Consolidate Your Agency Tool Stack

Most agencies run CRM in one app, projects in another, time in a third, invoicing in a fourth, and Upwork in a fifth tab. Corcava replaces that sprawl with one workspace — one client record from lead to invoice.

No credit card required · $9/user/month, all features included

The five-tool agency tax

Context switching isn’t just annoying — it loses data at every handoff. Deal scope stays in the CRM; hours live in the timer; invoices retype both. Nobody can answer “did we make money on Client X?” without a spreadsheet merge.

CRM only

Pipeline ends at “won” — delivery starts blind.

PM only

Tasks without bill rates or invoice trail.

Timer only

Hours disconnected from deals and invoices.

Invoicing only

Retypes hours someone already tracked elsewhere.

Upwork dashboard

Platform half of the business invisible to the rest.

Spreadsheet glue

Monthly reconciliation nobody has time to maintain.

Worked example: six people, four SaaS bills + Upwork silo

Northwind Digital — six billable staff, hybrid Upwork + direct clients:

Before (four paid tools + Upwork)

  • Pipedrive — CRM ($588/mo at 6 seats)
  • Asana — delivery ($660/mo)
  • Toggl — time ($648/mo)
  • FreshBooks — invoicing ($300/mo)
  • Upwork — platform half managed separately (no line-item SaaS fee)

~$2,196/mo in SaaS + Upwork silo + admin hours merging exports

After (Corcava)

  • One workspace — CRM, projects, time, invoicing
  • Upwork sync for platform contracts
  • Spent vs billed in Reports; Project Finances ledger
  • One login, one margin picture

$54/mo at 6 users ($9/user) + fewer handoffs

Model your own stack: replace-multiple-tools TCO calculator. Read the economics: hidden costs of tool sprawl.

What consolidation looks like in Corcava

Lead to invoice on one record — see the 8-stage workflow guide
Hybrid Upwork + directmigration checklist
Agency marginquote-time calculator + in-app spent vs billed
Full commercial overviewagency management

Replace the stack — keep the workflows

Run the calculator, then trial the consolidated workspace.