Client portal software for small business
Client portal software for small business shouldn't need a developer, a quarter of your year, or a five-figure contract. Describe the portal you need and AgentUI builds it — your clients get one link to their jobs, invoices and files. It goes live in days, and a real human team keeps it running so it never becomes one person's side job.
| Client | Contact | Jobs | Invoice | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend Dental | M. Okafor | 2 open | $1,240 due | 2h ago |
| Halstead Roofing | J. Prieto | 1 open | Paid | Yesterday |
| Kline & Co. Books | A. Kline | 3 open | $480 due | Mon 9:14 |
| Northgate Cafe | S. Duarte | None | Paid | Aug 12 |
| Verde Landscaping | R. Silva | 1 open | $2,100 due | Aug 11 |
Shared files
Copy this prompt and paste it into AgentUI
This one prompt builds the whole thing: a clients table, jobs with appointment dates and stages, invoices with a balance due, and shared files — plus a login per client that only shows that client their own records. Change the field names to match how you already work before you paste it. Want a version for an agency, an accounting practice or client onboarding? See more client portal prompts.
Build a client portal for my small business. We are a small team, we have no IT person, and I want it simple.
Create a shared database with four tables: clients (business name, contact name, email, phone, address, active or inactive), jobs (linked to a client, job name, short description, appointment date, who on my team is assigned, stage of Quoted / Scheduled / In progress / Done, quoted price), invoices (linked to a client and a job, invoice number, amount, date sent, due date, paid or unpaid, balance due) and files (linked to a client, file name, the file itself, uploaded by, date added — quotes, photos, permits and signed paperwork).
Give every client their own login. A signed-in client must only ever see their own jobs, invoices, balance and files — never another client's, and never my internal notes, my crew's names or what a job costs me. On my side, staff can view and edit everything, and the owner can also add clients and hand out logins.
Build a client page showing their next appointment, open jobs, balance due and the files I shared, with a spot for them to upload a photo or a document I asked for. Build an internal list of every client with open jobs and unpaid invoices, oldest first. Keep an audit log of who changed what and when.Live in days, not quarters
You describe what your portal has to hold — clients, jobs, invoices, documents — and AgentUI builds a working version with your own data in it. Day one you are clicking through the real thing. Day three you are sending the link to your first client. There is no implementation phase, no statement of work, and nothing for anyone to install.
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Day 1 · Describe the portal
DoneClients, jobs, invoices, file sharing. A working version is generated the same day.
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Day 2 · Your data + your logo
DoneImport the client spreadsheet, connect SQL if you have it, set roles for staff.
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Day 3 · Onboarding call
DoneA human walks the portal with you and fixes what does not match how you work.
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Live · First client link sent
LiveClients open one URL in a browser. Nothing to install on their side.
Open jobs
2
Balance
$1,240
Files
9
Upload requested document — Insurance certificate
Visible to this client only · Every download recorded in the audit log
What your client actually sees
Your client clicks one link and sees only their own account: open jobs, what they owe, the documents you shared, and a spot to upload what you asked for. No attachments buried in a thread, no "can you resend that?" Role-based access means one client can never see another client's file, and the audit log records every upload and download.
Nobody on your staff has to maintain it
White-glove onboarding means a real person sets the portal up with you and stays reachable after launch. When you add a location, change a price list, or need one more field, you ask for it — you don't open a ticket with a developer you don't have. That is the difference between a tool the business owns and an automation that quietly depends on one person remembering how it works.
Add a second location and split jobs by branch.
You · Tue 10:02
Branch field added to jobs and client list. Ready to review.
AgentUI · Tue 10:19
Front desk shouldn't see invoice totals.
You · Wed 08:41
Role updated: Front desk — jobs and files, no billing.
AgentUI · Wed 08:55
White-glove onboarding session · scheduled with a real person
Client portal pricing a small business can actually approve
Start on the free plan and find out whether your clients actually use it before you pay anything. When it sticks, the next step is $25 a month — not a procurement process.
$0/mo
1 member · 3 projects · $0.30 per AI capacity
$25/mo
1 member · 5 projects · 90 capacity · $0.28 per AI capacity
$49.99/mo
2 members · 10 projects · 200 capacity · $0.25 per AI capacity
from $99.99/mo
10 members · SQL integrations · shared databases
Contact us
SSO, on-premise deployment and extended audit retention
One place instead of email, WhatsApp and a shared drive
Right now a client's history lives in three places and none of them agree. The portal runs on one shared database, so the invoice your client sees and the invoice in your books are the same record. If your data already lives in a spreadsheet or a SQL database, it connects — nobody retypes it.
One shared database
Clients, jobs, invoices and files in a single source of truth.
Audit log
Who changed what, when — including every client download.
Role-based access
Staff, managers and clients each see only their own view.
"We bought software before and nobody used it"
Fair. Small-business software usually fails for two reasons: it was chosen by someone who doesn't do the work, and it breaks the first time a process or a column changes. AgentUI works the other way around — you describe your process, the portal matches it, and changing it later is a sentence instead of a rebuild. On the free plan you find out in week one whether your clients log in, not after a year of contract.
- No developer, no IT team and nothing to install
- A human sets it up with you and stays reachable
- Change a field or a workflow by describing it
Questions small business owners ask
Do I need a developer or an IT person to run this?
No. You describe the portal in plain language and AgentUI builds it. Onboarding is done with a real person from our team, and later changes are requests, not tickets.
How fast can a small business realistically go live?
Most portals of this size are a matter of days: a working version on day one, your data and branding next, and the first client link out by the end of the week.
Can I try it before I pay?
Yes. The Free plan is $0/mo with 1 member and 3 projects, which is enough to build a portal and put it in front of a few clients before deciding.
What if my clients aren't technical?
They open one link in a browser. There is no app to install and no account sprawl — they see their own jobs, invoices and files and nothing else.