On March 1, 2026, AND.CO — rebranded as Fiverr Workspace — officially shut down. No more invoicing. No more time tracking. No more contracts. Thousands of freelancers and small agencies lost the operational backbone of their business overnight.
Fiverr's official recommendation? Switch to HoneyBook. The internet's response was... skeptical.
"Jumping from one platform that might shut down to another" — that was the general sentiment across Reddit, and it's hard to argue with.
If you're one of the displaced AND.CO users still figuring out your next move, here's an honest breakdown of what's actually available — what each tool does well, where it falls short, and which one makes sense depending on how you work.
What You're Actually Replacing
Before comparing tools, let's be specific about what AND.CO did. It wasn't just invoicing software. It was a surprisingly complete operational hub:
- Invoicing with recurring billing
- Time tracking per project and client
- Contracts and proposals with e-signatures
- Expense tracking with receipt capture
- Client management (basic CRM)
- Tax estimation for freelancers
Most replacement tools cover two or three of these. Very few cover all of them. That's the gap.
The Honest Comparison
Zoho Solo — The Safe Free Option
Price: Free Best for: Solo freelancers who need invoicing + time tracking + expense tracking and don't want to pay for it.
Zoho Solo is the closest feature-for-feature replacement. It covers invoicing, time tracking, expense tracking, and basic project management — all free. The Zoho brand has been around for decades, which matters when your last tool disappeared because a corporation decided to "sunset" it.
The catch: Zoho's interface feels enterprise-grade in the worst way. If AND.CO felt clean and focused, Zoho Solo will feel like navigating an aircraft cockpit. It works. It's just not enjoyable.
Missing: Client portal, team collaboration, design-specific features. This is a solo tool for solo work.
Plutio — The Direct Replacement
Price: $19/month flat Best for: Freelancers who want the closest AND.CO experience with more features.
Plutio has been aggressive about capturing AND.CO refugees. They've published multiple comparison pages, landing pages, and SEO content targeting "AND.CO alternative" keywords. Credit where it's due — they moved fast.
Feature-wise, Plutio covers invoicing, proposals, contracts, time tracking, project management, and even a basic client portal. At $19/month with flat pricing (no per-user fees), it's a reasonable deal for solo operators.
The catch: Plutio is freelancer-first. If you're a team of three or more, the collaboration features feel bolted on. Project management is functional but shallow compared to purpose-built tools. And if you're growing — adding a second designer, bringing on a project manager — Plutio starts showing its cracks.
Missing: AI tools, built-in messaging, design review workflows. This is AND.CO 2.0, not the next generation.
Gigtime — The Budget Pick
Price: $4.99/month Best for: Freelancers who only need time tracking and invoicing and want the cheapest option.
Built by a solo developer specifically to fill the AND.CO gap. It's lean and intentional — time tracking plus invoicing, nothing more. If those were the only AND.CO features you used, Gigtime delivers at a fraction of the cost.
The catch: No contracts, no proposals, no expense tracking, no project management. This is a focused tool for focused needs.
HoneyBook — Fiverr's Recommendation (With Caveats)
Price: Starting at $19/month Best for: Solopreneurs who primarily need client management, proposals, and invoicing in a polished package.
HoneyBook is the default recommendation for AND.CO refugees, partly because Fiverr literally tells you to switch to it. And for solo service providers — photographers, consultants, coaches — it genuinely works well. The proposal flow is clean, scheduling is built in, and the client experience is smooth.
The catch: HoneyBook had a major price increase in December 2024 that triggered its own exodus. Reddit threads from photographers and wedding vendors switching away from HoneyBook are appearing weekly. If you're leaving one platform because the parent company made a bad decision, HoneyBook's recent pricing moves might give you pause.
More importantly, HoneyBook breaks when you grow beyond one person. It's designed for solopreneurs. The moment you add a second team member, need real project management, or want clients to have their own portal — you hit walls.
Missing: Real project management, team collaboration, time tracking, client portal (beyond basic), design-specific features.
Bonsai — The Polished All-in-One
Price: $15-59/user/month Best for: Solo freelancers and very small teams (1-3 people) who want proposals, contracts, invoicing, and basic PM in one clean interface.
Bonsai is the most mature alternative for freelancers professionalizing their operations. Attorney-reviewed contract templates, clean proposal flows, built-in invoicing with Stripe payments. Setup takes 1-2 days. It works.
The catch: Per-user pricing. At 5 users on the Essentials plan, you're paying $125/month. At 10 users, $250/month. For a growing agency, Bonsai's economics push you toward finding something else right when you need stability most.
Also: invoicing and project management live in separate silos. There's no mechanism connecting payment to project progress. You track the project in one view and the invoice in another, manually keeping them in sync.
Missing: Built-in messaging (still need Slack), design review workflows, AI tools, deep project management.
Oase — The Agency-First Option
Price: Free tier available, then €35-120/month (flat, not per-user) Best for: Freelancers growing into agencies (or small agencies up to 25 people) who want everything in one dashboard.
Full disclosure: this is our product. Here's why we built it and where it fits.
Oase was built specifically for design agencies by a design agency owner who got tired of duct-taping tools together. It covers project management, client portal, invoicing, messaging, file management, and 20 built-in creative tools (background removal, image upscaling, content calendar, time tracking, and more) — plus Dune, an AI assistant that actually knows your business data.
Where it shines vs AND.CO alternatives: The client portal. AND.CO didn't have one. Neither do most of its replacements. Your clients get their own dashboard where they can check project status, review deliverables with pin annotations, submit requests, and pay invoices — without learning your internal tools.
The flat pricing means a 10-person agency pays €120/month total, not $250+ in per-user fees.
The honest gap: Oase doesn't have expense tracking or e-signatures (yet). If those were critical AND.CO features for you, Zoho Solo or Plutio cover them today.
What you gain that AND.CO never had: Real project management with health scores, a client portal your clients will actually use, built-in messaging (no more Slack bill), and an AI assistant that can tell you which invoices are overdue and which projects are stalling — from actual data, not generic prompts.
The Migration Checklist
Regardless of which tool you pick, here's what to move:
- Export your invoices — AND.CO let you download invoice history. If you haven't already, check your email for Fiverr's export instructions before they disappear.
- Save your contract templates — Copy the text of any custom contracts you built. Most tools let you paste them into new templates.
- Export time entries — Download your time tracking history for tax records.
- Screenshot your expense records — If you used expense tracking, grab those reports.
- Notify your clients — Let them know invoices will come from a new system. A simple email prevents confusion.
- Test before you commit — Most of these tools have free tiers or trials. Set up one real project before moving everything.
The Bigger Question
AND.CO died because Fiverr acquired it and decided it wasn't worth maintaining. That's the risk with any tool owned by a company that doesn't depend on it.
When picking your replacement, ask: Is this tool the company's main product, or a side project that could get "sunsetted" next?
Zoho Solo is backed by a massive company — low shutdown risk, but also low urgency to innovate for freelancers specifically. Plutio and Gigtime are indie tools — high focus, but indie economics mean uncertain longevity. HoneyBook and Bonsai are funded companies with freelancers/small businesses as their core market — reasonable stability.
The tools that survive are the ones built by people who need them. That's not a guarantee. But it's a better signal than a corporate parent's quarterly earnings call.
Your tool shut down. Your business didn't. Whatever you pick, pick something you can grow into — not something you'll outgrow in a year.