Comparing Ignition vs Anchor in 2025

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Why 8,000+ customers trust Ignition over Anchor

"We’ve doubled our revenue growth and slashed proposal time by 83% with Ignition. So if you’re looking to scale your firm more efficiently and profitably, you need Ignition. Ignition is our top, and most trusted choice."

Michael Ly

Co-founder and CEO, Reconciled
"Ignition is the #1 app I recommend for firms looking to scale. It automates client onboarding, payments, and pricing, ensuring you get paid faster. With deep integrations and bulk automation, it’s built for growth."

Eric Green

Founder @ Tax Rep Network
"By adopting Ignition and implementing our subscription-based pricing model, we boosted our revenue by 18.88% in just 6 months!"

Dawn W. Brolin

CPA, CFE, Owner, Powerful Accounting

Ignition’s advanced functionality outperforms Anchor

Ignition vs Anchor
	Ignition	Anchor
Proposals automation
Billing & payments automation
Pre-built proposal templates
Bulk proposals and renewals
Bulk price increases
Auto-import invoices & services
AI-powered service descriptions
Fast ACH payments
Direct integrations	8	4

What sets Ignition apart from Anchor

: Pre-built proposal templates include recommended services and pricing. When it's time to renew engagements, apply bulk price increases.
: Send proposals in bulk to multiple clients instantly with time-saving templates and advanced automation.
: Integrate with QuickBooks Online, Gusto, ProConnect, Karbon, Xero and more to improve your firm’s overall efficiency.
: Import recurring invoices from QuickBooks Online and automatically convert them into draft proposals to save time.
: Ignition is trusted by 8,000+ customers. Firms see 24% ave. revenue growth in the first year, with 91% of payments collected automatically.

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Frequently asked questions

Ignition is an all-in-one platform that helps businesses manage contracts, automate billing, and collect payments securely. It streamlines workflows, ensuring you save time and get paid faster.

Ignition offers advanced functionality to transform your firm’s sales, billing and proposals processes. This includes pre-built proposal templates created by top accounting industry experts, including Ryan Lazanis, Eric Green and Dawn Brolin, to help give your firm a competitive edge.

Ignition’s advanced proposal automation also includes bulk proposals and renewals, as well as bulk auto-price increases - ideal for firms that are engaging hundreds if not thousands of clients at any one time. Getting started with Ignition is also easier with our advanced QuickBooks Online and Xero integrations, allowing you to import clients, invoices and services for faster set up.

Ignition is a trusted platform that’s been in the market for 12+ years serving 8,000 customers globally. We’re a 5-star rated app with multiple award wins, including Accounting Today’s top new product for two consecutive years in a row.

Ignition was purpose-built by an ex-accounting firm owner to help professional services businesses scale more efficiently. Since our inception, Ignition has helped customers engage 1.9m+ clients and process more than 11.6m+ payments—making us the safest bet if you’re looking for a long-term technology partner.

Yes, Ignition uses industry-standard encryption and security protocols to keep your contracts, client data, and payment information secure. Ignition partners with well-renowned payment provider, Stripe to power it’s payment platform.

Yes, Ignition offers more app integrations, including Gusto, Xero, XPM, ProConnect and Slack - with additional integrations planned in 2025 with Wolter Kluwers CCH Axcess and Thomson Reuters Onvio. These integrations enable automated workflows, improving overall efficiency for your team.

Ignition has direct integrations with Gusto, QuickBooks Online, Karbon, ProConnect, Slack, Xero and more. Through our Zapier integration, Ignition can also connect with over 7,000 apps, including Hubspot, Financial Cents, Typeform and more, providing endless possibilities to automate your workflows and scale your business.

Ignition offers a monthly or annual software subscription (starting from $39 p/m when billed annually), plus charges for payment transaction fees. While Anchor does not charge for the software subscription, it charges $5 per payment received + transactions fees. Both Ignition and Anchor offer the option to pass on credit card payment fees to clients.

While ‘free’ software can be alluring, Anchor’s $5 per payment cost can quickly add up for scaling firms invoicing a high volume of clients per month. For example, Ignition’s Solo plan will cost your firm $39 per month (if billed annually) to manage agreements and payments for up to 20 clients, with no transaction fees if passing credit card surcharges to clients. If you compare that to Anchor’s $5 per payment received, you could be charged up to $100 per month if you collect payments from 20 clients.