Keep Anchor's $0 floor. Add a ceiling you can predict.
Anchor's pay-per-transaction is genuinely great at low volume. But there's no flat-rate option — which means every new retainer client compounds your bill. Daxus gives you both models: $3/accept (cheaper than Anchor's $5), or $79/mo with ACH fees capped at $4.
Eight places you'll feel the difference in the first week.
$3 per accepted proposal vs Anchor's $5. For a firm running 50 transactions a month, that's $100/mo saved without switching pricing model.
Anchor's only model is $5/txn. Cross 20 transactions a month and you're paying more than our $79 Growth plan. We let you switch the moment the math flips.
Anchor charges $5 on every payment. Our Growth plan caps at $4, so high-ticket retainer transactions stop being a tax.
Describe the client, get a full first draft in 15 seconds. Anchor has no AI product. You'll write every proposal from scratch, forever.
Anchor supports QBO only. If you're on Xero (most of the world outside the US), Anchor isn't an option. We cover both, plus Zapier for everything else.
Anchor's strength is autonomous reconciliation, but it can't handle scope changes mid-year without a full re-send. Ours generates a one-tap amendment in the same thread.
Anchor's client-side view is functional. Ours is editorial — testimonials, “what happens next” timeline, your brand. Close rates jump.
Buy and sell battle-tested proposal templates. 20% rev-share to authors. Anchor has nothing like it.
Daxus vs Anchor, all 15 rows.
| Feature | OursDaxus | Ignition | Anchor |
|---|---|---|---|
Starting price | $29/mo | $69/mo | $0 + $5/txn |
AI proposal drafter Ignition: $349/mo add-on. | Paid add-on | ||
AI price insights | Paid add-on | ||
Active-client cap on entry tier | 10 → unlimited | $150k revenue cap | unlimited |
ACH transaction fee (Growth plan) | $4 cap | 2.9% + $0.30 | $5 flat |
Pay-per-proposal option | $3 per accept | yes, $5 | |
Living scope / auto-amendment | Partial | ||
Deals pipeline Ignition: $49/mo add-on. | yes (Firm) | Paid add-on | |
Online intake forms | yes (Firm) | Paid add-on | |
Template marketplace | |||
White-label + custom domain | yes (Growth) | Paid add-on | |
QuickBooks Online sync | |||
Xero sync | |||
Branded client microsite | Partial | Partial | |
Annual savings on subscription | 20% off | 10% off | no plan |
Where Anchor is genuinely good.
We wrote this page, so we're biased. Here's where we'd pick Anchor too.
Their zero-DSO autonomous billing is their best product. For high-volume transactional firms that don't care about UI, it's legitimately hard to beat on reliability.
So is Daxus. But Anchor stays free as long as you only pay per transaction — no floor at all. If you truly do less than 10 proposals per year, Anchor's simplicity wins.
From blank page to first signed proposal — before your coffee cools.
Your account is free until you accept a proposal. No card on file, no demo calls, no sales dance.