Clientia for web studios

Build sites. Let Clientia manage what surrounds them.

Web studios sell more than code — they sell ongoing relationships: retainers, maintenance agreements, software licenses, and hosting. Clientia manages the infrastructure of those relationships so your team can focus on the work.

No per-seat pricing·14-day free trial·EU & US data residency
WS
Northbridge & Co.
Retainer client · since 2024
healthy
ContractMSA · signed
Live
RetainerMonthly · auto-collected
On time
RenewalFlagged at 60 days
58 days
PortalOn your domain
Branded
one record · one source of truth
The friction

What most web studios live with.

  1. 01

    License seats sold but not tracked

    Web studios often sell software licenses alongside their services — CMS seats, plugin licences, API keys. These are tracked (if at all) in a spreadsheet that drifts out of sync as clients upgrade, downgrade, or churn. Clientia tracks each seat as a first-class record tied to the client and the contract that provisions it.

  2. 02

    Maintenance retainers in FreshBooks or Stripe — disconnected from the contract

    Monthly maintenance retainers collected via Stripe know nothing about the MSA that specifies the scope, the SLA, and the termination notice period. When a client disputes a maintenance charge, the contract and the invoice exist in different systems. Clientia ties the retainer to the contract — same object.

  3. 03

    White-label deliveries undermined by generic tools

    A web studio building white-label client portals for their own clients loses credibility when their project management and client portal is visibly off-the-shelf. Clientia's portal is white-labeled on your domain — the relationship tool matches the quality of the work.

  4. 04

    Pricing that punishes team growth

    Adding a developer or project manager to an Asana or HubSpot workspace adds per-seat cost. Clientia charges per managed client. Build your team freely; the pricing scales with your client book.

With Clientia

What it looks like when it works.

Outcome

Software seats tracked with expiry alerts

Every software license sold to a client is a Clientia seat record: provisioned on contract signature, monitored through use, alerted 60 days before expiry. No spreadsheet renewal surprises.

Outcome

Maintenance retainers that collect themselves

Monthly maintenance fees collected automatically on the agreed date via Stripe, GoCardless, or Adyen. The client gets a branded receipt; you get a reconciled record against the contract.

Outcome

A portal on your domain

Clientia's white-labeled portal appears as your studio's own product: your logo, your colours, your domain (portal.yourstudio.com on Atelier and above). Clients access their contracts, invoices, and license details without landing on someone else's platform.

Outcome

Early churn signals across the client book

Clientia's intelligence module surfaces engagement health across all clients — flagging accounts with unusual payment patterns, reduced engagement, or under-utilised licenses before they reach the churn conversation.

How it works

A typical engagement, handled.

  1. 01
    Project closes, retainer begins
    When a project closes, convert the scope to a maintenance retainer in Clientia. The retainer is tied to the project's MSA, the billing schedule is set, and the client is invited to their portal.
  2. 02
    License seats provisioned
    Any software licenses included in the retainer (CMS seats, plugin keys, API access) are created as seat records in Clientia, tied to the client and contract, with expiry dates and alerts.
  3. 03
    Monthly retainer auto-collects
    The maintenance retainer collects on the agreed date. The client receives a branded invoice in their portal; you see a reconciled record in Clientia.
  4. 04
    Annual review at 60 days
    Clientia flags annual contract renewals 60 days early. Health scores, billing history, and seat utilisation give you the data for the renewal conversation.
Common questions

What web studios ask.

Is Clientia designed for web studios and agencies?
Yes — Clientia was created by a web studio (AG Web Studios) specifically for the retainer and license-driven client model that web studios and design agencies operate on. The contract module, maintenance retainer billing, software license seat tracking, and white-labeled portal are all shaped for the web studio context.
Can Clientia handle recurring hosting and maintenance billing?
Yes. Maintenance retainers in Clientia are recurring billing schedules tied to a contract. You set the amount, the collection date, and the payment method (Stripe, GoCardless, or Adyen), and Clientia collects automatically. Any CPI-linked price adjustments are managed in the contract terms.
Does Clientia work for studios that sell software licenses alongside services?
Yes. Clientia's license seat module is specifically designed for firms that provision software licenses to clients under contract. Each seat is a record: what it covers, which contract it derives from, when it expires, and who holds it. Renewal alerts fire before expiry, and the seat history is auditable.
Is Clientia good for a small web studio (1–5 people)?
Yes. Clientia Studio at €39/month covers up to 25 clients and 3 team members, with contract management, automated retainer billing, and a basic client portal. Web studios under 3 years old with under €500K ARR qualify for the Founders programme at 50% off — bringing Studio to €19.50/month.
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