Portara
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Portara, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Portara's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | $42 a month | Unlimited jobs and customers · estimates with signatures and deposits · receipt scanning, stock, and shopping lists · invoices and card payments · follow-ups and client text reminders · $504 billed once a year |
| Teams | $85 a month | Everything in Solo · unlimited team members · availability, work offers, and job briefings · time tracking and approvals · Square Payroll or download totals · $1,020 billed once a year |
The facts
Each one read from Portara's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Browser access
- Portara works in a browser and can be saved to a phone’s home screen like an app, with no app store installation required.checked 4 Oct 2026
What it does
- Estimates and deposits
- Clients can review and electronically sign estimates from a link without a Portara account, and estimates can include a required deposit.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Inventory limit
- Portara says its inventory feature is not warehouse software; it checks job needs against stock and calculates what remains to purchase.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Invoicing
- Portara tracks billed and remaining amounts by job item and can prepare invoices with the remaining amounts selected.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Payment options
- The site lists online card payments through Stripe, in-person tap-to-pay through Square, Venmo, Zelle, cash, and check.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Payroll integration
- Approved time can be synced to Square Payroll or exported as a CSV or PDF payroll report.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Scheduling and time
- Team features include employee availability, work offers, job briefings, time entry, and manager approval of hours.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- Portara says data is encrypted and automatically backed up; its privacy policy says it does not sell personal information for money or use application data for advertising.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Portara includes personal setup, and says support questions are answered by a real person, usually within a business day.checked 4 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Portara is job-centric business management software for service businesses, keeping work, people, products, paperwork, payments, notes, and changes attached to each job.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- Portara names professional organizers, home stagers, interior designers, event planners, wedding vendors, personal stylists, caterers, house cleaners, and landscape designers among its intended users.checked 4 Oct 2026
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