When you work alone, every subscription comes out of your own pocket and every setup hour is unpaid. Most software is priced for teams, so the useful question is which plan fits one person and where the free or entry tier stops. These are the tools where our review named freelancers, sole traders or solo owners as a buyer.
Each card shows the problem in the words a solo owner would use, whether the tool solves it (Yes or Partly, with the proof), and the plan that fits one person at the price we read.
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The pain“I need to push title and meta changes across many client sites without routing each one through a developer.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 19 Sep 2026: Business covers 5 sites, 5 team members, 500 keywords and 1,250 pages; Agency covers 15 sites, 15 team members, 2,000 keywords and 5,000 pages.
The plan that fitsBusiness, $299 a month (5 sites, 5 users, 500 keywords), or $249 a month billed annually ($2,990 a year); Agency $599 a month for 15 sites
The pain“Writing SEO articles myself eats my week, and my blog still stays thin.”
Does it solve it?YesBuyer reports (Trustpilot, Aug 2026): reviewers say about 30 published, linked articles a month make the cost per article low.
The plan that fitsGrow, €99 a month, or €49 to €59 a month billed yearly
The pain“People land on my page and leave, and I can't tell which buttons they click or where they come from.”
Does it solve it?YesOur test (8 October 2026): visitor and page-view counts matched what we sent, and clicks on buttons were captured by their text without extra setup.
The plan that fitsFree, $0 for one page, 14 days of data
The pain“Filming and editing a video for every product eats my whole week.”
Does it solve it?YesOur test (31 Oct 2026): an image took about 25 seconds and 2 credits, and our test text came out spelled correctly.
The plan that fitsStarter, EUR 87 for the year with 1,575 credits a month; check the live price in your own currency
The pain“Creating posts, images and videos and publishing to every network takes several tools and per-channel fees.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 4 November 2026: Start includes the studio, captions, short hook videos and 300 posts a month across 14 networks, and plans do not charge per channel.
The plan that fitsStart, €29.99 a month (€21.08 a month for the first 3 months) or €299.90 a year; prices shown in euros for Germany, tax added at checkout
The pain“Big SEO suites bill per seat and don't tell me where a fix lives in the Squarespace editor, so each client site costs me hours.”
Does it solve it?YesBuyer reports (G2, Squarespace designers, Aug 2026): designers name the site audit as the feature they use, and some hand the free audit to prospects.
The plan that fitsPro, $49.99 a month for 3 websites, or $399.92 a year; 7-day trial
The pain“Keywords, rankings, audits and competitor data in one place cost more than I can justify at incumbent prices.”
Does it solve it?YesBuyer reports (Gartner Peer Insights, Research.com and practitioner reviews, August 2026): it covers keywords, backlinks, rank tracking and site audit at a fraction of Ahrefs or Semrush.
The plan that fitsIndividual, $50/mo on annual billing ($69 month to month); single user, 100 searches a day, no API
The pain“Comments and DMs land in six different apps, and I answer them late or not at all.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 6 Nov 2026: every plan includes one inbox for comments and DMs, with AI auto-replies.
The plan that fitsStarter, $19 a month; the page names no currency
The pain“Our quiz, calculator and survey fill every funnel slot, and leads run out of room first.”
Does it solve it?PartlyOur test (7 Sep 2026): the in-app table caps Start at 300 contacts and 10,000 visits a month, limits the public page leaves out.
The plan that fitsStart, $29 a month billed annually ($49 monthly); 3 live funnels, 1 user
The pain“Our campaigns run on three separate tools, and nobody has time to keep them in sync.”
Does it solve it?PartlyPricing page, read 7 October 2026: the entry plan covers all three channels but allows only 5 active workflows and no visitor tracking.
The plan that fitsCampaigns, €69 a month billed annually, 1 seat
The pain“Our clients' accounts sit in one login, and one wrong click posts to the wrong brand.”
Does it solve it?PartlyPricing page, read 12 October 2026: Pro adds 3 separate workspaces, but there is no trial and the terms rule out refunds.
The plan that fitsPro, €300 a year (€30 monthly), VAT included
The pain“My paper cards go out of date and get lost, and nobody can reach me afterwards.”
