ClientDock Pricing: Free, $9/Month, or $299 Lifetime

One product, three ways to pay. No per-seat fees. Every plan covers the full loop: quote → contract → deliver → get paid.

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Free

For trying the full loop on one client.

1 active client
3 active projects
3 documents per month (quotes, contracts, invoices combined)
3 basic templates
Click-to-sign e-signatures
Client portal via one no-signup link (shows a "Powered by ClientDock" badge)
Payment links within your document limit (rolling out at launch)
Export one PDF at a time
200 MB file storage
30 transactional emails per month
Community + email support (no SLA)
1 user

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The Free plan isn't a trial — it doesn't expire.

Pro

$9/mo

For freelancers running client work every month.

Up to 100 active clients (fair-use limit — ask us if you need more)
Up to 250 active projects
200 documents per month
Full template library
White-label portal: remove the "Powered by ClientDock" badge, add your logo and colors
Custom domain for your portal
Automatic reminders for unsigned quotes and overdue invoices
Full data export
10 GB file storage
500 transactional emails per month
Priority email support
1 user

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We'll email you the moment billing opens. No spam.

Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.

Lifetime

$299 once

Pay once. Same features as Pro.

Everything in Pro
One payment of $299 — no subscription
12 months of feature updates and email support
After 12 months: keep the version you bought (security fixes continue); new feature updates and email support end
One studio per license
1 user

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We'll email you the moment billing opens. No spam.

14-day money-back guarantee (once per customer).

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Compare plans

Feature / Usage	Free	Pro ($9/mo)	Lifetime ($299 once)
Quote → contract → deliver → get paid	✅(within limits below)	✅	✅
Active clients	1	100 (fair-use)	100 (fair-use)
Active projects	3	250	250
Documents per month (quotes + contracts + invoices)	3	200	200
Templates	3 basic	Full library	Full library
E-signature (click-to-sign)	✅	✅	✅
Client portal (no-signup link)	✅	✅	✅
Portal branding	"Powered by ClientDock" badge	White label (your logo + colors)	White label (your logo + colors)
Custom domain (portal)	❌	✅	✅
Automatic reminders (unsigned / overdue)	❌	✅	✅
Payment links (Stripe) — rolling out at launch	✅ (within the 3 docs/month limit, with badge)	✅	✅
PDF / data export	One PDF at a time	Full export	Full export
File storage (R2)	200 MB	10 GB	10 GB
Transactional emails per month	30	500	500
Support	Community + email (no SLA)	Priority email	Priority email (12 months)
Users	1	1	1 (one studio per license)
Feature updates	Ongoing (Free follows)	With subscription	12 months; keep purchased version after

Fair-use limits exist to keep the product fast and abuse-free. Need more? Ask — we raise limits for real usage.

What happens when you hit a Free limit

You keep every document you've created. When you hit a Free limit, we show you exactly what's blocked and what it costs to unblock it:

Your 2nd active client (client_limit) — Upgrade to Pro: up to 100 active clients, $9/mo.
Your 4th document this month (doc_limit) — Upgrade to Pro: 200 documents/month, $9/mo.
Want the portal without the badge (branding) — White label is a Pro feature, $9/mo.
Need automatic reminders (reminders) — Reminders are a Pro feature, $9/mo.
Need a custom domain (custom_domain) — Custom domains are a Pro feature, $9/mo.

Payments

Online payments roll out at launch with Stripe: your clients will pay invoices by card through a payment link, and the status writes back to your project. We'll email you when billing goes live. We don't take a cut of what you collect. 0% platform fee.

Refunds

Pro — Pro includes a 14-day money-back guarantee on your first payment (once per customer). Cancel anytime: your plan stays active to the end of the billing period, and monthly fees are not prorated.

Lifetime — $299 Lifetime includes a 14-day money-back guarantee on your purchase (once per customer). After 14 days, purchases are final.

How to ask — Email [email protected] with your account email and invoice number. Approved refunds are returned in full to the original payment method within 10 business days; your bank may take longer to post it. We don't deduct processing fees from refunds.

After a refund — Your account moves to the Free plan and your data stays. Anything over Free limits becomes read-only.

Full policy: /refund-policy.

Frequently asked questions

Is there really a free plan?

Yes. Free covers the full quote → contract → deliver → get paid loop for 1 client, 3 projects and 3 documents/month. It's not a time-limited trial — it doesn't expire.

What happens when I hit a Free limit?

Nothing is deleted. A prompt tells you exactly what's blocked and the upgrade price; your existing data stays and remains accessible.

What's the difference between Pro and Lifetime?

Same features. Pro is $9/mo and keeps updating as long as you subscribe. Lifetime is one payment of $299 with 12 months of feature updates and email support — after that you keep the version you bought, with security fixes.

Do you take a cut of my payments?

No. We don't take a cut of what you collect.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. Pro is billed monthly and you can cancel anytime; your plan stays active to the end of the billing period, and monthly fees are not prorated.

Do you offer refunds?

Pro includes a 14-day money-back guarantee on your first payment (once per customer); Lifetime includes a 14-day money-back guarantee on your purchase (once per customer). Refunds are returned in full — we don't deduct processing fees.

What happens to my data if I downgrade?

It stays. Anything over Free limits becomes read-only; nothing is deleted.

Do Free accounts get the same privacy protection?

Yes. Free and paid accounts get the same privacy and data protections.

Are future add-ons included?

No. Lifetime covers the core quote-to-payment loop as listed above. Separately sold add-ons, if we ever ship them, are not included.

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Start on the Free plan — 1 client, 3 projects, 3 documents/month. No card required.