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startbuddi vs Moxie: an honest comparison

Moxie is business software for freelancers, covering clients, projects, proposals and contracts, invoices, time tracking, forms, a sales pipeline and meeting schedulers, with a white-label client portal and automations on its Pro plan; startbuddi covers the same client work alongside a shared inbox, marketing, bookings with deposits and Paystack payments, so pick Moxie for its low solo price, integrations and mobile app, and startbuddi if you want client work and customer conversations in one place with a free plan to start.

We make startbuddi, so we're biased. We've tried to be fair: we list where Moxie is stronger, every fact about Moxie links to its source, and anything we couldn't confirm on their own site is marked "not published". Checked in September 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.
startbuddi

startbuddi is best for

Freelancers and small teams who want client work, bookings, invoices and an inbox together

Moxie logoMoxie

Moxie is best for

Solo freelancers who want clients, projects, invoices and time tracking at a low monthly price

At a glance

Best for
startbuddiFreelancers and small teams who want client work, bookings, invoices and an inbox together
MoxieSolo freelancers who want clients, projects, invoices and time tracking at a low monthly price
Free plan
startbuddiYes, the Free plan
MoxieNone on the published plans
First paid plan
startbuddiStarter, $29 a month
MoxieStarter, $10 USD per month, $120 charged annually ($12 billed monthly)
Checked
startbuddiPrice book, October 2026
MoxieSeptember 2026

Where each one is stronger

The short version. Moxie first, because it does some things better than we do.

Moxie logoMoxie is stronger at

Low solo priceMoxie's Starter plan covers clients, projects, invoices, proposals, contracts, time tracking, forms and schedulers, with monthly billing and no annual lock-in.
Integrations and APIPro adds Zapier, Make, webhooks, a public API and a QuickBooks integration; startbuddi's API is not available yet and it has no QuickBooks sync.
Two-way calendar syncMoxie reads Google Calendar, Outlook, iCloud and CalDAV so changes show in your availability, and adds Zoom or Google Meet links to bookings.
Mobile appMoxie has apps for iOS and Android; startbuddi is web only.

startbuddi is stronger at

Free planyou can start on startbuddi's Free plan with bookings, a form, invoicing and contacts; Moxie offers a 14-day trial.
Client portals and automations without the top tierportals and Automations are on every paid plan, where Moxie keeps both on Pro and Teams.
Customer conversations in one inboxWhatsApp, email, SMS, website chat, Instagram and Facebook messages sit on the same client record as invoices and deals.
Paystack for African paymentsclients pay invoices and booking deposits by card, bank transfer or USSD through Paystack, or by card through Stripe.
Marketing on the same contact listemail, WhatsApp and SMS campaigns on paid plans use the contacts your forms and bookings collect.

Feature by feature

Each Moxie value links to where we found it. Anything their site doesn't state is marked "not published".

startbuddi and Moxie, feature by feature
FeaturestartbuddiMoxie
Free planFree: 1 seat, 250 contacts, 5 invoices a month Yes 14-day free trialSource (opens in a new tab)
Client records Yes YesSource (opens in a new tab)
Proposals, quotes and contractsOne built-in proposal template; contracts signed on startbuddi's signing page Yes YesSource (opens in a new tab)
Invoices and online paymentsMoxie lists cards, PayPal or ACH in 81+ currencies Paystack, Stripe Stripe, PayPalSource (opens in a new tab)
Time trackingBillable hours tracked; no one-click time-to-invoice Yes YesSource (opens in a new tab)
SchedulingBooking pages with deposits on every plan Yes YesSource (opens in a new tab)
Calendar syncPushes bookings to Google or Outlook; doesn't read busy times One-way push Google, Outlook, iCloud, CalDAVSource (opens in a new tab)
Client portalFree lets you build and preview a portal, not invite clients Paid plans Pro plan and upSource (opens in a new tab)
Workflow automations Starter plan and up Pro plan and upSource (opens in a new tab)
Sales pipeline Yes YesSource (opens in a new tab)
Zapier, Make and public APINo public API yet No Pro plan and upSource (opens in a new tab)
Mobile app Web only IOS and AndroidSource (opens in a new tab)

What each one looks like

Real screens, captured by us or taken from the official press kit, each dated.

startbuddi: Deals on the sales pipeline
startbuddi · Deals on the sales pipeline. Captured from our own account, personal details blurred.
startbuddi: Contacts with their full history
startbuddi · Contacts with their full history. Captured from our own account, personal details blurred.
startbuddi: One inbox for email, WhatsApp and chat
startbuddi · One inbox for email, WhatsApp and chat. Captured from our own account, personal details blurred.

Moxie's own screens are on Moxie's website. We don't show another company's product without a dated capture from a trial or its press kit.

Pricing side by side

List prices as each company publishes them. We never convert currencies.

See startbuddi pricing

startbuddi

  • FreeFree
  • Starter$29 a month
  • Growth$79 a month
  • Scale$199 a month

Prices in US dollars, billed monthly. From our pricing page, updated 3 Oct 2026.

Moxie logoMoxie

Checked in September 2026. Check Moxie's site for current plans.

Switching from Moxie

What moving across involves.

  1. Get your clients out of MoxieCheck Moxie's help centre for how to export your clients to a CSV file, then open it in a spreadsheet to tidy the columns.
  2. Import your clients as contactsIn startbuddi, go to Customers → Contacts → Import, upload the CSV, map the columns and review before importing.
  3. Rebuild proposals, contracts and formsRecreate proposals and contracts in Money Manager and your intake forms in Forms. There's no automatic importer for Moxie templates or projects.
  4. Set up projects, bookings and portalsCreate projects in Work, add your meeting types in Bookings, then add a client portal for each active client and invite them by email link.

Sources

Checked in September 2026. startbuddi prices come from our own price book. Moxie's website.

Questions people ask

Does Moxie have a free plan?

No. Moxie offers a 14-day free trial, then Starter, Pro or Teams, paid monthly or annually. It also mentions location-based and need-based scholarships.

Can startbuddi turn tracked time into an invoice?

Not in one click yet. Time tracking in Work records billable hours and their value, and you add them to an invoice in Money Manager yourself.

Does startbuddi sync with my calendar both ways?

No. Confirmed bookings are pushed to Google or Outlook, but startbuddi doesn't read busy times from your calendar.

Does startbuddi have a mobile app?

Not a native one. It is a web app that works in a phone's browser, while Moxie has iOS and Android apps.

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