Does it solve it?YesOur test (23 Oct 2026): after we changed the role and saved, the same shared link showed the new role, with no new link needed.
The plan that fitsFree, $0 for two cards; unlimited QR sharing
The pain“My site loads slowly and nobody answers my hosting tickets, yet my budget for hosting is tiny.”
Does it solve it?YesBuyer reports (HostAdvice and independent tests, Aug 2026): uptime of about 99.8-99.9%, load times near 306ms, and a live-chat reply that came instantly.
The plan that fitsStarter, $1.49 a month on the 36-month Black Friday sale until 7 December 2026, then the regular $11.95
The pain“My last host more than doubled the price at renewal, and now I want a bill I can plan around.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 5 October 2026: longer terms only give a discount in months, and no introductory rate is shown.
The plan that fitsAmethyst, £7 a month before VAT for one site, or £126 for two years
The pain“Clients see a free-provider address from me, and I want my own domain without giving up encryption.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 2 August 2026: Mail Plus includes one custom domain and ten addresses, while the free plan has no custom domain.
The plan that fitsMail Plus, $3.99 a month billed yearly ($4.99 monthly)
The pain“I send contracts and client files, and nobody, even the provider, should be able to read them.”
Does it solve it?YesOur test (9 Oct 2026): four files came back byte for byte identical, and a public link opened for a visitor with no Proton account.
The plan that fitsDrive Plus, €3.99 a month for 200 GB on annual billing
The pain“I sign a handful of documents a month, and a paid e-signature plan costs more than the signing is worth.”
Does it solve it?YesOur test (5 Nov 2026): sign-up lands on the free Personal plan with no card and no sales call. Vendor docs: the free plan still seals with AATL.
The plan that fitsPersonal, free (documents are capped each month)
The pain“My survey answers pile up and I can't see how different groups of respondents answered.”
Does it solve it?YesVendor site, read 10 Nov 2026: a chart for each question, filters that cross groups, and exports to Excel, CSV or PDF.
The plan that fitsFree plan, no card needed
The pain“I fix contracts and scans on several devices and a free reader can't change the text.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 4 Nov 2026: one licence covers the full set of PDF tools on up to 4 devices, web version included.
The plan that fitsUPDF Pro, yearly or lifetime; sale prices change with each campaign
The pain“I sit at the domain cap, and one more client forces me onto a pricier plan.”
Does it solve it?PartlyPricing page, read 20 Sep 2026: Web Admin allows 10 domains, so any further domain needs Web Pro.
The plan that fitsWeb Admin, $16.99 a month on a VPS (US pricing)
The pain“My app will take real bookings, and I can't tell if the Agent's code is safe to rely on.”
Does it solve it?PartlyOur test (26 Sep 2026): ten simultaneous bookings for an eight-spot class were all accepted; after we described the problem, the Agent added a database lock and the result was exactly eight.
The plan that fitsCore $20/mo, or $18/mo billed annually, including $20 of usage credit
The pain“I need a registered business name to invoice clients, and a lawyer for a one-person setup feels like overkill.”
Does it solve it?YesBuyer reports (Trustpilot, SourceForge, August 2026): reviewers describe registering a sole proprietorship in roughly 15 minutes.
The plan that fitsSole proprietorship, free with an RBC bank account (CA$49 without)
The pain“I do a handful of jobs a month and still write quotes and invoices by hand on my phone.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 19 Sep 2026: the free plan includes 1 user and 30 jobs a month, and the 14-day trial needs no card.
The plan that fitsFree plan, $0 for 1 user
The pain“Clients message back and forth to find a time, and I lose track of who is booked when.”
Does it solve it?YesOur test (30 Oct 2026): both test services were bookable in the widget right after the setup wizard, with accents and prices shown correctly.
The plan that fitsFree plan, 50 bookings a month, one provider, no card needed
The pain“My deals live in one app and my tasks in another, and follow-ups slip between them.”
Does it solve it?YesPlan data on the vendor site, read 22 September 2026: Growth is the first plan with a CRM pipeline, alongside tasks and chat.
