Ravetree review (2026): is it worth $29 a month per user, billed yearly?
Project, time, billing and CRM software for client-service firms
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Ravetree report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for client-service firms that bill by the hour
Ravetree puts projects, time, billing, retainers, a CRM and client portals into one plan, at $29 a user a month billed yearly. There is no free plan, the trial length is not stated, and the FAQ says it does not issue refunds. That is about three times the category's middle price, for a web app only.
Who Ravetree is for
- Fits if you run a studio or agency and want billing and projects in one tool
- Works for firms that want retainers and proposals next to the timesheets
Who Ravetree is not for
- Pricey if you are a small team: $29 a user a month on yearly billing, and every seat pays the same
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is none
- Watch out: the FAQ says Ravetree does not issue refunds
- Skip it if you want phone apps, since the pages mention none
Why Ravetree gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$29 a user a month billed yearly, $39 monthly, against a category middle of $9. One plan with every feature, so there is no cheaper tier.
- CFree plan and trialFull-featured free trial with no card needed, but its length is not stated on the pages read. No free plan.
- BFeaturesProjects, Gantt, agile, time and expenses, billing, retainers, resource planning, CRM and client portals. The Slack integration is marked coming soon.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. A web app with billing, CRM and project setup to work through.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with QuickBooks, Xero, Stripe, HubSpot and Google and Outlook calendars. The pages mention no desktop or mobile apps.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Ravetree's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Ravetree's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 22 of the 111 other project management tools we grade, and level with 23.
It stands best on features (B, above 50 of 111) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $29 a month for each person, against a middle price of $9 for the category: 86 of the 97 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 28 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 112 project management tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Ravetree’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 111, level with 26
- CFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 111, level with 64
- BFeaturesAbove 50 of 111, level with 56
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 111, level with 88
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 16 of 111, level with 68
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 104 project management tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Ravetree, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Ravetree you could make: tasks, Gantt & timelines, time tracking, invoicing and sales pipeline. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 66 of the 111 other project management tools grade higher. It costs $348 a year.
What you could make
- Tasks, Gantt & timelines, time tracking, invoicing and sales pipeline: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, QuickBooks, Xero and Stripe among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Ravetree’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Ravetree?
Ravetree is a work management and professional services automation platform that combines project management, resource planning, a CRM, time and expense tracking, billing and client portals. It is built for billable client work at agencies, consulting, architecture, engineering and similar firms. Projects can run as traditional Gantt plans or as agile boards with sprints.
Worth knowing
- The pricing page shows a single plan at three billing frequencies, so every user pays the same per-seat price and there is no free plan.
- The FAQ says Ravetree does not issue refunds; a paid plan can be cancelled and stays active until the period ends.
- The FAQ lists supported browsers and the pages mention no desktop or mobile apps.
- The integrations page marks the Slack integration as coming soon.
Key features
- Projects, Gantt and agile
- Tasks, milestones, templates, portfolios and Gantt timelines for traditional projects, plus epics, user stories, Kanban boards and sprint planning for agile ones.
- Time and expense tracking
- Time logs, timers and weekly timesheets tied to projects, tasks, clients and retainers, with optional manager approval. Expenses take categories, markups and receipts.
- Billing, retainers and proposals
- Ravetree lists invoicing, retainer management, estimates and quotes built from templates, and purchase orders linked to vendors.
- Resource planning
- Capacity views for individuals, teams and the whole company, with budget forecasts drawn from expected resource needs.
- Built-in CRM
- Accounts, contacts and deals with customizable sales pipelines, plus email history from Gmail or Exchange shown on each contact.
- Client portals and request forms
- Clients see live project status in a portal, and customizable request forms let internal or client users ask for work that is approved before it becomes a project or task.
Ravetree pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Ravetree is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $29 per user / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $29 per user / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Full-featured free trial, no credit card required; length not stated on the pages read.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Yearly | $29per user / month, billed yearly | One plan with every feature, billed $348 per user up front. The page says this saves 26% against monthly billing. Includes unlimited projects, onboarding, training and support. |
| Quarterly | $34per user / month, billed quarterly | The same plan billed every three months at $102 per user. The page says this saves 13%. |
| Monthly | $39per user / month, billed monthly | Pay as you go month to month, with unlimited projects, onboarding, training and support. |
Read from ravetree.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Ravetree before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 26% on yearly billing
Ravetree's pricing page shows $29 per user per month billed yearly against $39 billed monthly.
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The pricing page tells nonprofit and education buyers to contact Ravetree; no discount figure is published.
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Common questions
Does Ravetree have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Ravetree is listed for Web.
Does Ravetree have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Ravetree is listed for Web.
Is Ravetree open source?
Ravetree is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.