For digital agencies

Project management software for agencies that need to protect margin.

Tideflow brings client projects, task management, time tracking, billing rates, invoices, and profitability into one focused workspace. Run the work like a modern agency, and know if it is making money before the invoice goes out.

No credit card required Built-in time tracking Live project margin

Agency command view

Acme Studio / Website rebuild

Needs review

Scope creep

11.5h

Logged against a task estimated at 6h

Margin risk

28%

Current project margin after internal cost

Ready to invoice

GBP 4,820

Billable work waiting for review

Homepage design revisions

In review / billable client work

82%

Checkout analytics setup

In progress / billable client work

54%

Client launch checklist

To do / billable client work

21%

Why agencies switch

Most project management tools stop where agency profit starts.

Digital agencies do not just need another clean task board. You need to know which retainers are drifting, which fixed-fee projects are burning budget, who is over capacity, what is ready to invoice, and whether the work you delivered actually paid for itself.

Replace scattered tools

Keep delivery, time, rates, client context, files, forms, invoices, and reports in one agency workspace.

Catch risk earlier

See overdue work, budget burn, scope creep, and low-margin projects while there is still time to act.

Make billing cleaner

Connect billable hours to client invoices, so less revenue gets missed after busy delivery weeks.

Agency workflows

Built around how client service teams actually run.

Tideflow is designed for web design agencies, digital marketing agencies, SEO teams, creative studios, consultants, and small service businesses that bill by the hour, by project, or by retainer.

Plan client work with delivery and margin in view

Build task lists, boards, timelines, and workloads around real client projects. Tideflow keeps deadlines, assignees, estimates, and financial signals together so project managers can see what needs attention before the weekly status call.

  • Tasks, projects, clients, and workspaces
  • Calendar, timeline, board, list, and table views
  • Overdue work, budget burn, and margin risk in context

Track agency time without another subscription

Designers, developers, strategists, and account managers can start timers from the task they are already working on. Manual entries, billable flags, notes, and permissions are built in.

  • One active timer per user
  • Manual time entries for offline work
  • Billable and non-billable time reporting

Know which projects are profitable while work is live

Set cost and billing rates at account, client, project, task, or person level. Tideflow turns every logged hour into revenue, cost, and margin automatically.

  • Cost rate vs billing rate tracking
  • Hourly, fixed-fee, and block pricing support
  • Client, project, task, and team profitability reports

Tideflow vs generic tools

A ClickUp alternative with agency profitability at the center.

ClickUp, Asana, Monday, and Notion can help teams organize work. Tideflow goes further for agencies by connecting delivery to time, cost, billing, and margin without forcing your team to maintain a stack of add-ons.

Agency task management
Boards and lists, but financial context lives elsewhere.
Tasks, status, due dates, client, project, time, cost, and billing data together.
Time tracking
Separate timer tools or integrations that need syncing.
Built-in timers and manual entries connected directly to tasks and invoices.
Project profitability
Spreadsheet work after the month ends.
Live revenue, cost, margin, and billability as the team works.
Client reporting
Manual updates copied from several tools.
Client-level project health, uninvoiced work, open invoices, and delivery risk in one view.

Conversion-ready operations

Give every role a reason to use the same system.

Project managers get clarity. Team members get simple task and time workflows. Owners get margin, revenue, cost, and invoicing insight. That is how Tideflow avoids becoming another tool people update after the real work happens elsewhere.

Agency owners see project margin, client profitability, revenue, cost, and cashflow signals.

Project managers spot late work, overloaded teammates, and budget burn before projects slide.

Delivery teams work from boards, lists, calendars, timelines, and task detail pages.

Finance and ops can review uninvoiced billable work and invoice history without chasing spreadsheets.

Frequently asked questions

Digital agency project management FAQs

Is Tideflow a ClickUp alternative for agencies?

Yes. Tideflow is built for agencies that need serious project management plus native time tracking, billing rates, project profitability, and invoicing. ClickUp is broad and flexible; Tideflow is focused on client service teams that need to know whether work is profitable.

Can Tideflow replace our time tracker?

For many agencies, yes. Tideflow includes task-based timers, manual time entries, billable flags, notes, and reports, so your team can track time where the work already lives.

Does Tideflow support fixed-fee projects?

Yes. Tideflow supports hourly and fixed-fee pricing models, so agencies can monitor margin on retainers, fixed-scope builds, and hourly support work.

Who should use Tideflow in an agency?

Owners, operations leads, project managers, account managers, designers, developers, and consultants can all use Tideflow. Permissions keep financial data visible to the people who need it.

Work that moves forward

Run the agency from one place, and know what every project is worth.

Start with tasks and time. Stay for the moment your team can see delivery, billing, and profitability without another spreadsheet.