function point alternativefor agencies

Function Point runs the studio. Forge builds the client tools.

Function Point is an all-in-one for creative shops - estimates, projects, time and billing in one internal system, priced per seat. Forge builds, brands, hosts and runs the custom client-facing tools your agency needs - client portals, status pages - on your domain, for one flat monthly price.

no code · we run the infrastructure · flat monthly pricing
the bottom line

Forge isn’t an app builder. It’s the managed internal-tools team for your agency.

honest take

Function Point manages the shop. Forge owns the client-facing layer.

Function Point is a solid agency-management system built for creative shops - estimates, project tracking, timesheets and invoicing in one internal place. If you want to run the studio's operations and finances from a single system and pay per seat, it does the job.

Where it stops is the client's side of the relationship, and customising to exactly how you work. Most agencies still want a branded space each client logs into, or a live status page that fits their process - without building or hosting it. Forge builds that around your agency, runs every piece of it, and charges one flat fee regardless of headcount.

why forge instead

Built for agency owners, not builders.

Opinionated presets, not a blank canvas

You don't want to describe an app from scratch - you want the right one. Forge gives you a catalog of agency tools (client portals, status pages, time tracking), set up by answering a few plain questions.

Fully managed - zero tech tax

Hosting, database, domains, secrets, updates - all on infrastructure we own and run, that your clients never see. You never connect a service, watch a meter, or redeploy anything.

Built for your whole client roster

Forge is designed around the agency-to-client relationship: a separate, branded, separately-tracked tool for each client - not one app at a time.

It gets better after launch

Every tool ships with usage analytics you can share with clients to prove value, and a feedback channel that quietly improves it - without you lifting a finger.

Flat, predictable pricing

One monthly subscription covers the AI and the hosting. No credits to burn, no usage meter to watch, simple to expense.

Improves for everyone, automatically

Because tools are built from structured presets, feedback from one agency improves the preset for all of them. The whole catalog gets better over time.

side by side

Forge vs Function Point

ForgeFunction Point
Who it's forAgencies that want branded client-facing tools, managedCreative shops running internal ops and billing
What you actually getA custom client portal or status page, built for youAn internal estimates-to-invoicing system you run
Who runs itWe do - hosting, data, branding, updatesYou configure and administer Function Point
Per clientA separate, isolated, branded tool per clientOne internal system; clients aren't the focus
When the work changesAsk in plain English - we update and republishReconfigure the system yourself
Pricing modelFlat monthly - no per-seat chargesPer user, per month
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The Function Point alternative your agency can actually hand off.

Pick a tool, answer a few plain-language questions, and we build, host and run it for you. No code, no infrastructure, nothing to maintain.