Moxie is a friendly, affordable freelancer suite — but the $12 Starter plan has no client portal at all, the Teams plan caps you at 3 users, and there’s no change-order engine anywhere.
Where Moxie shines: A pleasant, genuinely freelancer-shaped toolkit — proposals, invoicing, time tracking, and a built-in community — at honest prices. Below is a factual look at where each tool wins — including where Moxie is genuinely better.
Starter $12/mo (no client portal), Pro $25/mo ($20 annual), Teams $40/mo — capped at 3 users.
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| Capability | Rixio | Moxie |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free plan forever — no credit card | None — 14-day trial |
| Client portal on cheapest tier | Yes — including guest approval links | No portal on $12 Starter |
| Team size ceiling | 25 members (Studio/Lifetime), custom roles | Hard cap: 3 users on Teams ($40/mo) |
| Lifetime option | $99 once — lifetime access, no renewals | None |
| Scope baseline & revision allowances | Scope items with acceptance criteria + revision allowances built in | Not available |
| Automatic priced change orders | Exceeding the revision allowance auto-creates a priced change order | Manual |
| Time-locked client communication | Off-hours client messages queue until your working hours — never lost, never intrusive | Not available |
| Time tracking & built-in community | Not built in | Yes |
Competitor details from public pricing pages and independent reviews, verified July 2026. Moxie is a trademark of its owner; Rixio is not affiliated with Moxie. Spotted an inaccuracy? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
Rixio’s free plan includes the client-facing workflow — Moxie makes you pay $25/month before your clients see a portal at all.
Moxie Teams stops at 3 users. Rixio Studio ($79/mo) and even the $99 lifetime plan include 25 team members with custom roles and per-project access.
Moxie tracks projects; Rixio enforces the deal. Exceed the included revisions and a priced change order is generated automatically, ready for dual sign-off.
Moxie is subscription-only. Rixio’s lifetime plan is a single $99 payment — less than five months of Moxie Pro.
Choose Moxie if you are a solo freelancer who values time tracking and community and will stay solo. Choose Rixio if your clients need a portal from day one, your team may pass 3 people, and you want every out-of-scope request to turn into signed, paid work automatically.
Yes — Rixio gives you a client portal on the free plan (Moxie hides it behind Pro at $25/month), supports 25 team members where Moxie caps at 3, and adds a change-control engine Moxie doesn’t have: revision allowances, auto-priced change orders, and dual sign-off.
For the client-facing workflow, yes: free vs $25/month (Moxie Pro is the first tier with a portal). For teams: Rixio Studio is $79/month for 25 people; Moxie stops at 3 users for $40/month. And Rixio’s $99 lifetime plan has no Moxie equivalent.
Moxie includes time tracking, a meeting scheduler, and an in-app freelancer community. If those matter more to you than scope protection and team room, Moxie is a pleasant tool. Rixio wins on the agreement layer and on growth headroom.
Switching from Moxie? Recreate your active projects in minutes — scope items, revision allowances, and client links.