Kitchen.co

Kitchen.co is a client portal for agencies and other service businesses, bringing projects, client requests, tasks, messages, invoices, and files into one place. Shared Kanban boards let teams and clients assign tasks, report statuses, and post updates in real time. Conversations support internal messages and client discussions, and client email replies sync with the portal. Users can organize and preview files; message attachments can be up to 1 GB. Billing includes one-time and recurring invoices, automatic payments, and gateways such as Stripe, Square, PayPal, Razorpay, and 2checkout. Integrations include Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Zapier, and accounting services FreshBooks, FreeAgent, QuickBooks, and Xero. Agency White-label includes advanced branding, unbranded emails, and custom domains. The Free plan is free forever, with up to two internal users, unlimited clients and projects, and 2 GB storage with a 500 MB per-file limit. Agency White-label costs $29 per user per month. The 14-day trial includes all features, permits any number of team members, and does not require a credit card.

Kitchen.co combines client collaboration, files, and billing in one portal, with a free option and a full-featured 14-day trial. Teams should compare the free plan's user and storage limits with the paid Agency White-label offering.

Kitchen.co is aimed at service businesses including creative agencies, accounting and bookkeeping firms, freelancers, and law firms. It may suit teams wanting a portal for client work, communication, file sharing, and invoicing.

Kitchen.co gives service businesses a shared place to manage client work, from incoming requests through invoices. It suits teams that want clients involved in project updates and conversations. Its appeal rests on that broad portal; the main trade-off is that the full-featured paid plan charges for every internal user.

Overview

Kitchen.co brings projects, requests, tasks, messages, invoices, and files into a client portal. Shared workspaces can give clients a view of progress and a place to respond, which makes the product more relevant to agencies and professional-services firms than to teams seeking an internal-only tracker. The company says it serves creative agencies, accounting and bookkeeping firms, freelancers, and law firms.

Request intake and work tracking sit alongside communication and billing, so the portal can cover several parts of a client engagement. That breadth is useful for firms that want those workflows together; teams that do not want clients inside their working environment may get less from its central premise.

Key features

Boards and conversations

Shared Kanban boards let staff and clients assign tasks, report statuses, and post updates in real time. Conversations support internal and client discussions, and client email replies sync with Kitchen.co. This is a practical combination for client-facing projects where status questions and decisions need to stay close to the work.

Files and billing

Users can organize and preview files, while message attachments can reach 1 GB. Plan caps still matter: Free limits storage to 2 GB and each file to 500 MB, whereas Agency White-label raises those limits to 500 GB and 5 GB per file. For billing, Kitchen.co supports one-time and recurring invoices, automatic payments, and gateways including Stripe, Square, PayPal, Razorpay, and 2checkout. Accounting connections include FreshBooks, FreeAgent, QuickBooks, and Xero.

Integrations and security

The integrations list includes Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Zapier, and the supported payment services, plus email forwarding and custom SMTP. Kitchen.co says connections use 256-bit SSL, it is Level 1 PCI compliant, and it does not store card numbers or payment tokens. These are useful safeguards for a portal that handles billing, though they do not replace a firm's own security review.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing, billed Free forever. It allows unlimited clients and projects but caps the account at two internal users, 2 GB of storage, and 500 MB per file. That is a genuine entry point for a solo operator with one collaborator or a small trial workspace; the seat and storage ceilings are restrictive for a growing team.

Agency White-label costs $29 a month, billed per internal user monthly. It includes 500 GB of storage with a 5 GB per-file limit, unlimited clients and projects, file feedback and approvals, recurring invoices, custom roles and permissions, advanced branding, and a custom domain. The per-user charge can add up as staff grows, but this is the plan for firms that need the larger file allowance and branded client experience. It also includes unbranded emails and a custom email domain.

Additional storage costs $30 a month as a flat fee for an additional 1 terabyte shared across all users in the account. The Lifetime plan costs $599, paid once as one 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 one-time payment, while firms should weigh that upfront cost against the monthly per-user plan as their needs change.

A 14-day trial provides access to all features and allows any number of team members without a credit card. The pricing page invites customers with questions to contact the Kitchen.co team.

Platforms

Kitchen.co is available on Android, iOS, and the web, covering mobile access as well as browser-based use.

Who it's for

Kitchen.co is most compelling for agencies and service firms that want clients to participate in task updates, conversations, file exchange, and billing in one portal. The free plan can accommodate a small team with modest storage needs; firms that need more seats, larger files, recurring invoices, or custom branding should consider a paid plan. A team seeking a client-free internal project manager is a weaker fit.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Shared boards, client conversations, request intake, files, and invoicing bring several client-work steps into one portal.
• Pros: The free tier supports unlimited clients and projects, making it possible to involve many clients without a per-client cap.
• Pros: The 14-day trial includes all features, unlimited team members, and no credit-card requirement.
• Cons: Free is limited to two internal users, 2 GB total storage, and 500 MB per file.
• Cons: Agency White-label's $29 monthly price is charged per internal user, so the total rises with team size.
• Cons: The larger storage allowance and custom branding sit in the paid offering, not the free tier.

Alternatives

Customer Portal Software is a useful starting point for comparing products in this category. FuseBase is another freemium option with a free plan and apps across Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, web, API, and extension; its Free Forever plan costs nothing and includes one client portal and one workspace. MyDocSafe may fit readers prioritizing signatures and audit history: its Business Pro plan is $25 a month billed annually and includes unlimited signatures, 200 guest users, 500 GB storage, and a 90-day audit trail.

Assembly is a freemium option with Android, iOS, and web apps; its Empower plan is $36 a year, billed at $36 per user per year ($3 per user/month, billed annually), and includes peer-to-peer recognition, points and budget controls, and Dora Hub AI insights. Plutio is a paid option with a free plan and trial; its Core plan costs $19 a month, billed monthly, and includes nine active clients and no additional contributors. Onehub is a paid option without a free plan; its Standard plan costs $12.50 a year, billed per user/month and annually, starts at three paid users, and includes 200 total users, 50 workspaces, and 1 TB cloud storage.

Salesforce Experience Cloud is a paid option without a free plan. Accupe is a paid option with a free trial and a Solo plan at £20 a month, with one team-member seat, up to 50 clients, 25 active jobs, and 5 GB storage. Client Hub is a paid option with a free trial; its Solopreneur plan costs $49 a month on annual billing and is limited to solo-user firms.

Verdict

Choose Kitchen.co if your agency or service firm wants clients to follow work and communicate in the same portal that handles files and invoices. Its free plan and no-card, full-featured trial make it approachable, while the paid tier adds substantial storage and branding. Look elsewhere if your team needs a broad internal tracker or if per-user monthly pricing makes the paid plan a poor fit.