SPP.co Alternative for Web Development Agencies
Web development projects are complex, multi-phase engagements with shifting requirements, technical dependencies, and cross-functional teams. SPP.co was designed for selling fixed-price service packages through order forms — it has absolutely no project management capability for structuring a discovery-to-launch development timeline. There is no task dependency management, no scope change tracking, no milestone billing, and no team coordination. You are expected to bolt on Trello or Asana for project work, leaving your billing and project systems completely disconnected. AgencyPro provides the integrated project management, scope control, and team operations that web development agencies require.
If you're a Web Dev agency looking for an alternative to SPP.co, you're not alone. Many Web Dev teams switch when they outgrow SPP's capabilities — particularly around designed only for productized services, not custom projects. AgencyPro is purpose-built for agencies like yours, combining project management, client portals, and billing into one platform.
Why Web Development Agencies Struggle with SPP.co
SPP has zero native project management — web development phases like discovery, design, development, QA, and launch cannot be structured with dependencies, milestones, or approval gates
No scope change tracking means when clients request additional features mid-project, there's no formal process for documenting, pricing, and approving change orders within SPP
SPP cannot handle milestone-based billing because its order system only supports fixed-price upfront payments — you can't invoice at design approval, beta, or launch
No time tracking or team management means dev agencies can't monitor hours against estimates, assign tasks across developers, or see who has capacity for new projects
Why Web Development Agencies Switch to AgencyPro
Phased Development Project Management
Web projects follow defined phases — discovery, wireframing, design, development, QA, launch. AgencyPro supports multi-phase project structures with task dependencies, phase gates, and milestone tracking natively. SPP has no project management whatsoever; it relies on third-party integrations that can't tie project progress to billing, budgets, or client communication.
Scope Change Control
Feature creep is the number one margin killer in web development. AgencyPro provides formal change request workflows where new scope is documented, priced, approved by the client through their portal, and integrated into the project plan and budget. SPP has no mechanism for this — scope changes happen outside the system entirely.
Cross-Functional Team Coordination
A typical web project involves designers, frontend developers, backend developers, and QA testers. AgencyPro's team assignment, workload balancing, and dependency management keep everyone coordinated. SPP doesn't know your team exists — it sees orders coming in and going out, with no visibility into the people doing the work.
Milestone & Flexible Billing
Dev agencies commonly bill at project milestones — after design approval, after beta delivery, after launch. AgencyPro ties invoicing directly to milestone completion and client approval. SPP only supports fixed-price order payments, forcing agencies to either collect everything upfront or manually create invoices outside the system for each milestone.
AgencyPro vs SPP.co: Key Feature Comparison
Phased Project Plans
Structure projects into discovery, design, development, QA, and launch phases with dependencies and milestone gates.
Change Request Workflows
Document, price, and get client approval on scope changes with automatic project plan and budget updates.
Team Task Assignment
Assign work across developers, designers, and QA with workload visibility and capacity planning.
Time & Budget Tracking
Monitor hours and costs against project budgets in real time with variance alerts and margin reporting.
Milestone Invoicing
Automatically generate invoices tied to project phase completion and client approvals.
Client Portal
Give clients visibility into project progress, milestone status, scope changes, and pending decisions through a branded dashboard.
Key Features for Web Development Agencies
Phased Project Plans
Structure projects into discovery, design, development, QA, and launch phases with dependencies and milestone gates.
Change Request Workflows
Document, price, and get client approval on scope changes with automatic project plan and budget updates.
Team Task Assignment
Assign work across developers, designers, and QA with workload visibility and capacity planning.
Time & Budget Tracking
Monitor hours and costs against project budgets in real time with variance alerts and margin reporting.
Milestone Invoicing
Automatically generate invoices tied to project phase completion and client approvals.
Client Portal
Give clients visibility into project progress, milestone status, scope changes, and pending decisions through a branded dashboard.
Frequently Asked Questions
We sell some productized dev services (like WordPress care plans) alongside custom builds — can AgencyPro handle both?
Yes. AgencyPro supports fixed-price projects for productized offerings, milestone billing for custom builds, retainer agreements for ongoing maintenance, and hourly billing for ad hoc work. You can use different billing models for different service lines — something SPP forces into a single productized order format.
SPP.co integrates with Asana — isn't that enough for project management?
Bolting Asana onto SPP means your project management and billing live in separate systems with no real connection. When scope changes happen in Asana, your SPP billing doesn't know. When milestones are completed, invoices don't generate. AgencyPro connects project management, time tracking, scope control, and billing natively — so everything stays in sync.
How does scope change management work in AgencyPro?
When a client requests additional work, you create a change request documenting the new scope, estimated hours, and cost impact. The client reviews and approves through their portal. Once approved, new tasks integrate into the project plan and the additional budget is tracked separately for clear margin visibility.
We're a 6-person dev shop — is AgencyPro overkill?
Not at all. At 6 people managing multiple client builds simultaneously, you need project phasing, scope control, team coordination, and milestone billing. These aren't enterprise luxuries — they're the operational basics that SPP cannot provide at any team size. AgencyPro scales with you as you grow.
Switching from SPP.co Is Easier Than You Think
Switching from SPP.co to AgencyPro is straightforward. Our team helps migrate your projects, client data, and workflows so nothing falls through the cracks. Most Web Dev teams are fully operational within a week.
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Web development agencies switch to AgencyPro for phased project management, scope control, and milestone billing that SPP.co was never designed to support.