get Paid Before You Start
A third of freelancers have finished work and never been paid. Set a deposit on your proposals, and the client pays it from their portal by card, PayPal, bank transfer or their balance before you begin. Your invoices carry your name and logo, not Clientish.
REMINDERS
Let Reminders Do the Chasing
Freelancers lose a working day or more each month chasing late invoices. Turn on invoice reminders once: clients get an email with a link to pay before the due date, on the day and 3, 7 and 14 days after, and the reminders stop the moment they pay.
FIXED SCOPE
Sell Packages, Not Open-Ended Hours
Scope creep is the most common complaint freelancers share. Sell fixed packages from your service catalog with Starter, Standard and Pro options, the revisions included and what is not included, and price every extra page, revision or rush job as an add-on.
STEADY INCOME
Turn Busy Months Into Steady Income
Feast-or-famine months end when part of your income repeats. Offer care plans or monthly updates as recurring services: clients are billed every month by card, get receipts automatically, and you see every plan and the next payment in one list.
YOUR BRAND
Look Like a Studio, Even as One Person
Clients judge a freelancer by how organised the first week feels. Give them a white-label client portal with your name, logo and colours on your own domain, where they sign, pay, send the brief and follow the project.
What Freelancers Sell With Clientish
How freelancers package fixed-scope projects, monthly care plans, add-ons and paid strategy calls that clients order from the portal.
Set It Up in 4 Steps
Add your brand, packages and first proposal once. Most freelancers send their first proposal the same afternoon.
How Clientish Compares for Freelancers
Cheapest-plan prices and features of HoneyBook, Dubsado, Bonsai, Moxie and Plutio next to Clientish, side by side.
| CClientish | HHoneyBook | DDubsado | BBonsai | MMoxie | PPlutio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | $29/moevery feature included | $29/moStarter | $335/yrabout $28/mo | $15/user/mo$9 yearly | $12/mo$10 yearly | $19/mo$15 yearly |
| Users | 5 | Not listed | 1, plus 3 free | Paid per user | 1 | 1, up to 9 active clients |
| Own domain | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not on Starter | Paid add-on |
| Workflow automations | Yes | From Essentials$59/mo | Not on Starter | Yes | Not on Starter | Yes |
| Proposals with signature | Yes, signed online | Yes | Not listed | Higher plans | Yes | Yes |
| Payment reminders | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Higher plans | Yes | Yes |
You want a well-known name and are fine moving to Essentials for automations.
You prefer paying once a year and want up to four users on the first plan.
You want time tracking and tasks from the cheapest plan, priced per user.
You work alone and want the lowest monthly price to start.
You want automations and recurring invoices on a solo plan with nine or fewer active clients.
Cheapest-plan facts from each vendor’s own pricing page on 8 October 2026. “Not listed” means their pricing page does not mention it. Check their pages for the latest.
Freelancer FAQ
Straight answers on deposits, late invoices, scope creep, client accounts, payments and working without a team.
What is a client portal for freelancers?
One link you send every client instead of a pile of emails. Behind it they sign your proposal, pay the deposit, fill in the brief, follow the project and pay later invoices. Clientish gives a solo freelancer that portal plus reminders and monthly billing, from $29 a month.
Do my clients need to create an account?
They get a login to your portal, made when you add them or when they pay through your order form or payment link, so there is nothing for them to set up. The invoice emails you send them also carry a pay link.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. 14 days with every feature and no credit card. Set up your packages and send a real proposal before you pick a plan, which starts at $29 a month.
How do I get a deposit before starting work?
Set a deposit percentage on your proposal. When the client accepts and signs, an invoice is created with the deposit as the amount due, and they pay it from their portal.
How do I stop chasing late invoices?
Turn on invoice reminders. Your clients get an email with a link to pay before the due date, on the day and after it, and the reminders stop as soon as they pay.
How do I stop scope creep as a freelancer?
Sell your work as fixed packages that list the revisions included and what is not included, and price every extra as an add-on the client pays for.
Can I bill clients every month?
Yes. Set up your care plan as a recurring service. Clients are billed every month and get receipts automatically.
Can clients pay by card or PayPal?
Yes. Your clients pay invoices from your portal by card, PayPal, bank transfer or their account balance, using your own payment gateway.
Do I need a team to use Clientish?
No. Clientish works for one person. You can run proposals, invoices, reminders, monthly plans and the client portal on your own, and add team members later if you grow.
Will clients see the Clientish name?
Mostly not. The portal, invoices and emails carry your name, logo and colours on your own domain. A small Powered by Clientish line stays on Starter and Growth, and Pro and Enterprise let you switch it off.
Can I keep everything for a client in one place?
Yes. The proposal, deposit, brief, messages, files and invoices for a project all stay on that client’s order.
Spend your hours on client work, not chasing
Send the proposal, take the deposit, let reminders collect the rest and bill care plans every month, all under your own name. Try it with example data first.
- A proposal they sign online
- A deposit invoice they pay before you start
- One brief form instead of email threads
- Polite reminders before and after the due date
- Card, PayPal or bank transfer
- Your name, logo and own domain