Ignition is a platform for professional services that automates and optimizes proposals, client agreements, billing and payment collection to put an end to late payments, unbilled work and mundane repetitive admin.
$49
per month
SlickPie (discontinued)
Score9 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
SlickPie was free online accounting software designed for small businesses, offering online invoicing and billing, multicurrency, financial reporting, bank reconciliation, automatic payment reminders, and source document upload.
SlickPie provided an automated data entry tool that let people use their phone cameras to convert the information from receipts and bill to digital data. It also enabled users to set up recurring invoices to…
$0
per account
Pricing
Ignition
SlickPie (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
Solo
$49
per month
Core
$149
per month
Pro
$249
per month
Pro+
$499
per month
Starter
$0
per account
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Ignition
SlickPie (discontinued)
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
Discount available for annual pricing.
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More Pricing Information
Features
Ignition
SlickPie (discontinued)
Proposal Creation & Organization
Comparison of Proposal Creation & Organization features of Ignition and SlickPie (discontinued)
Feature
Ignition
8.9
3 Ratings
13% above category average
SlickPie (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Proposal branding
8.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Proposal templates
9.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Proposal content library updates
9.52 Ratings
00 Ratings
Searchable proposal database
9.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Proposal Collaboration & Workflow
Comparison of Proposal Collaboration & Workflow features of Ignition and SlickPie (discontinued)
Feature
Ignition
8.4
3 Ratings
6% above category average
SlickPie (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Proposal collaboration & approval
8.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
User permissions/proposal editing controls
7.52 Ratings
00 Ratings
Sales proposal workflow
10.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Proposal automation user interface
8.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Proposal Delivery
Comparison of Proposal Delivery features of Ignition and SlickPie (discontinued)
Feature
Ignition
8.3
3 Ratings
3% above category average
SlickPie (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Proposal distribution
9.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Interactive proposals
8.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Proposal content tracking
8.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Ignition and SlickPie (discontinued)
Feature
Ignition
-
Ratings
SlickPie (discontinued)
9.0
2 Ratings
17% above category average
API for custom integration
00 Ratings
8.02 Ratings
Plug-ins
00 Ratings
10.01 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Ignition and SlickPie (discontinued)
Feature
Ignition
-
Ratings
SlickPie (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
4% above category average
Single sign-on capability
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Role-based user permissions
00 Ratings
8.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Ignition and SlickPie (discontinued)
Feature
Ignition
-
Ratings
SlickPie (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
8% above category average
Dashboards
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Standard reports
00 Ratings
8.02 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Ignition and SlickPie (discontinued)
Feature
Ignition
-
Ratings
SlickPie (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Accounts payable
00 Ratings
7.02 Ratings
Accounts receivable
00 Ratings
8.02 Ratings
Cash management
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Bank reconciliation
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Expense management
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Multi-currency support
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Multi-division support
00 Ratings
8.02 Ratings
Electronic tax filing
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Ignition and SlickPie (discontinued)
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.
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In my opinion, SlickPie is best suited for small business owners and freelancers, especially service-based ones. If that's your case, then it's a no-brainer. However, if you are a bigger enterprise or if you are not a service-based business, then it might not be the best choice for you. Still, the software is free to use, so you might just give it a try anyway.
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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.
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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.
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It saved me and me lots of time. it is free for smaller organizations or freelancers. it has Android, iPhone and iPad support. It has many features for Account management related tools and features. we can upload documents, print as per requirements. it has other features like Billing & invoicing, contact database, cash Management which can help in many ways.
It is a time saver for Account related things and it has a Billing & invoicing feature which helps us to generate bills and prints directly or share online. It has a very well designed dashboard where we can do our daily work. and it is free for freelancers and small companies so need to worry about money
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Before shifting to SlickPie I was using QBO, so I guess I'll list it as a competitor. However, since SlickPie offers me 80-90% of QBO's features for free I can't really say QBO is a relevant contender.
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