The plan that fitsGrowth, $79 a month billed annually ($99 monthly)
The pain“I bill by the hour and can't tell which clients and projects actually pay.”
Does it solve it?YesOur test (28 Oct 2026): fifteen minutes logged against a $60 hourly project came out at exactly $15.00 billable, as it should.
The plan that fitsStarter, $9 per user a month billed annually ($12 monthly)
The pain“Clients describe problems in emails, and I can't see what they are pointing at.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 17 Oct 2026: the free plan has unlimited responses and annotated screenshots sent from a button on the site.
The plan that fitsBasic, free for one project; the widget carries a UserHelp.co watermark
The pain“I work alone on a few jobs and a spreadsheet and calendar already get me by.”
Does it solve it?PartlyPricing page, read 11 Oct 2026: Basic is sold on annual billing only, so the cheapest way in means paying for a year, though the first 30 days are free.
The plan that fitsBasic, $49 a month billed annually, 1 user
The pain“I follow a handful of channels every day and have no budget for a reporting tool.”
Does it solve it?PartlyOur test (25 Sep 2026): signup started a Team Core trial, not Free, and downgrading was blocked until we deleted Databox's own sample spreadsheet.
The plan that fitsFree plan, with 1 user, 3 sources and 1 dashboard
The pain“I run alone and need quotes and invoices, but my accountant wants everything in QuickBooks.”
Does it solve it?PartlyPricing page, read 29 September 2026: the cheapest tier has neither GPS tracking nor QuickBooks Online sync.
The plan that fitsBasic, $59 a month billed annually ($79 monthly), one user
The pain“The pieces I check run a few paragraphs, and I doubt any detector is reliable on that little text.”
Does it solve it?PartlyOur test (1 October 2026): every text of 190 words or fewer carried a limited-confidence note, and the check is refused below 50 words.
The plan that fitsFree, $0, up to 2,000 words a day
The pain“Our contacts sit in spreadsheets and inboxes, and deals slip because nobody keeps a tracker up to date.”
Does it solve it?YesBuyer reports (G2, Capterra, Aug 2026): ease of use is the top compliment across about 886 verified reviews, and non-technical staff use the pipeline without training.
The plan that fitsFree plan, up to two users; the pricing page says no card is needed for the 14-day paid trial
The pain“I work alone and want lead search, outreach, content and support agents in one place at a flat price.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 3 Nov 2026: Starter includes AI employees, lead search from 300M+ contacts, Smart Lists, Sequences and the Content Engine, with a 7-day free trial.
The plan that fitsStarter, $29 a month ($24 a month billed yearly), 7-day free trial
The pain“My posting queue runs dry every few days, and old evergreen posts never get reused.”
Does it solve it?YesBuyer reports (G2, Capterra and Trustpilot, August 2026): reviewers single out content categories as the feature that keeps the schedule filled.
The plan that fitsBootstrap, $29 a month or $290 a year, one user; extra profiles come in packs of five
The pain“My deals live in email threads and follow-ups slip because nothing in my inbox shows where each one stands.”
Does it solve it?YesBuyer reports (Capterra, Reddit, August 2026): reviewers say they were up and running within seconds because it sits inside Gmail, and many stay for the email tracking.
The plan that fitsPro, $49 per seat a month if paid yearly, $59 if paid monthly; no mixing plans within a team
The pain“I don't want to pay for an email builder until I know it fits how I work.”
Does it solve it?PartlyOur test (21 Oct 2026): the free tier counts even showing the HTML code as one of its 6 monthly exports, and every design carries a Designed with RGE Studio footer.
The plan that fitsStarter, free; Professional is $25 a month billed yearly
The pain“I build sites for clients, and the cheap plan turns out not to cover them.”
Does it solve it?PartlyBuyer Q&A, read 17 August 2026: Pro covers only websites you own, so client work needs Business, which covers 100 client sites.
The plan that fitsBusiness, €24.99 a month billed yearly, excl. VAT (renews at €27.99)
The pain“The cheap email plan grows pricey once LinkedIn or calls are bolted on.”
Does it solve it?PartlyPricing page, re-verified 9 Oct 2026: on the Email track LinkedIn is $69 per account and calls and SMS $29, so one seat with both costs $147.
