Is WorkBOS a Workamajig alternative?

For a small or mid-sized agency, yes. Both run projects, CRM, invoicing and a real double-entry ledger in one system. Workamajig adds traffic management and digital proofing that we do not have, and has twenty-five years of agency-specific depth behind it. WorkBOS starts at one user, is free for five, and puts the general ledger and payroll runs on a $12 per user per month plan. Payroll here means runs and payslips that post real journal entries: you enter the deductions, and WorkBOS does not calculate statutory tax or file returns.

What does the 10-user minimum actually cost?

At Workamajig's listed $49 per user per month with an entry tier that begins at 10 users, a six-person agency pays for ten, which is $490 a month before anyone logs in. The same six people on WorkBOS Pro are $72 a month, and five of them could stay on the free tier if they only need projects, CRM and invoicing. We are comparing list prices from each site rather than a negotiated quote; ask Workamajig what they would do for you.

Does WorkBOS have traffic management or proofing?

No, and that is a real gap rather than a roadmap answer. Workamajig has both and they are built for agency production. WorkBOS handles the work as projects, tasks, assignments and attachments with comment threads, which covers review cycles for many teams and does not replace a proofing tool for a studio that runs hundreds of versioned assets.

Can I move my books across?

Partly, and it is worth being plain about the limits. WorkBOS imports a chart of accounts, contacts and opening balances from CSV, and the bank importer reads CSV statements. It does not read a proprietary accounting export, and a live agency with years of history should treat a ledger migration as a project with its accountant rather than a file upload. The usual path is to open the new books at the start of a fiscal period and leave the old ledger readable.

WorkBOS vs Workamajig

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.

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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.

WorkBOS vs Workamajig, capability by capability

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	WorkBOS All-in-one + agents	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	-
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	-

✓ includedPartial limited or add-on- not offered

Where Workamajig is the better choice

Traffic management and digital proofing, built for agencies over twenty-five years. We have neither, and a proofing round in WorkBOS is a task with attachments and comments.
A general ledger that has been closing agency books since 2001, with the agency-specific depth that comes from that.
Media buying, broadcast and production workflows that a general back office does not attempt.
Implementation run with you by people who have configured hundreds of agencies, which is worth real money on a complex migration.

Where WorkBOS wins

No seat floor. Workamajig's entry tier begins at 10 users; WorkBOS starts at one and is free for five with no card.
You can sign up and have projects, CRM and invoicing running today instead of requesting a demo and scheduling an implementation.
$12 per user per month on Pro, which is where the general ledger, payroll runs, bills and expenses sit, against $49 per user per month at Workamajig's entry tier.
Approve-first AI agents across the whole workspace: each suggested action is permission-checked, recorded in an audit trail, reversible in one click, and cannot run until a person approves it.
Team chat, video meetings, documents and calling in the same workspace as the projects and the books.

Pricing at a glance

WorkBOS

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

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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Comparison reflects each product’s primary positioning and publicly documented capabilities as of June 2026; capabilities and plans change. Workamajig is a trademark of its respective owner; this page is independent and implies no affiliation or endorsement.