Scope agreements, generated for you
Accept a proposal and its line items become a scope agreement on the project. “Just one more thing” turns into a billable change order, not unpaid work.
The operating system for your creative businessGet paid for
Get paid for
everything you do.
Unbilled hours, scope creep, and late invoices quietly drain what you earn. Tideway runs the business so what you make is what you keep.
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The work gets done. The money doesn't all show up.
Unbilled hours
Worked time never makes it onto the invoice.
Tracked time flows straight to billing.
Scope creep
“Just one more thing” becomes unpaid work.
Scope Shield makes it a billable change order.
Late invoices
Invoices sit unpaid while you do the chasing.
Auto-reminders chase them, so nothing slips.
Blind margin
No idea which clients pay off, which cost you.
True profit — a live P&L per client.
Replaces your whole stack.
From $90+ a month across six logins to $12 — one tool that actually talks to itself.
Run the whole business from one place that talks to itself.
Invoicing, profit, projects, and a built-in AI that does the admin. Watch it work.
Invoicing & finances
Get paid, without chasing.
Branded invoices with Stripe pay links
Recurring billing for retainers
A/R aging so nothing slips overdue
ReplacesBonsaiQuickBooks
Invoices
AllSentOverduePaid
INV-016 · Riley & Co.Overdue$5,800
INV-018 · Acme Co.Partial$3,000
INV-015 · Walker & Assoc.Paid$5,400
INV-019 · NorthwindDraft$2,400
Analytics
Know which clients pay off.
Profit & loss per project and client
Revenue, margin, and utilization
See real margin, not just revenue
This year
Revenue
$142.8k
+12%
Avg margin
61%
healthy
Avg rate
$145
+8%
Acme Co.68% margin
TechStart45% margin
Catalyst82% margin
Practical AI
Just ask. It already knows.
Ask in plain English, answered from your data
One tap to act: draft the email, open the view
Drafts reminders and flags drifting projects
What's overdue?
1 overdue invoice, $5,800 total. Want me to send a reminder?
INV-016 · Riley & Co.due 12 days ago$5,800
Draft reminderWhat should I focus on today?Revenue this month?
Only in Tideway
The parts nobody else gets right.
Know which clients actually pay off
P&L at the project and client level, after time and expenses. You see real margin, not just revenue, and which relationships are worth keeping.
AI that does the admin, not a chatbot
It drafts payment reminders and follow-ups, flags projects drifting off track, and answers from your live data. Specific actions, one tap each.
The System
Explore the systemEverything in one place.
Tideway brings your projects, finances, and clients together—so you can spend less time managing and more time making.
Production
Plan, schedule, and track every project. From first inquiry to final delivery.
ExploreOperations
Manage income, invoices, and expenses—and always know where you stand.
ExploreClients
Share updates, collect feedback, and give clients a polished experience.
ExploreKnowledge
Save templates, processes, and lessons so every project gets easier.
ExploreFrom first call to final delivery.
Tideway connects every part of your workflow so nothing slips through the cracks—even when it's just you.
01
Plan
Scope the work, send estimates, and set timelines with confidence.
02
Produce
Keep tasks, files, and deadlines organized in one place.
03
Deliver
Share work, collect feedback, and get sign-off faster.
04
Analyze
See what you earned, where time went, and what's worth repeating.
One system.
Every kind of work.
For designers
Keep every project moving without the busywork.
See every project status at a glance
Send estimates and invoices in minutes
Collect feedback and approvals in one place
Yes, it does that too.
It covers the entire back office—the parts you'd usually bolt on a year in are already here.
Time tracking
Start a timer or log hours against any project. Billable totals roll into invoices.
Proposals & contracts
Build, send, and get sign-off in one flow. Accepted proposals become projects.
Client portal
A branded space where clients review files, approve work, and pay. Included on every plan, no per-client fees, and nothing for them to sign up for.
Expense tracking
Capture costs, tag them to a project, and watch true margin instead of guessing it.
Team collaboration
Bring collaborators into a project with the right access. Everyone sees one truth.
File management
Drafts, deliverables, and approvals live next to the project they belong to.
Reporting & insights
Revenue, utilization, and pipeline: how the business is really doing.
Repeating templates
Save a project's shape (phases, tasks, invoice schedule) and reuse it in one click.
Insights for independent creatives.
Real stories, frameworks, and lessons from people building a business of one.
Start free. Upgrade when it pays off.
Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial, no credit card required. Pick monthly, or save two months with annual billing.
Base
$12/ mo
Billed $144/yr
Everything you need to run your business solo and get paid.
15 active projects
30 contacts
20 GB file storage
Invoicing + Stripe pay links
Time tracking + Kanban boards
Expense tracking
Proposals + client portal
Calendar, notes & files
Tideway AI assistant built in
P&L analytics + reports
CRM pipeline
Scope Shield agreements
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Pro
$23/ mo
Billed $276/yr
Unlimited everything. Know exactly what you actually earn.
Unlimited projects
Unlimited contacts
100 GB file storage
Everything in Base
Recurring invoices + branding
P&L analytics + reports
CRM pipeline
Scope Shield agreements
File approvals + comments
Quiet intelligence & risk alerts
Need more space? Add storage to any paid plan from $4/mo. Fixed packs, no surprise overage bills.
Running a team? Team plans with seats, roles, and shared analytics are in the works. Read the team FAQ →
The honest answers.
No. Clients open a single private link to your portal: they see project status, invoices, and files, and can pay via Stripe without signing up for anything. It looks like your studio, not Tideway.
Yes, whatever you run today. CSV import for contacts, projects, and invoices works from any tool, and we offer hands-on help migrating so nothing gets lost in the move.
Tideway is launching soon in beta. Join the waitlist and we'll email you the moment it goes live, so you're among the first in. Then you can start free for 14 days, no credit card.
Yes. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial, no credit card to start. Try the full product, and if it's not for you, nothing happens when the trial ends.
Yes. Tideway runs on PostgreSQL with row-level security, encrypted in transit and at rest. You own your data, export everything to CSV or PDF anytime. GDPR-aligned.
Yes, it's a real model, built right into Tideway — no API keys, no setup. It answers from your live projects, invoices, and clients in plain language and hands you one tap to act. Your data stays yours: it's never used to train any model, and you can turn Tideway AI off anytime, with the rest of Tideway working exactly the same.
Tideway is built for solo creatives today, and a Teams plan is on the way — team members and roles, shared time tracking and analytics, internal messaging, and a fully white-labeled client portal. Join the waitlist and mention your team size, and we'll keep you posted as it rolls out.
Still have a question?Email support@tideway.co
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Isolated per account
Row-level security means no one else can see your data
Encrypted, always
In transit and at rest, across the database and backups
Never trains AI
Your work is never sold or used to train AI models
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Full export anytime, and delete everything in a click
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By people who freelance.
Tideway is being created by independent creatives who know the weight you carry—and what it takes to do great work on your own.
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