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Marketing Agency Tech Stack

Agencies are judged on their own marketing first. This stack makes your site the proof and your pipeline predictable.

Who this is for

Small marketing, design and web agencies selling retained client work.

The stack

Website

From $14/mo

Our pickWebflow

Why: Your site is the portfolio piece. Ship case studies and landing pages without dev time.

Budget alternative: CarrdAdvanced alternative: Webflow

CRM

From $14/user/mo

Our pickPipedrive

Why: Retainer sales cycles need visible stages, activities and forecast.

Budget alternative: HubSpot FreeAdvanced alternative: Pipedrive

Email marketing

From $15/mo

Our pickActiveCampaign

Why: Nurture cold leads with behavior-based sequences until they are ready to talk.

Budget alternative: MailerLiteAdvanced alternative: ActiveCampaign

Scheduling

Free plan, $12/mo for advanced

Our pickCalendly

Why: Qualified discovery calls booked straight off the case study page.

Budget alternative: Cal.comAdvanced alternative: Acuity Scheduling

Payments

No monthly fee

Our pickStripe Billing

Why: Monthly retainers billed automatically instead of invoiced manually.

Budget alternative: SquareAdvanced alternative: Stripe Billing

Analytics

Free tier, usage-based after

Our pickPostHog

Why: Prove funnel improvements on your own site before you sell them.

Budget alternative: PlausibleAdvanced alternative: PostHog

Optional tools

  • Notion or ClickUp for delivery
  • PandaDoc proposals
  • Slack Connect for clients

Estimated starting monthly cost

$55 – $128/mo

Ranges assume entry-level plans and exclude transaction fees. Prices change — always confirm with the provider.

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