FunctionFox
FunctionFox is a web-based work-management platform for creative teams.
What FunctionFox is
FunctionFox is a web-based work-management platform for creative teams. It combines time tracking, budgets and billing, retainers, reporting, project management and resource forecasting. Users can record time with a real-time stopwatch or manual entry. Project tools include to-do lists, Gantt charts, board views, calendars, recurring tasks and automated reminders. Resource planning and campaign planning are also listed, and Zapier integrations connect FunctionFox with other tools. Its mobile app works on Android and iOS. The In-House platform adds custom online request forms that create projects automatically and can send email notifications. Each listed plan includes 10GB of file-management storage, with additional storage available for an additional cost. FunctionFox offers a free trial but no free plan. Monthly plans are Classic at $12.75 a month, Premier at $19.25 a month and In-House at $44 a month. Each plan has a three-user minimum and unlimited clients and projects. The listed prices are billed monthly.
Good
- Tracks time by stopwatch or manual entry.
- Includes Gantt charts, boards and project calendars.
- Offers resource and campaign planning.
- Mobile apps work on Android and iOS.
- Free trial is available.
Watch out
- No free plan is available.
- Each plan requires a three-user minimum.
- Additional file storage costs extra.
Who it suits
FunctionFox suits creative professionals and creative, marketing, advertising, public relations, multimedia and interactive firms. Teams needing time, project and budget tracking may find its combined tools relevant.
Verdict
FunctionFox brings time tracking, project management and financial tools together for creative teams. Compare the monthly plans and three-user minimum with your team's needs.
Plans and prices
From FunctionFox's own pricing page, checked 21 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Classic | $12.75 a month | timesheet stopwatch · unlimited clients and projects · estimate and budget tracking · retainer tracking · comprehensive reports · billed monthly; 3-user minimum |
| Premier | $19.25 a month | Classic features · actionable to-do list · Gantt charts and schedules · availability and traffic reports · internal blog · billed monthly; 3-user minimum |
| In-House | $44 a month | Classic and Premier features · custom job-intake forms · advanced report builder · unlimited custom fields · email alerts for requests · billed monthly; 3-user minimum |
The facts
Each one read from FunctionFox's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API and SDK availability
- An API catalog lists no documented API styles, developer documentation, API reference, SDKs, webhooks or sandbox for FunctionFox.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Backups
- Customer data is backed up off site regularly.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Budgeting
- Budgets update from entered timesheets and expenses, with support for fixed-fee, hourly and retainer work.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Core functions
- The platform combines time tracking, budgets and billing, retainers, reporting, project management, and resource forecasting.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Data access
- FunctionFox says it does not view, analyze, share, or otherwise access customer proprietary data except when customer service representatives and technicians troubleshoot or maintain an account upon request.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Data access policy
- FunctionFox states that it does not view, analyze, share or access customer proprietary data unless a customer gives permission for support or troubleshooting.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The official Help Centre provides a knowledge base for account setup and daily use plus contact access and professional consulting, training and data-management services.checked 21 Oct 2026
- File exchange
- Flink lets users upload project files, share them with other users or email download links to outsiders; one upload batch is limited to 1GB.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Funding
- GetLatka reports FunctionFox raised $500,000 across one round.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The company says teams can connect FunctionFox to other tools through Zapier integrations.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Invoicing
- Invoices and quotes can be populated from tasks, rates, timesheets, estimates and project costs, then viewed as HTML or downloaded as PDF.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: advanced project management
- Review coverage identifies weaker support for advanced project-management needs and limited flexibility compared with broader tools.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: integrations
- A Software Advice reviewer said the product could not integrate with their billing software, leading them to leave it.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: mobile feature depth
- The Digital Project Manager review says the mobile app has less functionality than the desktop experience.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: reporting and retainers
- Reviewers request more robust reporting and more retainer options, with one complaint that retainer functionality ends after two years.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- FunctionFox’s mobile app works on both iOS and Android.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 10.5checked 20 Sep 2026
- Praise: reporting
- Independent reviews frequently value detailed, customizable reports for billing, profitability and project analysis.checked 21 Oct 2026
The company
- Company headquarters
- LinkedIn lists headquarters at #2-415 Dunedin Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists FunctionFox as a privately held company with 11–50 employees.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Founded
- LinkedIn lists the company as founded in 2001.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
- Ownership news
- Function Software says FunctionFox was acquired by Volaris Group in May 2023 and operates as a business unit of Volaris, part of Constellation Software.checked 21 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
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