17hats is a solid solo CRM for photographers and freelancers. But the moment you need real books, a team, or a client portal — you’re back to duct-taping tools together. FIRMA was built to grow past that ceiling.
Still no team access, no multi-entity, no portal.
Books, banking, portal, team — all included.
| Feature | FIRMA | 17hats |
|---|---|---|
| Client Proposals & Packages | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contract E-signatures | ✓ | ✓ |
| Questionnaires & Intake Forms | ✓ | ✓ |
| Appointment Scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Invoicing & Online Payments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Project / Task Management | ✓ | ✓ |
| White-label Client Portal | ✓ | — |
| Full Double-Entry Accounting | ✓ | — |
| P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow | ✓ | — |
| Bank Reconciliation (Plaid) | ✓ | — |
| Journal Entries & Audit Trail | ✓ | — |
| Tax-Ready Financial Reports | ✓ | — |
| Multi-entity (Multiplace) | ✓ | — |
| Team & Multi-user Support | ✓ | — |
| HIPAA BAA available | ✓ | — |
| Internal Docs & Team Wiki | ✓ | — |
| Nova AI (journal-entry drafting) | ✓ | — |
17hats pricing: Essentials $45/mo · Standard $60/mo · Premier $80/mo (solo plans only)
17hats is designed for one person. FIRMA is designed to scale.
No multi-user access in 17hats. With FIRMA, add a team member, assign roles, and keep your finances separate from their view.
17hats has no multi-entity support. FIRMA’s Multiplace module lets you run separate books, separate portals, same login.
You’ll export from 17hats and import into QuickBooks every year. With FIRMA, your books are already there — tax-ready, always.
We import your clients, contracts, and invoices. Nothing gets lost.
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