Function Point covers the whole agency back office. Ancor covers the part that leaks margin.
Function Point has served creative agencies since 1997 and covers CRM and estimating through to financials and reporting. Ancor is newer and narrower: it focuses on capacity, hours, client approvals and live project margin, at a flat price per team.
Last reviewed: October 2026
How does Ancor compare with Function Point?
Function Point is a long-established all-in-one agency management system for creative agencies, covering CRM and estimating, project and resource management, client collaboration, agency financials with a QuickBooks integration, and business reporting. It is priced per user, with an onboarding fee for new customers. Ancor is the lighter, newer option for 5 to 30 person agencies: one flat monthly price per team, a 14-day trial with no card, live project margin with a warning below target, and client approvals pinned to the exact version.
A full back office, or a focused operating view.
All-in-one, since 1997
Built for creative, design, advertising, PR, production, digital and in-house agencies. Six modules from CRM and estimating through financials and reporting, with a QuickBooks integration. Starts with a demo, priced per user, with an onboarding fee.
Focused, flat-price, self-serve
For agencies of 5 to 30 people that want capacity, trustworthy hours, client approvals and live margin without a back-office rollout. Start a trial yourself, one price per team.
Line by line, from their own published pages.
| Capability | Function Point | Ancor |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per user per month, plus an onboarding fee for new customers | Flat price per team, by team size |
| How you start | Book a demo | 14-day self-serve trial, no card |
| CRM and estimating | Yes, a CRM and estimating module | AI Planner drafts estimates from a brief and your past work |
| Resource management | Yes, utilisation and workload forecasting | Yes, capacity in hours, four weeks ahead |
| Client collaboration | Client portals | Portal with no client login, approvals pinned to a version |
| Financials | Expenses, invoicing, QuickBooks integration | GST invoices drafted from delivered work; books stay in your accounting tool |
| Check on how far timesheets can be trusted | Not something it advertises | Logging lag and whole-hour rounding per person |
Competitor details from their public website, checked October 2026. Plans and features change, so check their site for the latest.
Six real differences. Not marketing ones.
One price per team
Ancor charges one flat monthly price by team size, not per seat. Studio is ₹9,999 a month for up to 10 people, Practice ₹14,999 for up to 20 and Atelier ₹19,999 for up to 30, or $99, $149 and $199 in US dollars, with a Custom plan above 30. Adding a person inside your tier costs nothing.
Estimates from your own work
Paste a brief and the AI Planner drafts phases, tasks, hours, a suggested team and a margin estimate from what your own team has delivered before.
Hours you can trust
Ancor checks the timesheet itself: how late entries are logged, how many are whole hours, and how many finished tasks have no time. Function Point reports on hours. Ancor also tells you how far to trust them.
Approvals pinned to a version
Clients approve in a portal with no account, and every approval is tied to the exact version they saw, with numbered rounds.
Live margin with a warning
Projected margin updates as hours are logged, with a warning when a project is heading below your target.
Start without a sales call
A 14-day trial with no card, CSV and Slack import, and live onboarding. Built for a 5 to 30 person team to adopt without a rollout project.
Be honest about fit. Sometimes it is them.
- You want CRM, estimating, expenses and accounting sync in one long-established system and are ready for a guided rollout.
- Your accounts run on QuickBooks and a built-in integration with it matters to you.
- You value decades of agency-specific track record over a newer product. Ancor was founded in 2026.
Switching from Function Point. The questions worth asking first.
Is Ancor a good Function Point alternative?
For agencies of 5 to 30 people that mainly need capacity, trustworthy hours, client approvals and live project margin, yes, at a flat price per team. If you need a full back office with CRM, expenses and QuickBooks sync, Function Point covers more ground.
How is Ancor priced compared with Function Point?
Function Point publishes per-user pricing and charges an onboarding fee for new customers. Ancor is priced per team: Studio is ₹9,999 a month for up to 10 people, Practice ₹14,999 for up to 20 and Atelier ₹19,999 for up to 30, or $99, $149 and $199 in US dollars, with a Custom plan above 30.
Can I try Ancor without a sales call?
Yes. The 14-day trial is self-serve and needs no card. You can also book a demo if you would rather be walked through it.
Is Ancor an accounting system?
No. Ancor drafts invoices from delivered work, including GST invoices for Indian agencies, and tracks what is owed. Your books stay in your accounting software.