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Moxie vs Trumpet

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Moxie

Proposals

Freelance business management with proposals, contracts, time tracking and invoicing in one subscription

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Trumpet

Sales Enablement

Digital sales rooms with mutual action plans, e-signature and a free tier that is genuinely usable

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Trumpet has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Moxie each module is weaker than the specialist product it replaces, so a freelancer with a demanding requirement in any one area will find the bundled version limiting.; Trumpet e-signature, proposals and quotes are held back to the Scale tier at 100 US dollars per user per month, so a team on Pro still needs a separate signing tool and pays twice for one workflow.
  • They diverge on capability: Moxie covers Proposals with e signature, Trumpet covers Pods.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Moxie and Trumpet actually diverge.

Attributes where Moxie and Trumpet differ
AttributeMoxieTrumpet
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotePer user per month
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, Chrome extension
CategoryProposalsSales Enablement

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Moxie

  • Proposals with e signature
  • Contracts
  • Time tracking
  • Invoicing and payments
  • Client portal
  • Project and task management
  • Scheduling link

Only in Trumpet

  • Pods
  • Mutual action plans
  • Engagement analytics
  • E-signature
  • Content management
  • Video and screen recording
  • Trumpet AI suite
  • White-labelling

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Moxie

  • A solo consultant replacing four separate subscriptions for proposals, contracts, time and invoicingnot Trumpet
  • A freelancer who needs a signed contract and a deposit invoice to follow proposal acceptance automaticallynot Trumpet
  • Retainer work where tracked hours must reconcile against a fixed monthly fee on the same invoicenot Trumpet
  • A designer who wants one client portal for files, approvals and payment rather than email threadsnot Trumpet

Trumpet

  • A sales team whose proposals currently go out as PDF attachments and who have no idea whether anyone beyond their contact ever opened themnot Moxie
  • A complex enterprise deal with six stakeholders where a shared mutual action plan is the only way to keep both sides honest about datesnot Moxie
  • A customer success team running structured onboarding that wants the plan, recordings and documents in one link the customer keeps returning tonot Moxie
  • A European buyer that needs a supplier under UK or EU jurisdiction rather than a US vendor for data protection reasonsnot Moxie

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Moxie

  • Each module is weaker than the specialist product it replaces, so a freelancer with a demanding requirement in any one area will find the bundled version limiting.
  • The shared data model that makes the bundle convenient also makes leaving expensive, because proposals, time entries and invoices come out as one tangled export rather than as separable tools.
  • It is designed around a solo operator, so adding subcontractors, splitting revenue or managing a small team runs into limits quickly.
  • Client payments are processed through a third party gateway, so the card processing fee applies on top of the subscription and should be modelled into the true cost per invoice.
  • A large amount of published review material still refers to the product as Hectic, which makes independent research harder and dates much of what is written about it.

Trumpet

  • E-signature, proposals and quotes are held back to the Scale tier at 100 US dollars per user per month, so a team on Pro still needs a separate signing tool and pays twice for one workflow.
  • Single sign-on and SCIM only appear on Elite at 160 per user per month, which puts basic enterprise identity controls behind the most expensive tier rather than treating them as security baseline.
  • Pro is capped at five users, so a sixth hire forces a jump from 45 to 100 per user per month, more than doubling the per-seat cost for a headcount reason.
  • A digital sales room only works if buyers actually use the link, and in industries where procurement insists on email attachments and its own portals, the engagement analytics that justify the spend never materialise.
  • It competes against enablement platforms that bundle rooms into a wider content and coaching suite, so organisations already paying for one of those are buying an overlapping capability rather than a missing one.

Pricing, plan by plan

Moxie

On request
  • Moxie$undefined/year
    • Proposals, contracts and electronic signature
    • Time tracking and invoicing
    • Client portal

Trumpet

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 10 pods per account
    • Unlimited users
    • Mutual action plans
  • Pro$45/month
    • Up to 5 users
    • Unlimited pods and content uploads
    • Unlimited templates
  • Scale$100/month
    • Unlimited users
    • Everything in Pro
    • AI content search, tagging and writer
  • Elite$160/month
    • Unlimited users
    • Everything in Scale
    • Full Trumpet AI suite including Copilot and org charts

Which should you pick?

Choose Moxie if

  • You need proposals with e signature.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want contracts.
Moxie review

Choose Trumpet if

  • You need pods.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Chrome extension.
  • You also want mutual action plans.
Trumpet review

Questions people ask

Is Moxie or Trumpet better?
Neither clearly leads. Moxie starts at On request and Trumpet at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Moxie or Trumpet?
Trumpet has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Moxie and Free for Trumpet.
Does Moxie or Trumpet run on more platforms?
Moxie runs on Web, iOS, Android. Trumpet runs on Web, Chrome extension.
Can I use Trumpet for free?
Yes. Trumpet has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Moxie starts at On request.
What is Moxie best used for?
Moxie is most often used for a solo consultant replacing four separate subscriptions for proposals, contracts, time and invoicing, a freelancer who needs a signed contract and a deposit invoice to follow proposal acceptance automatically, retainer work where tracked hours must reconcile against a fixed monthly fee on the same invoice, a designer who wants one client portal for files, approvals and payment rather than email threads. Of those, a solo consultant replacing four separate subscriptions for proposals, contracts, time and invoicing and a freelancer who needs a signed contract and a deposit invoice to follow proposal acceptance automatically are not what Trumpet is typically brought in for.
What can Moxie do that Trumpet cannot?
Moxie covers Proposals with e signature, Contracts, Time tracking, Invoicing and payments. Trumpet covers Pods, Mutual action plans, Engagement analytics, E-signature.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Moxie: Is Moxie the same product as Hectic?

Yes. It was renamed in 2022. Older reviews under the Hectic name describe the same software at an earlier stage.

Trumpet: Is the free plan genuinely usable?

Yes. Ten pods per account with unlimited users, mutual action plans and integrations is enough to run real deals, not just a trial.

Moxie: Does it take a percentage of my invoices?

The payment processor takes its standard card fee. Model that separately from the subscription when comparing total cost.

Trumpet: When do I need to pay?

At the eleventh pod, or when you need e-signature and proposals, which start at Scale on 100 US dollars per user per month.

Moxie: Can I use it with a team?

It is built for a solo operator. Subcontractors and multi person billing are handled awkwardly.

Trumpet: Where is the company based?

London, United Kingdom, which matters for procurement teams that prefer a UK or EU contracting entity.

Moxie: Can I keep my accountant in the loop?

Yes, through the accounting integration, though most freelancers still reconcile manually at year end.

Trumpet: Does it replace PandaDoc or DocuSign?

From Scale upward it can, since signing happens inside the pod, though it also integrates with both if you want to keep them.

Moxie: What is the exit path?

Exports exist, but the linked proposal, time and invoice data does not map cleanly onto separate replacement tools.

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