Anchor vs. Ignition

Anchor is well suited for solopreneurs and small businesses that may want to use the app in conjunction with their accounting software (QuickBooks and Xero). When used in tandem with their accounting software, billing and reporting issues can be resolved. For those solopreneurs and small businesses that do not use the listed accounting apps, in my opinion, Anchor may not be a good fit.

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Ignition (initially called Practice Ignition) performs quite well at proposal building, contract development, tracking and invoicing, payment and collections. The only issues where I see Ignition not being a good fit is in smaller firms that require a more feature rich plan. A perfect example is a solo firm has a limited number of proposals they can activate, and would have to spend extra for additional features like multiple e-signatures.

Incentivized

• Automatic Payments: You set up a proposal to collect payments once and you don't have to worry about bugging the client for payment every month.
• Amazing support: I have always received answers from the support team within the same day. They are very patient and understanding.
• Integrates with Xero: It integrates with our accounting software, making reporting faster.

Incentivized

• The charge back process is messy and not transparent enough. When there is a charge back, PI deducts the amount from other payments settling on the same day, and does not provide a break down of the amounts. This makes it impossible to track without getting help from support.
• PI should send email alerts monthly (or at some interval determined by user) for expiring engagements.
• PI should allow the client to make service selections -- we should be able to offer 2 or 3 options under a service offering, and the client chooses and sees the impact on monthly/annual pricing.
• PI should allow for more than 2 templates (Business and Individual).
• PI should integrate with Jet Pack Workflow to automate the creation of new jobs once a proposal is approved.

Incentivized

From the start of the relationship with Anchor, they are there to assist. I really like the fact that in the setup process, the app does a review of our website to get a feel of the types of services our business offers. As of the writing of this review Anchor has recently launched a mobile app, which should be an exciting addition. Still testing the app now.

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The Ignition product is quite usable for the average user. The app has preloaded templates that can get even new-hires to navigate the software and set up proposals. The only area where I see the Ignition product lacking is the additional fees smaller firms may have to pay to get the full feature advantages of the product.

Incentivized

You aren't able to customize the design of the proposal, but it surpases everything we have ever tried. It's easy to use and quick to learn.

Incentivized

• We have reduced our A/R by 60% and expect to completely eliminate A/R by the end of this year.

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