Comparison
17hats alternative: Scopivo without the add-on hell.
17hats lists at $60/mo, then charges separately for time tracking, recurring billing, scheduling, and extra brands. Scopivo Pro includes all of those for $19/mo flat. Here's the math.
Free, with limits. No credit card to start. Time tracking, recurring billing, and scheduling included on Pro.
The add-on stack
17hats prices its base subscription competitively and then charges separately for the features most freelancers consider non-negotiable. Below is what a typical solo setup actually costs per month.
| Component | 17hats | Scopivo |
|---|---|---|
| Base subscription (annual list price) | $50/mo | $19/mo |
| Time tracking | +$5/mo | included |
| Recurring billing | +$10/mo | included |
| Online scheduling (basic) | +$5/mo | included |
| Solo monthly total | $70/mo | $19/mo |
| Annual cost | $840 | $228 |
17hats figures are list prices, as of September 2026; 17hats often runs promotions for new customers, so check their site for the current offer. Scopivo's Free plan is $0 with limits (1 client, 1 project, 3 invoices a month) and has no time limit.
Side-by-side
| Capability | Scopivo | 17hats |
|---|---|---|
| Base monthly price | $19/mo flat on Pro; Free plan at $0 with limits | List price $60/mo, or $600/yr ($50/mo) on annual billing, as of September 2026. Promotions vary. |
| Time tracking | Included on Pro | $5/mo add-on |
| Recurring billing | Included on Pro | $10/mo add-on |
| Online scheduling | Included on Pro | $5 or $10/mo add-on (basic or advanced) |
| Bank connection | Not available (use your own accounting tool) | $5/mo add-on |
| Additional brands | Single brand by design | $10/mo each |
| Multi-user support | Built for solo freelancers | Yes; $5/mo per additional user |
| Free plan | Free for a full year, then $19/mo | Free plan exists but capped at 4 invoices per quarter |
| Free trial (paid plan) | Not needed, the Free plan has no time limit | 7 days |
| Payment processor | Stripe Connect | Stripe or Square |
17hats pricing and plan details were checked against 17hats.com/pricing on . Prices and promotions change, so confirm on their site before you decide.
Where Scopivo wins
One price, no add-on math
Scopivo Pro is $19/mo flat. Time tracking, recurring billing, scheduling, and the client portal are all included. 17hats lists each of those as a separate $5 to $10/mo add-on on top of a $50 to $60/mo list-price base (as of September 2026), so an active solo setup lands around $70 to $85/mo at list price for what Scopivo gives you for $19.
A Free plan instead of a 7-day trial
17hats has a 7-day trial of the paid plan plus a heavily capped Free CRM plan. Scopivo's Free plan has no clock: one active client, one active project and three invoices a month. You can run real client work on it before you decide whether to upgrade.
Modern, document-centric design
Scopivo's proposals, contracts, and invoices use a lean, editorial visual language that holds up at higher rates, with your logo and brand color on every client page.
Where 17hats wins
Honest comparison means naming the cases where 17hats is the better fit.
Built-in bank connection
17hats offers a bank-account connection add-on ($5/mo) for reconciling deposits against invoices. Scopivo doesn't have this. If you rely on automatic bookkeeping inside the same tool, 17hats has the feature today and Scopivo doesn't.
A longer-established template library
17hats has been building templates for years. If prebuilt templates for your line of work save you setup time, 17hats has the deeper library.
Multi-brand support
17hats sells additional brands at $10/mo each (as of September 2026). Scopivo is single-brand by design. If you genuinely run two distinct businesses out of the same account (some photographers do, studio + workshops), 17hats handles that better.
Migration playbook (two weeks)
- 1
Export your data from 17hats
From 17hats account settings, export your contacts, projects, and invoices. Pull copies of any document templates you want to recreate, contracts, proposals, quotes.
- 2
Cancel the add-ons you won't need
Before switching, audit which add-ons you're currently paying for in 17hats: time tracking, recurring billing, scheduling, bank connection, extra brands, extra users. Anything that Scopivo Pro includes by default becomes a line-item cost you stop paying once you migrate.
- 3
Set up Scopivo in parallel
Sign up for the Free plan. Connect your own Stripe account. Recreate the document templates from the copies you exported (most freelancers find Scopivo's template editor faster to work in).
- 4
Run two weeks of overlap, then cancel
Finish in-flight projects in 17hats. Send new proposals through Scopivo. Once your last 17hats invoice clears, cancel. Don't try to switch mid-project, your client experience would suffer.
FAQ
- Is 17hats actually $60/mo or is it cheaper with add-ons?
- At list price, as of September 2026, 17hats is $60/mo on monthly billing or $600/yr ($50/mo) on annual billing, and first-year promotions vary. The add-ons stack on top: $5/mo for time tracking, $10/mo for recurring billing, $5 or $10/mo for scheduling, $5/mo for bank connection, $10/mo per additional brand, $5/mo per additional user. A solo freelancer using time tracking, recurring billing, and scheduling lands around $70 to $85/mo. Scopivo Pro includes time tracking, recurring billing, and scheduling for $19/mo flat.
- What about 17hats' Free plan? Doesn't that match Scopivo's Free plan?
- They cap different things. 17hats' Free CRM plan is unlimited contacts and projects but caps you at 4 invoices per quarter. Scopivo's Free plan caps you at 1 active client and 1 active project, with 3 invoices a month, which is 9 a quarter. Neither free plan expires. If you keep many contacts on file and rarely invoice, 17hats' caps fit better; if you run one engagement at a time and bill it regularly, Scopivo's do.
- I rely on 17hats' bank connection feature. Does Scopivo have that?
- No. Scopivo focuses on the client-work workflow (proposals, contracts, invoicing, time tracking) and leaves accounting to a dedicated tool. If automatic bank reconciliation matters to you, Scopivo isn't the right fit yet. Many freelancers use Wave, QuickBooks Self-Employed, or Xero alongside Scopivo for that side.
- Can I bring my 17hats templates with me?
- Yes, the content. Copy-paste from 17hats works for proposal text, contract clauses, and invoice line items. Heavily-formatted PDFs may need to be rebuilt in Scopivo's template editor. Email hello@scopivo.com if you need help converting.
- What does the cost look like for a solo freelancer over a year?
- At list price, as of September 2026, 17hats annual is $600/year base. Add time tracking ($60), recurring billing ($120), and basic scheduling ($60), and you're at $840/year. Scopivo Pro is $228 a year on monthly billing or $190 on annual, so the list-price difference is roughly $612 to $650 a year. A 17hats promotion for new customers narrows the gap while it lasts. If you fit inside the Free plan's limits, Scopivo costs nothing.
- Will my clients notice the switch?
- They will see a new link, and little else. Emails arrive under your business name, sent from Scopivo's sending address with a small "via Scopivo" line in the footer. Client pages open from private links on scopivo.com that show your logo and brand color, with no Scopivo upsell.
- Does Scopivo support multiple users on one account?
- Scopivo is built for solo freelancers. If you currently use 17hats with additional users on the account, 17hats is the better fit for that setup.
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