The plan that fitsEmail Volume, $49 per user a month billed annually for 1,000 contacts
The pain“Follow-ups slip because my leads sit in a sheet with no reminders.”
Does it solve it?YesOur test (23 Oct 2026): every lead we added took a next action with a date, and the list showed the days left.
The plan that fitsExpert, €22 a user a month billed annually; no lead cap
The pain“I send cold emails by hand and forget the follow-ups, so most prospects hear from me once.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 17 Oct 2026: every plan has unlimited campaigns and sequences, plus warm-up accounts, with no daily sending caps.
The plan that fitsStarter, $19 a month excluding VAT; 14-day free trial on monthly billing
The pain“I serve a handful of clients and cannot tell what the platform will really cost me each month.”
Does it solve it?PartlyPricing FAQ, read 7 Nov 2026: this plan includes 3 sub-accounts, but metered usage fees can apply even during the free trial.
The plan that fitsStarter, $97 a month or $970 a year, with a 14-day free trial
The pain“The monthly bill for this kind of tool never ends and adds up over the years.”
Does it solve it?PartlyPricing page, read 11 Nov 2026: the lifetime licence is limited to the first 500 buyers and has a 14-day refund.
The plan that fitsFounder Lifetime, $399.99 once; outside AI or email provider costs stay yours
The pain“I build sites for several clients and want hosting included, not a separate bill per site.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 9 Oct 2026: Agency covers 10 websites and 10 workspaces with hosting on AWS and unlimited visits; White Label adds the builder under your own brand.
The plan that fitsAgency, $69/mo or $690/yr for 10 sites (extra sites $12 a month); White Label $159/mo to resell under your brand
The pain“I build small sites for clients but have to stitch together hosting, a builder and branding for each one.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 16 October 2026: every plan is white-label, includes hosting and lets you connect each client's own domain.
The plan that fitsSolo, 49 € a month for 5 websites; local sales tax may apply.
The pain“Building a site by hand eats my week, and all I need is a few pages that bring in inquiries.”
Does it solve it?YesOur test (30 Oct 2026): the AI built a first version in about six minutes, though it ignored two headings we had asked for.
The plan that fitsLaunch, $22 a month billed annually ($26 monthly), one-person plan
The pain“My business needs a simple site with lead forms, and big yearly fees are out of reach.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 8 October 2026: Starter adds lead capture tools, integrations, advanced SEO settings, up to 10 pages per site and no Weblium branding.
The plan that fitsStarter, $11/mo billed yearly ($16 monthly); one site per subscription
The pain“I want a business number on my mobile and unlimited UK calls without a big bill.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 6 Oct 2026: Unlimited Calling adds unlimited UK landline and mobile calls (with a separate fair use policy) and on-demand call recording.
The plan that fitsUnlimited Calling, £13.95 per user a month excluding VAT
The pain“My demos are rare, and I don't want a monthly fee for a tool I open a handful of times.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 9 Oct 2026: the free plan needs no payment details and, after the first 15 days of unlimited use, keeps 15 sessions a month for life.
The plan that fitsFree plan
The pain“Customers get my personal mobile number, and I can't tell business calls from private ones.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 24 Oct 2026: every plan includes one toll-free or local number with unlimited calling, and there are no contracts.
The plan that fitsSolo, $9.99 a month, or $6.99 on yearly billing (1 user)
The pain“I pay for separate voice, transcription and sound tools and still switch between them for one video.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 23 Oct 2026: the paid tiers set monthly quotas across text to speech, voice changer, cloning and speech to text.
The plan that fitsPro, $99.99 a year, or $17.99 a month
The pain“After four calls with different clients, I can't remember which one said what.”
Does it solve it?YesBuyer reports (G2, Capterra, Aug 2026): reviewers like that it takes note-taking off the call, and rate its cross-meeting analytics highly.
The plan that fitsPro, $9.99 per user a month billed yearly ($15.99 monthly); 14-day free trial
The pain“Subtitles and noisy audio take me longer to fix than the filming did, and heavy editors confuse me.”
