Insurance · head to head
Openly vs Better Agency
Openly
Insurance
Customizable homeowners insurance sold only through independent agents
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Better Agency
Insurance
Agency management for digital-first agencies
- From
- $199/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Openly available in only 24 states as of August 2026, with Nevada still listed as coming soon; Better Agency better Agency's own vendor domain is betteragency.io, not betteragency.com as listed in the catalogue; betteragency.com is an unrelated web design firm (archived pricing captured at 4 April 2025)
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Openly and Better Agency actually diverge.
| Attribute | Openly | Better Agency |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | $199/month |
| Pricing model | quote | subscription |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | Unknown | 2018 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Insurance).
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 Openly
Nothing recorded that Better Agency does not also cover.
Only in Better Agency
- Policy management
- Client portal
- Workflow automation
- Reporting
- Document management
- Mobile app
- API access
- Integration library
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Openly
No use cases recorded yet. See the Openly review.
Better Agency
- Automationnot Openly
- Customer engagementnot Openly
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Openly
- Available in only 24 states as of August 2026, with Nevada still listed as coming soon
- Policies are not sold directly to consumers; coverage must be obtained through an independent agent, as of August 2026
Better Agency
- Better Agency's own vendor domain is betteragency.io, not betteragency.com as listed in the catalogue; betteragency.com is an unrelated web design firm (archived pricing captured at 4 April 2025)
- Base plan is $149 USD monthly and includes only 3 users; each additional user costs $35 USD per month on top (archived pricing page, 4 April 2025)
- Paying annually is required to get a 10 percent discount off the monthly rate, with no other discount tier published (archived pricing page, 4 April 2025)
Pricing, plan by plan
Openly
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Openly review.
Better Agency
$199/month- Starter$199/month
- Policy management
- Client portal
- Automation
Which should you pick?
Choose Openly if
Nothing in the data separates Openly from Better Agency on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Better Agency if
- You need policy management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want client portal.
Questions people ask
- Is Openly or Better Agency better?
- Neither clearly leads. Openly starts at On request and Better Agency at $199/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Openly or Better Agency?
- Openly starts at On request and Better Agency at $199/month.
- Does Openly or Better Agency run on more platforms?
- Openly runs on Web. Better Agency runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What can Openly do that Better Agency cannot?
- Better Agency covers Policy management, Client portal, Workflow automation, Reporting.
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