Accelo Pricing: What Professional Services Automation Costs
Accelo is not a task manager — it is professional services automation, bundling CRM, projects, time tracking, ticketing, retainers and billing. That scope is why the entry price is several times a normal PM tool.
Accelo price
From $24 per user per month
Accelo pricing starts at $24 per user per month and there is no free plan. Modules (sales, projects, tickets, retainers, billing) and minimum user counts drive the final quote, so a small agency should budget well above the headline seat price. Expect two to four weeks of onboarding before the team is productive.
- Free plan:
- No free plan
Accelo plans and yearly cost
| Plan | Price | Per year | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry (per module) | From $24 / user / month | From $288 per user per year |
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| Multiple modules | Quote-based | Quote-based |
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Compiled on 2026-09-10 from our own Accelo research, not a same-day check of Accelo's pricing page. Always confirm on their site before you buy.
Costs that are easy to miss
- Minimum user counts mean a five-person firm can be quoted for more seats than it has.
- Adding a second module multiplies the per-seat cost rather than adding a small increment.
- Implementation time is the real cost: expect two to four weeks before the team is fully productive.
Is Accelo worth the price?
Worth paying for when
You bill clients on retainers or time and materials, and you want one system to carry a lead from enquiry through delivery to invoice without re-entering data.
Skip it when
You want project or task management only. Paying PSA prices for a Gantt chart is the most common Accelo regret, and the ticketing, retainer and billing depth goes unused.
Try the free option before you pay Accelo
LemTask covers daily planning, time blocking, habits and a focus timer on a free plan. Test the workflow at $0, then decide whether a subscription is worth it.
- Free forever plan, no card required
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Accelo pricing FAQ
- How much does Accelo cost per user?
- Pricing starts at $24 per user per month, with the final figure depending on which modules you take and any minimum seat requirement.
- Does Accelo have a free plan?
- No. Accelo has no free tier — evaluation happens through a trial and a sales conversation.
- Why is Accelo more expensive than a project management tool?
- Because it also covers CRM, ticketing, retainer tracking and billing. You are paying for the full service-delivery cycle, not for task boards.
- Is Accelo worth it for a small consulting firm?
- It becomes worth it when retainer tracking and automatic overage billing save real invoicing hours. Below roughly ten billable staff, the licence cost and setup time are usually harder to justify.
- What are the cheaper alternatives to Accelo?
- For projects and time only, general PM tools cost a fraction of Accelo. For personal execution — daily planning, focus time, billable tracking — LemTask's free plan covers it without a per-seat charge.