Sideline
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Sideline, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Sideline's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $49 a month | 5 team seats included (+$9/mo per extra seat) · Unlimited clients & client users · Unlimited requests · 500GB file storage · $49 /month, flat |
| Studio annual | $490 a year | 5 team seats included (+$9/mo per extra seat) · Unlimited clients & client users · Unlimited requests · 500GB file storage · $490/year, which is two months free |
| Founding Agency Pass | $999, paid once | 20 spots · 3 years of everything · 10 seats · After three years, a locked 50%-off-forever rate · $999, once |
The facts
Each one read from Sideline's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- Access can be scoped to assigned requests or selected clients, with permissions enforced server-side and immediate team-member offboarding.checked 11 Oct 2026
- AI features
- AI tools include reply drafting, message polishing, and suggested request updates that users accept or ignore.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Client portal
- Clients sign in to see their own requests and status, and can reply from Sideline or by email.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Connector access
- AI connectors are read-only by default; an Account Owner can enable limited writes, and connections use the authorizing person's permissions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intake
- Custom intake forms gather request details, files, deadlines, and priority into a shared queue.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Claude and ChatGPT connect through a custom connector, while Make and Zapier can connect using a token.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Migration
- Sideline offers free migration and says it can set up a workspace with imported clients within 24 hours.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy controls
- Content-free notifications can omit message bodies, attachments, and request titles from email notifications.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Sideline collects, prioritizes, and tracks client requests for agencies and client service teams.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security limitation
- Sideline says it cannot prevent a person who can legitimately read a request from copying its contents.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Time and retainers
- Sideline includes request-level time tracking, reports, CSV exports, monthly retainers, and prepaid hour blocks.checked 11 Oct 2026
- White labeling
- Custom domains, logos, and colors are included in Studio when the white-label feature ships; the pricing page says it is in development.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Work views
- Teams can manage requests in list, board, or calendar views, with owners, priorities, labels, and due dates.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2019checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial and support
- The 14-day trial includes every feature, requires no credit card, and the pricing page says a founder usually replies to email the same day.checked 11 Oct 2026
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