Is Moxie or Paperbell better?

Neither clearly leads. Moxie starts at On request and Paperbell at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Moxie or Paperbell?

Moxie starts at On request and Paperbell at On request.

Does Moxie or Paperbell run on more platforms?

Moxie runs on Web, iOS, Android. Paperbell runs on Web.

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 Paperbell is typically brought in for.

What can Moxie do that Paperbell cannot?

Moxie covers Proposals with e signature, Contracts, Time tracking, Invoicing and payments. Paperbell covers Package based offers, Contract signature, Payment plans, Session counting. Both handle Client portal.

Proposals · head to head

Moxie vs Paperbell

Moxie

Proposals

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

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Paperbell

Proposals

Packaged offer, contract, scheduling and payment flow built for coaches selling sessions rather than projects

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

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.; Paperbell it only models packaged session based work, so anyone selling project scoped deliverables will find the proposal side too rigid to use.
They diverge on capability: Moxie covers Proposals with e signature, Paperbell covers Package based offers.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Moxie and Paperbell actually diverge.

Attributes where Moxie and Paperbell differ
Attribute	Moxie	Paperbell
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Proposals).

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
Project and task management
Scheduling link

Only in Paperbell

Package based offers
Contract signature
Payment plans
Session counting
Scheduling
Intake questionnaires

Both cover

Client portal

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 Paperbell
A freelancer who needs a signed contract and a deposit invoice to follow proposal acceptance automaticallynot Paperbell
Retainer work where tracked hours must reconcile against a fixed monthly fee on the same invoicenot Paperbell
A designer who wants one client portal for files, approvals and payment rather than email threadsnot Paperbell

Paperbell

A coach selling a fixed six session package who is currently using three separate tools to sell itnot Moxie
Replacing a scheduling subscription, an e signature subscription and an invoicing tool with one accountnot Moxie
Selling coaching packages on instalments where remaining sessions must be tracked against paymentnot Moxie
A therapist or consultant who needs an intake questionnaire attached to the purchase rather than emailed afterwardsnot 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.

Paperbell

It only models packaged session based work, so anyone selling project scoped deliverables will find the proposal side too rigid to use.
There is no time tracking, project management or task system, so any work between sessions is managed somewhere else entirely.
Payments run through a third party gateway, so the card processing fee applies on top of the subscription and is easy to leave out of a comparison.
The flat account price is attractive at scale but poor value for a coach with two or three clients, who is subsidising capacity they do not use.
Customisation of the client facing pages is limited, so a coach with a strong brand will find the purchase flow looks like every other Paperbell account.

Pricing, plan by plan

Moxie

On request

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

Paperbell

On request

Paperbell$undefined/year
- Unlimited clients on a flat account price
- Packages with contract, payment and scheduling
- Payment plans and subscriptions

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 Paperbell if

You need package based offers.
You also want contract signature.

Paperbell review

Questions people ask

Is Moxie or Paperbell better?: Neither clearly leads. Moxie starts at On request and Paperbell at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Moxie or Paperbell?: Moxie starts at On request and Paperbell at On request.
Does Moxie or Paperbell run on more platforms?: Moxie runs on Web, iOS, Android. Paperbell runs on Web.
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 Paperbell is typically brought in for.
What can Moxie do that Paperbell cannot?: Moxie covers Proposals with e signature, Contracts, Time tracking, Invoicing and payments. Paperbell covers Package based offers, Contract signature, Payment plans, Session counting. Both handle Client portal.

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.

Paperbell: Is it priced per client?

No. It is a flat account price with unlimited clients, which is unusual in this category and is the main economic argument for it.

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.

Paperbell: Does it take a cut of my payments?

The card processor takes its standard fee. Confirm the current subscription price with the vendor and model the processing fee separately.

Moxie: Can I use it with a team?

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

Paperbell: Can I use it for project work?

Not well. It is built around packages of sessions, and project scoped proposals do not fit that shape.

Moxie: Can I keep my accountant in the loop?

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

Paperbell: Do I still need a scheduling tool?

No. Scheduling is built in, and replacing a separate scheduling subscription is part of the cost case.

Moxie: What is the exit path?

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

Paperbell: Can I brand the client pages?

Only lightly. Deep brand customisation is not available.

Moxie vs Paperbell

Moxie

Paperbell

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Moxie

Only in Paperbell

Both cover

What people use each for

Moxie

Paperbell

Where each one falls short

Moxie

Paperbell

Pricing, plan by plan

Moxie

Paperbell

Which should you pick?

Choose Moxie if

Choose Paperbell if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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