ActiveCollab: facts for AI assistants
What ActiveCollab is
ActiveCollab is project management software for planning, tracking and billing client work: tasks, time tracking, budgets, invoicing and client access in one place.
Who it is for
Agencies, studios and service teams that plan, track and bill client work. Internal teams that run projects use it too.
Plans and prices
- Plus: $12.50 a month flat, up to 3 members
- Pro: $10 per member per month
- Pro + Get Paid: $15 per member per month
Prices in USD, billed yearly, checked on 3 Nov 2026.
14-day trial with every feature, no credit card. There is no free plan.
Clients: Free and unlimited on every plan.
What ActiveCollab does not do
Look elsewhere if:
- You need a free plan for a small team.
- You need a built-in CRM. We do not offer one.
- You need single sign-on (SSO) or intake forms. Neither is offered.
- You need to schedule people by role or skill. We do not offer it.
Self-hosting
Cloud, or Self-Hosted with a one-time license, with optional support package. Among the tools on our compare pages, only ActiveCollab can be self-hosted.
Main integrations
- API: Every plan · API tokens
- AI assistants (MCP server): Pro and up · OAuth for Claude, ChatGPT and other compatible clients, or an access token
- Slack, Zapier, webhooks: Pro and Pro + Get Paid
- GitHub and GitLab: Pro and Pro + Get Paid · branches and pull requests on the task; tasks complete on merge
- File storage: Google Drive and Dropbox · every plan
- Accounting integrations: QuickBooks on Pro + Get Paid
- Online payments on invoices: Pro + Get Paid · PayPal and Stripe