The short version
Hectic is good at the part of freelancing you show to your clients: proposals, contracts, deliverables, invoices. We're good at the part nobody shows anyone: real profit per client, split cost accounting, and the uncomfortable question of which retainer is secretly below-cost. Most serious freelancers need both. If you're picking one, pick based on which hurts more right now.
Honest
What Hectic is actually good at
Hectic wins on
- Polished proposal → contract → invoice pipeline
- Deal-stage CRM (pitched, negotiating, booked)
- Client portal with file sharing
- Built-in e-signatures
- One flat monthly price (no per-client or per-seat creep)
Hustlay wins on
- Per-project P&L with real cost allocation
- Split shared expenses (Adobe, VPS, VA) across clients
- Profit-per-hour via integrated time tracking
- Budgets per project with 80%/100% alerts
- Tags per transaction (retainer cycle, deliverable, season)
- Receipt OCR + email import
- Multi-income-stream support (freelance + side SaaS + creator)
- Cheaper Pro entry ($14/mo vs $15-17/mo)
Side by side
Feature matrix
Pricing
Hectic vs Hustlay pricing
Hectic
Hectic is now Moxie. Starter $12/mo ($10 billed yearly), Pro $25 ($20), Teams $40. 14-day trial, no free plan.
Hustlay
Free plan (1 project, 20 transactions a month). Pro $14.99/mo or $9.99/mo billed yearly for 10 projects; Max $24.99/mo or $17.99/mo yearly for 20 projects. One flat price — not per user.
Published list prices, checked October 30, 2026. Source: Hectic pricing page. Taxes and add-ons excluded.
Best for
Who should pick Hectic, and who should pick Hustlay
Pick Hectic if…
You want a front-office suite for proposals, contracts, a client portal and invoicing.
Pick Hustlay if…
You want the financial side: profit per project, split shared costs and profit per hour.
Fair is fair
What Hustlay doesn't do
- No automatic bank feeds — you add transactions, scan receipts or forward receipt emails.
- Not double-entry accounting, payroll or tax-filing software. Exports go to your accountant or tax tool.
- No one-click importer from most other tools yet; moving over means starting fresh or adding history manually.
How we compared: Hectic's features and prices come from its public product and pricing pages, checked in October 2026. Hustlay's side reflects the current product. We did not run paid trials of Hectic; if something here is out of date, tell us via the contact page and we'll fix it.
TL;DR
Our honest take
Use Hectic if the pain that wakes you up is 'I lost another deal to a slow proposal' or 'I keep chasing unsigned contracts.' Use Hustlay if the pain is 'I'm working 50-hour weeks and I'm not sure where the money's going.' If you want both eventually, start with the one that's bleeding the most.
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