Scoro alternative for agency billing
Scoro is a configurable service-business platform, so a useful comparison starts with the apps an agency actually needs. Track and Invoice answer a different purchasing question from a broader staffing and financial configuration. ABH keeps the decision narrower: project time, client invoices and manually recorded receipts, with client documents on paid plans.
Short answer
Consider ABH for a solo practice or small agency that needs billing without capacity planning or labor-cost margins. Free is capped, Starter covers up to three users and client documents, and Pro adds retainers. Choose Scoro when staffing forecasts, connected financial visibility or scheduled invoices are central requirements. Compare the selected Scoro combination rather than an old tier chart.
Free includes 1 client, 1 project, 20 tracked hours per month, 3 invoices per month, 1 user and an invoice watermark. Client documents require Starter or Pro; retainer management requires Pro. Client payments are collected elsewhere.
Scoro and ABH: selected workflows
| Workflow | ABH | Scoro |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked time | Time linked to clients, projects and tasks; invoice lines trace work. [ABH-FEATURES] | Track lists billable time, timesheets and labor cost. [S1] |
| Invoice workflow | Invoice creation, due dates and downloadable PDFs. [ABH-FEATURES] | Time/cost, fixed-fee, milestone, prepayment and credit invoices. [S2] |
| Recurring invoices | Recurring schedules are not available today; Pro retainers generate invoices manually. [ABH-RETAINERS] | Recurring invoices supported. [S2] |
| Retainer details | Pro includes flat-fee and capped-hours usage; no rollover. [ABH-RETAINERS] | Included-hours and rollover rules unverified in this review. [S2] |
| Financial planning | True labor-cost project margins and capacity planning are not available today. [ABH-LIMITS] | Profitability views and resource forecasting documented. [S3] |
| Payments and accounting | Manual external receipts; no customer accounting integrations. [ABH-LIMITS] | Finance-tool payment information sync; collection methods and fees unverified. [S2] |
| Client workflow | Public document links; Starter and Pro proposals, contracts and onboarding. [ABH] | Sell handles CRM and Estimate handles quoting; e-sign and client-access parity unverified. [S3] |
| Configuration and seats | Flat Free, Starter and Pro workspace plans with seat caps. [ABH] | App combinations and a five-user minimum; extras may cost more. [S1] |
Feature availability depends on the selected plan or configuration. Sources identify the reviewed scope, not a promise of complete product parity. Sources: ABH: ABH public plan catalog, checked 2026-10-13, ABH-FEATURES: ABH time tracking and invoicing, checked 2026-10-13, ABH-RETAINERS: ABH Pro retainer workflow, checked 2026-10-13, ABH-LIMITS: ABH integration and scope limits, checked 2026-10-13, S1: Scoro current app combinations and pricing, checked 2026-10-13, S2: Scoro client billing, checked 2026-10-13, S3: Scoro professional services platform, checked 2026-10-13.
Where ABH may fit better
ABH may fit when the person preparing the invoice wants the underlying work visible and can handle collection elsewhere. Log client, project and task time, review entries and produce an invoice PDF. [ABH-FEATURES] The time tracking and invoicing feature and proof-backed invoice example show that scope. Calling it simpler refers to fewer operational responsibilities, not a measured setup-time or usability advantage.
Starter and Pro bring proposals, contracts, a lead pipeline, onboarding checklists and email templates into the workspace. These are useful when the owner handles client paperwork alongside billing. Finance, growth, onboarding and template information is Owner-only; additional Member seats do not provide access to those modules. [ABH] Evaluate this permission model against your team before deciding that a particular seat cap is sufficient.
Where ABH is weaker today
Pricing snapshot: compare the configuration
ABH publishes flat monthly workspace plans: Free USD0, Starter USD9.99 and Pro USD19.99, checked 2026-10-13 against the current public plan catalog. Free allows one client, one project, 20 tracked hours and three invoices per month, one user and an invoice watermark. Starter allows three users; Pro allows unlimited users. Paid plans list unlimited clients, projects, hours and invoices. Starter adds pipeline, proposals, contracts, onboarding and templates. Pro adds retainers and finance tools. No annual discount is asserted. [ABH]
Scoro presents Time-billing, Projects & Resources, Quote to Cash, End-to-end and Custom combinations. Time-billing combines Track and Invoice. Its pricing FAQ states a starting EUR15 per user per month, with five users minimum. The platform includes two apps; extras and some integrations cost more. Exact cycle, taxes and USD mapping remain unverified. This is not a price for every app. [S1]
ABH is cheaper to start through a capped Free workspace, but the products do not offer the same operational scope. Do not convert a Scoro starting reference into a complete saving. Ask for selected apps, seats, commitment and additional charges. Do not use historical Essential, Standard or Pro figures as current Scoro pricing. Confirm the live configuration before any purchase decision.
Who should pick Scoro
Choose Scoro when staffing forecasts and project or team financial visibility must inform delivery decisions. Those capabilities are documented in its platform material. [S3] ABH would require a separate process for capacity and margin decisions, even when it handles the final invoice. An agency allocating specialists across overlapping engagements should treat that difference as a core requirement.
Choose Scoro when scheduled billing and varied invoice structures are part of the normal operation. Its billing documentation covers recurrence and several invoice types. [S2] For example, a team that must forecast delivery capacity and send recurring invoices would give up both requirements by treating ABH as a like-for-like replacement. This is a workflow fit judgment, not a claim that every Scoro app is needed by every agency.
Switching: separate new work from historical records
ABH supports CSV import for clients and projects, not a promised Scoro history migration. Do not assume invoice, receipt, timesheet, contract or configured-app histories will transfer. Check what the current system can export and retain the original documents needed for reconciliation. Agree a cutover boundary so a new draft does not obscure a previously issued invoice.
Test a representative project with fictional client data: time approval, invoice descriptions, PDF and external receipt recording. Use the time tracking invoice guide to review evidence, then the retainer invoice guide if Pro is relevant. Ask who maintains the separate accounting record and how recurring invoices would be prepared manually. Free cannot validate every paid workflow or replace a staffing trial.
Frequently asked questions
Is Scoro still sold only through the older tier names?
This review uses the current configurable app combinations. Do not use historical Essential, Standard and Pro prices to estimate a current Scoro package.
Does the Scoro starting reference cover all workflows?
No complete-package claim is made. The selected apps, extras, five-user minimum and billing commitment need confirmation in the current configuration.
Can ABH forecast staff capacity or project margins?
Those capabilities are not available today. Project budgets and realization reports do not establish labor-cost profit or resource availability.
Can ABH schedule a recurring invoice and collect it?
No. Retainer invoice generation requires a manual Pro action, and client payments are collected externally. Scheduled invoices and client collection are unavailable.
Can I bring all Scoro records into ABH?
Only client and project CSV import is established here. Check exports, preserve historic records and test the new billing workflow before choosing a cutover.
Test the billing workflow your agency actually needs
Free includes 1 client, 1 project, 20 tracked hours per month, 3 invoices per month, 1 user and an invoice watermark. Client documents require Starter or Pro; retainer management requires Pro. Client payments are collected elsewhere.