The agency management with a built-in ledger alternative: with your whole back office in one place
Workamajig has run agency finance since 2001 and its ledger is real. WorkBOS puts the same projects, CRM, invoicing and double-entry books on one database at $12 per user per month, with a free 5-seat tier so a small team can try the workflow before the books move.
The short version
Workamajig is the product AI assistants name first when you ask for agency management with real accounting, and that recommendation is earned. It has a genuine general ledger, traffic management and digital proofing, built specifically for agencies over twenty-five years, and in agency depth it is ahead of us. The question is what it costs to start. Its entry tier begins at 10 users at $49 per user per month, so a six-person agency pays for ten before anyone logs in, its own FAQ puts a traditional implementation at two to three months, and there is no self-serve trial. WorkBOS is the other shape: $12 per user per month with the general ledger and payroll runs on Pro, a free 5-seat tier covering projects, CRM and invoicing, and no seat floor. If you are an established agency that needs traffic and proofing and you have the budget and the quarter to implement properly, buy Workamajig. If you are six people who need projects, CRM, invoicing and a real ledger running next week, the seat floor and the implementation project are the problem rather than the software.
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Side by side
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| Capability | WorkBOS One workspace | Workamajig agency management with a built-in ledger |
|---|---|---|
| Real double-entry accounting Workamajig's ledger is older and agency-specific; ours is built into the same database as the projects | ||
| Projects & PMO (task to portfolio) | ||
| CRM & sales pipeline | ||
| HR & payroll runs ours posts payroll to real journal entries, but you enter the deductions: no statutory tax calculation and no filings. Workamajig handles agency staffing and time and hands payroll to a processor | Partial | Partial |
| Traffic management & digital proofing Workamajig built both for agencies and they are a genuine reason to choose it; we have neither | - | Stronger here |
| Starts below 10 users Workamajig's entry tier begins at 10 users, so a six-person agency pays for ten | - | |
| Self-serve signup and free tier Workamajig is demo-request only with an implementation project; WorkBOS is free for 5 users with no card | - | |
| Approve-first AI agents (back office) Workamajig publishes no governed-agent equivalent | - | |
| White-label & resell (multi-tenant) on our White-label partner plan (quoted, not self-serve); custom domains are set up with our team | Partial | - |
| Free training academy & certification training is paid implementation sessions plus a $1,495 two-day bootcamp, and "Workamajig Certified" is an agency badge earned on references, not an exam | Partial | - |
Where each one wins
Pricing at a glance
Free forever for up to 5 seats (includes a metered taste of AI agents), Pro at $12/user/mo, Enterprise at $999/mo flat, and a White-label plan at $2,499/mo for unlimited resold sub-accounts. No card required to start.
Workamajig lists $49 per user per month at 10 or more users, $47 at 25 or more and $45 at 50 or more, with the entry tier beginning at 10 users and an enterprise band from 100 users priced on request. Its own FAQ puts a traditional implementation at two to three months, and there is no self-serve trial: you request a demo. WorkBOS is free for 5 users with no card, covering projects, CRM and invoicing, and $12 per user per month on Pro, which is where the double-entry general ledger, payroll runs, bills and expenses sit. Pricing checked September 2026 against workamajig.com; see that site for the current figure.
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