Comparison guides
Compare Handl to every tool you're considering.
We're not scared to name names. Here's how Handl stacks up against the tools you're probably already paying for.
You’re comparing tools because something in your current setup is leaking money. Late invoices, scope creep nobody billed for, no clue what’s actually coming in next month.
Most tools fix one piece of that and leave the rest to a spreadsheet. Handl connects the work you do to the money you’re owed — milestone hits in Monday, invoice goes out, reminder chases it, cash-flow updates. Plans from $29/mo, priced by plan, not per head — the Agency plan caps at $199/mo with unlimited team members, so your bill doesn’t grow every time you hire. Most of the tools below charge per seat, forever.
Full-stack agency tools
These try to run your whole client business — proposals, CRM, projects, invoicing. They do a lot. Whether they do the money part well is the question.
Handl vs Bonsai
Bonsai's the freelancer all-rounder. Great until your billing gets complicated. See where it stalls.
Read the comparison →Handl vs Dubsado
Powerful, customisable, and a beast to set up. Handl skips the onboarding marathon.
Read the comparison →Handl vs HoneyBook
Built for creatives and events. We look at whether it really handles agency milestone billing.
Read the comparison →Handl vs Plutio
All-in-one with a lot of tabs. We compare what actually gets your invoices paid.
Read the comparison →Handl vs AND CO (Fiverr Workspace)
The Fiverr-owned freelance tool. Where it fits the solo worker and where it runs out.
Read the comparison →Handl vs Productive
The full per-seat PSA. We compare buying the all-in-one vs fixing the part that's actually broken.
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Invoicing-first tools
Built around the invoice. They send it well. What happens before (the work) and after (the chase) is where they leave gaps.
Handl vs FreshBooks
The default for a reason. We look at what FreshBooks doesn't do once your projects have milestones.
Read the comparison →Handl vs Invoice2go
Fast, mobile, simple. Maybe too simple once you're billing real agency work.
Read the comparison →Handl vs Wave
Free is hard to argue with. We're honest about when free costs you more.
Read the comparison →Handl vs Zoho Invoice
Solid and cheap, but it lives in Zoho's world. See if that's a fit.
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Accounting platforms
Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks — these are your books. Handl doesn't replace them. It sits in front of them and feeds them clean data. Here's the difference.
Handl vs Xero
Xero's your accounting system, not your billing chaser. We connect to it, we don't compete with it.
Read the comparison →Handl vs MYOB
Same story, AU edition. Where MYOB ends and Handl starts.
Read the comparison →Handl vs QuickBooks
Great accounting, clunky project billing. See what Handl handles that QuickBooks makes you wrestle.
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Time-tracking tools
These count hours. If you bill hourly, that matters. But tracking time and getting paid for it are two different problems.
Handl vs Harvest
The time-tracking standard. We look at what happens after the timer stops.
Read the comparison →Handl vs Paymo
Time, tasks and invoicing in one. Where the invoicing side falls short for agencies.
Read the comparison →Handl vs Cushion
Built for freelancer cash-flow visibility. We compare the forecasting head-to-head.
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Still not sure which bucket you’re in?
You’re probably duct-taping two or three of these together right now. That’s the whole reason Handl exists.
Reclaim your time
Stop being your own debt collector.
Get paid faster with automated invoicing and reminders.
