Kitchen.co

Kitchen.co is a client portal for service businesses that want project work, communication, files, and invoicing in one workspace. It suits agencies and professional-services teams whose clients take part in ongoing work. Its appeal is the breadth of that shared workflow; its costs and free-plan caps deserve a close look as a team grows.

Overview

Kitchen.co brings requests, tasks, messages, files, and invoices together around the client relationship. Shared workspaces can give clients a place to follow progress and respond, which is useful for agencies, freelancers, accounting and bookkeeping firms, and law firms. Teams looking for an internal-only project tracker may not get as much from a product built around client participation.

Key features

Shared work and communication

Teams and clients can assign tasks on Kanban boards, report statuses, and post updates in real time. Conversations handle both internal messages and client discussions, and client email replies sync with Kitchen.co. Keeping replies near project work makes the portal more useful than a file drop for client-facing engagements, though the described workflow centers on boards and conversations.

Files, billing, and integrations

Users can organize and preview files, and message attachments can be up to 1 GB. Plan limits still matter: Free caps individual files at 500 MB, while Agency White-label raises that limit to 5 GB. Invoicing supports one-time and recurring charges and automatic payments through Stripe, Square, PayPal, Razorpay, and 2checkout. Accounting integrations include FreshBooks, FreeAgent, QuickBooks, and Xero; Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Zapier are also listed, alongside email forwarding and custom SMTP.

Branding and security

Agency White-label includes advanced branding, unbranded emails, a custom domain, and a custom email domain. That is a meaningful fit for agencies presenting a client portal under their own brand. Kitchen.co says connections use 256-bit SSL and that it is Level 1 PCI compliant; it also says it does not store card numbers or payment tokens.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing forever. It includes unlimited clients and projects, but only two internal users, 2 GB of storage, and a 500 MB per-file limit. That is a workable starting point for a very small team; the user and storage caps can become constraints as work expands.

Agency White-label costs $29 a month per internal user, billed monthly. It raises storage to 500 GB with a 5 GB per-file limit and adds file feedback and approvals, recurring invoices, custom roles and permissions, advanced branding, and a custom domain, while retaining unlimited clients and projects. The per-user charge makes the total rise with the team, so this tier makes most sense when its larger file allowance and client-facing branding matter.

Additional storage costs $30 a month as a flat fee and adds 1 terabyte shared across all account users. Lifetime costs $599, paid once, a one-time payment, and includes unlimited internal users, 500 GB of storage with a 5 GB per-file limit, unlimited clients and projects, and all Agency White-label features. It may suit a team that prefers a single payment and expects to use the included capacity; the listed allowance is still 500 GB, unlike the separate storage add-on.

The 14-day trial includes all features and permits any number of team members without requiring a credit card. That gives a team a chance to assess the paid feature set before choosing a plan. Customers with questions can contact the Kitchen.co team.

Platforms

Kitchen.co is available on Android, iOS, and the web, covering mobile and browser access.

Who it's for

Kitchen.co is best suited to small and midsize service teams that want clients to submit requests, follow task progress, exchange files, and discuss work in one branded space. Agencies that need custom branding and recurring billing have a clear reason to consider Agency White-label. A two-person team with modest storage needs can start free; firms with many internal users should weigh the per-user monthly cost against the Lifetime option. It is less compelling for teams that need only internal task management.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Requests, shared task boards, client conversations, files, and invoicing sit in one client portal, supporting a connected client workflow.
• Pros: Agency White-label combines custom domains and unbranded emails with file approvals and recurring invoices, useful for agencies delivering work under their own identity.
• Pros: The trial includes all features and has no credit-card requirement, so teams can assess the full feature set before committing.
• Cons: Free is limited to two internal users, 2 GB total storage, and 500 MB per file, restricting its usefulness for larger teams or sizable assets.
• Cons: Agency White-label is priced per internal user each month, which can make the ongoing cost rise as an agency adds staff.
• Cons: Lifetime includes 500 GB storage; teams needing more must account for the separate 1 TB add-on.

Alternatives

Compare customer portal software if you want to review more options for client-facing workspaces.

• FuseBase is worth considering if you want a client portal with a broader range of listed platforms, including desktop apps, browser extensions, and an API; its free plan includes one portal and one workspace.
• Assembly may fit a smaller legal-client workflow: its free plan includes five active contacts, one internal user, three apps, and 50 build credits per month, while Kitchen.co's free plan permits two internal users and unlimited clients and projects.
• Xpand Portal is an option for teams that need a self-hosted or API-accessible portal and can consider a paid plan with a one-year minimum commitment.
• ProjectSend suits teams looking for free, self-hosted file sharing with no caps on users, clients, files, or storage; Kitchen.co adds client work tracking and billing.
• Dock is another client-facing workspace option, with a free plan that includes 10 workspaces and limited AI usage.
• OnBrio is another freemium option to consider for a client portal.
• Plutio may suit teams comparing paid service-business software; its Core plan costs $19 a month and allows nine active clients with no additional contributors.
• SuperOkay is another freemium web-based client portal to compare.

Verdict

Choose Kitchen.co if your agency or service firm wants clients to participate in project updates, conversations, file exchange, and billing through one workspace, especially if white-labeling matters. Look elsewhere if your team needs internal-only project tracking, a free plan for more than two staff, or a pricing structure that does not charge monthly per internal user.