Portal 360 vs Ignition
Ignition focuses on proposals, engagement letters, billing and payments. Portal 360 is a full practice management platform that also covers proposals through its Proposal Studio and Letter Studio add-ons.
Side by side
Based on each vendor’s public pages, last checked 17 October 2026.
| Portal 360 | Ignition | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Australian accountants, bookkeepers, fractional CFOs and advisory firms | Proposals, engagement letters, billing and payments for professional services firms |
| Scope | All-in-one practice management: CRM, workflows, communication, documents, approvals, e-signatures, billing and AI automation | Proposals, contracts and engagement letters, payments, invoicing and billing, AML compliance, reporting, forms and deals |
| Pricing | Per user, per month, in Australian dollars (ex GST): Starter A$29, Professional A$49, Advanced A$99 | Solo, Core, Pro and Pro+ plans, with custom enterprise pricing; prices are not listed on its pricing page |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on Starter, Professional and Advanced; Discovery is A$1 | 14-day free trial, no credit card needed |
| Proposals and engagement letters | Proposal Studio (A$149 per account per month, includes Letter Studio) and Letter Studio (A$79 per account per month): proposals, sign-and-pay links, digital approvals and milestone payments through Stripe | Included in its core product |
| AML checks | Verifi-Me add-on, A$29 per account per month: AML and KYC checks, PEP and sanctions screening, ongoing monitoring | An AML compliance module is listed |
| Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks | Integrations with all three | Not named on its pricing page |
| Moving from another system | Migration program: A$2,999 per practice (ex GST), data transfer and full set-up done for you | Not stated on its pricing page |
Sources: Ignition pricing. Ignition is a specialist proposals and billing product, so this is a comparison of overlapping features rather than like-for-like platforms. Ignition may have changed since this page was checked.
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Migration program
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For a fixed A$2,999 per practice (ex GST), our team completes your data transfer and sets up the whole of Portal 360 for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Partly. Ignition focuses on proposals, engagement letters and billing. Portal 360 covers those through Proposal Studio and Letter Studio, and also provides CRM, workflows, communication, documents, approvals and e-signatures.
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