PSA software for small business

Keep every team, project and margin in view as your firm grows

Magnetic connects pipeline, delivery, resourcing, and financials in one platform, giving you a real-time view of capacity, performance, and margin across your business.

Profitability dashboard showing average margin 29%, margin 48,750, total billing 996,000, and hours cost 573,500 with chart.
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Magnetic pipeline forecast dashboard showing sales data, new vs. more business stats, and sales funnel probabilities.
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How small firms operate

Proposals sit in an inbox. Hours sit in a spreadsheet. Nobody is quite sure who is free until someone asks around. It works until the team outgrows it. The is a better way to run it.

Spread across email, spreadsheets and memory

Scattered project information across client briefs, cost estimates, project status, timesheets and reports, connected by Slack, email, chat messages and a voice note.

The better Magnetic way

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Everything a growing firm needs, run from one system

Manage new business, project delivery, team time and billing from one connected platform.

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Keep every opportunity moving

Track leads, proposals and expected revenue from the first conversation through to a signed project and what is likely to close

Pre-sales cost tracking in Magnetic
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CRM & Sales pipeline
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Proposal and quote management
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Revenue forecasting
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Quote-to-project conversion

Pipeline

Forecast revenue with greater confidence

Magnetic applies a probability weighting to every opportunity, giving you a more realistic view of expected revenue. Filter the forecast by month, client or owner without rebuilding it in a spreadsheet.

Project view in Magnetic

Over servicing

Catch over-servicing before it costs you

See how actual time compares with scope while the work is still underway. Magnetic alerts your team when a project is approaching its budget, giving you time to adjust delivery, speak to the client or review the scope.

Timesheet view in Magnetic

Reporting

See where growth is coming from

Compare revenue from new clients with growth from existing accounts. Give account teams a clear view of the value they are creating and where stronger client relationships are driving more work.

Margin protection view in Magnetic

Billing

Keep unbilled work visible

See the value of completed work that has not yet been invoiced, broken down by client. Track WIP across fixed-fee, percentage-complete and time-and-materials billing, so account and finance teams know what is ready to bill.

Reporting dashboard in Magnetic

👋 See your agency's margins before month-end

Join more that 200 agencies and professional services firms using Magnetic to improve visibility, protect profitability and manage growth with greater control.

How Magnetic compares with other tools for small businesses

Magnetic gives small professional services firms the connected capabilities of a PSA platform without the complexity of an enterprise system.

MagneticSpreadsheetsGeneric project  toolsSeparate time and invoicing tools
CRM and delivery in one system
Connected in one system
Manual & disconnected
Usually not included
Not included
Time-to-invoice connection
Direct
Manual re-entry
Not included
Split across two systems
Project margin visibility
Visible in real-time
Calculated afterwards
Not tracked
Limited
Team availability visibility
Built-in
Manually maintained
Basic task allocation
Not included
Setup and implementation
Days
No setup, but no structure
Days
Two systems to configure
Fit for a 5-25 person firm
Built for growing teams
Low cost, high admin
Affordable, but incomplete
Multiple subscriptions
Protect project margin

See which projects are making money while there is still time to act

Waiting until month-end to understand project performance is too late. Magnetic connects budgets, time and project costs so you can see how each job is performing as the work progresses

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Compare budgeted and actual costs on every project
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See project-level margin without building a separate report
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Identify projects using more hours than planned
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Keep delivery and financial information connected
Magnetic resourcing
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Invoice with less admin

Turn approved time and expenses into an invoice

Stop rebuilding invoices from timesheets, spreadsheets and email threads. Magnetic uses the information already captured against the project to help your team invoice accurately and sooner.

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Pull time and expenses directly into draft invoices
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Manage fixed-fee, hourly and retainer work
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Reduce errors causes by manual re-entry
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Keep invoice values connected to the work delivered
Plan work with confidence

See availability before committing to a deadline

See current workloads, and upcoming bookings across the team before agreeing to a new start date.

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View capacity across every person and week
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Identify overbooked team members early
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Allocate new work based on actual availability
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Reduce clashes up across concurrent projects
Magnetic resourcing
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Built for easy adoption

One system your team can use from the start

Magnetic fits into the daily flow of project work, tasks, time, budgets and delivery information sit together, making the system easier to maintain without adding a dedicated administrator.

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One login for sales, projects, time and invoicing
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Log time from the work your team is already managing
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Keep project and financial information together
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Get started in days rather than months
Go deeper on small-business fit

Spend less time managing systems and more time delivering great work

Connecting pipeline, delivery, time and invoicing, gives a small team the operational control to take on more work, without adding more admin.

Less billing admin

Build invoices from approved project time and expenses instead of collecting information from several different places.

Better margin visibility

See how projects are performing while they are active, rather than waiting for reports after the work is finished.

More confident planning

Check workloads and availability before confirming new work or promisiing a delivery date.

One clear view

Give founders and team leads one place to check pipeline, projects, time, budgets and billing

Customer story

How Live Communications keeps every job visible in one place

Billy Einkamerer, Managing Director at Exonic Solutions
Jennifer ferreira
Director, Live Communications
"Managing jobs, keeping on top of tasks, and navigating the system is simple, saving us time and giving us clarity."
Live Communications is a brand experience agency managing multiple client jobs, deadlines and deliverables. With Magnetic the team can manage project activity and delivery information in one place, making it easier to keep work organised, and maintain a clear view across active jobs.
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integrations

Works with the tools you already use

Magnetic syncs with your finance, calendar and communication tools, so your data stays connected. No manual exports, no end-of-month guesswork.

Xero
Accounting
Slack
Productivity
Sage
Accounting
Google Calendar
Productivity
Zapier
Automation
Xero
Accounting
Slack
Productivity
Sage
Accounting
Google Calendar
Productivity
Zapier
Automation
Quickbooks
Accounting
Campaign montor
Marketing
Ziflow
Approvals
Outlook
Productivity
Pastel
Accounting
Campaign monitor
Marketing
Ziflow
Approvals
Outlook
Productivity
Pastel
Accounting
Timeboost
Productivity
Web lead capture
Markering
Xero
Accounting
Slack
Productivity
Campaign monitor
Marketing
Timeboost
Productivity
Web lead capture
Marketing
Xero
Accounting
Slack
productivity
Campaign monitor
Marketing

…and 400+ more apps through Zapier.

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Loved by growing PSA firms globally

From creative agencies, to branding and production houses, Magnetic is the platform of choice for small professional services.

4.5/5 on G2 & Capterra

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When should a small business move beyond spreadsheets?
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The right time is usually when your spreadsheets can no longer give you a quick, reliable answer to questions such as: Is this project profitable? Who has capacity next week? Which hours can we invoice? What work is likely to close? A connected PSA platform becomes valuable when answering these questions requires checking several systems or manually reconciling information.

Is PSA Software too complex for a small team?
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Some PSA systems are designed for large enterprises and require lengthy implementation projects. Magnetic is built for growing professional services firms with a simpler setup.

Can Magnetic replace separate CRM, project, time-tracking tools?
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Yes. Magnetic combines CRM, project management, time tracking, resource planning and invoicing in one platform, reducing the number of systems your team needs to maintain.

Is there a minimum number of users?
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Magnetic Essentials and Pro plans have a five-user minimum. See Magnetic Pricing for details.

Can Magnetic support the business as it grows?
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Yes! You can continue using the same platform as your team, client base and project portfolio expand. More advanced reporting, automation and planning capabilities are available as your operational needs develop.

Run your service business from one connected system

Bring pipeline, projects, time, capacity and invoicing together in Magnetic. Start free and see how it fits the way your team already works.

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