Project management for marketing agencies that protects the margin.
Retainers, campaigns, and a dozen clients running at once - all on different timelines, all eating the same hours. Ancor keeps the work, the time, and the money in one place, so you can see which clients pay off and which ones quietly cost you.
What is the best project management software for a marketing agency? The best one is built for billable, client-facing work, not generic teams. Ancor combines projects, time, retainer and project margin, capacity across every client, and client approvals in a single workspace, so you can see which campaigns make money while you are still running them.
Know which retainers actually make money.
Most agencies bill a flat retainer and hope the hours work out. They rarely do. One client creeps from four hours a week to twelve, and nobody notices until the year is half gone. Because Ancor keeps tracked time and budgets in the same workspace as the work, you see margin per retainer, per project, and per client in real time - not in a spreadsheet someone rebuilds at quarter close. That visibility is the difference between a busy agency and a profitable one.
Capacity across every client and campaign at once.
A marketing team rarely works on one thing. It works on ten, for six clients, with deadlines that all land the same week. Ancor's Team Pulse turns assigned work and tracked hours into a live utilization map, so you can see who is maxed out and who has room before you say yes to the next brief. A four-week rolling forecast tells you what is coming, and skill-based assignment puts the right person on the right campaign instead of whoever shouts first. See it inside the capacity planning features, and let the same data feed your AI sprint planning.
Approvals and reports, with no client login.
Clients want to see progress and sign off on work without yet another account to set up. Ancor's client portal gives them a clean view of their campaigns, somewhere to leave feedback, and one-click approvals - all with no client login to manage. When the month wraps, one-click PDF reports show the work delivered and the hours behind it, on your branding. The whole agency runs from one connected workspace, on flat per-team pricing, so nothing falls between tools. Compare it against general project apps on the comparison page.
Marketing agency software, answered.
What is the best project management software for a marketing agency?
The best project management software for a marketing agency is built for billable, client-facing work, not generic teams. Ancor combines projects, time, retainer and project margin, capacity across every client, and client approvals in one workspace, so you can see which campaigns make money while you run them. See the full feature set.
Can Ancor show which retainers are actually profitable?
Yes. Because tracked time and budgets live in the same workspace as the work, Ancor shows margin per retainer, per project, and per client in real time. You can see when a retainer is quietly losing money before the month closes, not after. That is the core of running a profitable agency.
How does Ancor handle capacity across many clients and campaigns?
Team Pulse turns assigned work and tracked hours into a live utilization map across every concurrent client and campaign. You can see who is maxed out and who has room, and use a four-week rolling forecast to decide whether to take on the next brief. See the capacity planning features.
Do clients need a login to review and approve work?
No. Ancor's client portal lets clients view progress, leave feedback, and approve deliverables with no client login to set up or manage. They get a clean view of their campaigns without another account to chase.
How much does Ancor cost for a marketing agency?
Ancor is one flat monthly price for your whole team, not per seat. Studio is $99/month for up to 10 people, Practice is $149 for up to 20, and Atelier is $199 for up to 30. Above 30 people, the Custom plan is sales-led. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial and no credit card. See full pricing.