Does it solve it?YesVendor site, read 9 Nov 2026: it offers one-click AI subtitles, background removal and noise reduction, and paid plans have no watermark or length cap. We did not install it.
The plan that fitsVideo Editor Plus, 55,95 € for one year, VAT included
The pain“My sites go down and I only hear about it from a customer.”
Does it solve it?YesVendor help centre: the free plan covers 50 monitors, status pages and the core check types, and it allows commercial use.
The plan that fitsFree plan, $0 (checks every 5 minutes)
The pain“A looping agent could burn through my card overnight before I notice.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 4 Nov 2026: usage is prepaid, requests stop when the balance hits zero, and there are no overages.
The plan that fitsFixed plan S, $20 a month paid as API credit; unused credit rolls over
The pain“Invoicing apps bill per seat, so the price climbs every time I add a person.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing FAQ, read 9 Oct 2026: team users are unlimited and included at no extra cost, on both plans.
The plan that fitsMonthly $9.99 or yearly $99.90; the trial lasts 3 days and needs no card
The pain“My accountant and I use different systems, so every filing means swapping files and chasing figures.”
Does it solve it?YesBuyer reports (GetApp UK, NerdWallet, Aug 2026): most UK accountants already know the platform, which makes handover easy.
The plan that fitsSole Trader Plus, £10 a month plus VAT at list price
The pain“I want to try invoicing software on real work before I put a card down.”
Does it solve it?YesOur test (7 Sep 2026): the 30-day trial asked only for an email address and a password, with no credit card.
The plan that fitsLite, $1 a month for the first year, then $23; five billable clients
The pain“My clients pay through platforms that won't send a normal bank transfer to my country.”
Does it solve it?YesBuyer reports (SourceForge, August 2026): reviewers name Fiverr, Amazon, Upwork and Airbnb as payers they could not otherwise collect from.
The plan that fitsReceiving account, free to open; the annual fee only applies if little money arrives
The pain“I sign contracts constantly but send only a few, and a team plan is more than I use.”
Does it solve it?PartlyPricing page, read 4 October 2026: signing is unlimited on every tier, but the Personal plan has one seat and no templates.
The plan that fitsPersonal, $10 a month billed yearly ($15 monthly), single seat
The pain“I retype the same two dozen replies and can't tell if a paid tool is worth it.”
Does it solve it?PartlyPricing page, read 9 October 2026: the free plan keeps 5 snippets active and allows one snippet swap every two weeks.
The plan that fitsFree, after the 30-day preview of paid features
The pain“My few clients get messages, invoices and files from me in separate places.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, re-verified 28 September 2026: Starter carries the CRM, branded client experience, messaging, billing, contracts, e-signature and file sharing, for 1 internal user and 50 active contacts.
The plan that fitsStarter, $29 a month billed yearly ($49 monthly)
The pain“I need a professional site on my own domain without learning a site builder.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 7 Nov 2026: the Website plan adds a custom domain (free for the first year), 100 AI credits a month, up to 10 launched projects and email and chat support.
The plan that fitsWebsite, $24 a month (check the monthly or yearly toggle at checkout); $1 for the first 7 days for new users
The pain“Finding a freelancer, agreeing terms and paying safely means chasing emails and invoices.”
Does it solve it?YesUpwork help articles, read 23 Oct 2026: clients post jobs, hire and pay freelancers on the platform, with fees taken from payments.
The plan that fitsBasic client plan, free until you pay a freelancer
The pain“I want rank tracking, a site crawl and competitor reports in one SEO tool, without a big contract.”
Does it solve it?YesPricing page, read 5 Nov 2026: Basic covers 1 domain, 100 keywords, 1,000 crawl pages and 3 competitors, and the 14-day trial needs no card.
The plan that fitsBasic, $49/mo or $470/yr (1 domain, 1 user, 100 keywords)
Some tools on this page have a free plan or trial; the card names the plan and its price as we read it on the vendor's page. Where a free tier exists but runs out quickly, the proof line says so.
48 of the 64 tools get a Yes for this kind of buyer. The rest get Partly, with the catch stated on the card.
Every verdict comes from the “Is it right for you?” block in our review of that tool, with the source and reading date in bold. How we review · Software for other kinds of business.