Whisk Manager vs 17hats
17hats is an approachable invoicing and CRM tool for small service businesses. Whisk Manager is aimed at bakers who need more than general-purpose admin.
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Whisk Manager and 17hats side by side
| Whisk Manager | 17hats | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Whisk Cottage $19.99/month; Whisk Studio Pro $24.99/month. 14-day free trial, no credit card required. | A free CRM plan (unlimited contacts and projects, 4 invoices per quarter). Paid plans listed at $60/month or $600/year, with a 7-day free trial. |
| Where it runs | Web browser on desktop, tablet or phone, plus the Whisk Manager app for iPhone and iPad (App Store) and Android (Google Play). | Web app, plus iPhone and Android apps on every plan. |
| Payments | Invoices with deposits and balances on both plans; on Whisk Studio Pro, clients pay by card through your connected Square or Stripe account. | Card payments through Stripe or Square. |
| Client portal and automations | Client Portal, email automations and mass emails on Whisk Studio Pro. | Client portal and if/then workflows on the Premier plan. |
What 17hats does well
- Affordable entry point for a small business budget
- Offers a real free tier you can start on
- Well suited to solo, one-person businesses just getting started
- iPhone and Android apps on every plan
Where 17hats may be the better fit
- If you want to start on a free plan and only send a handful of invoices a quarter
- If you run a general service business and want invoicing and a CRM in one place
Where Whisk Manager might fit better
- If you've outgrown a generic invoicing and CRM tool
- If you need real recipe costing rather than manual price guessing
- If you want cake design and client portal tools built specifically for a baking business
Switching from 17hats to Whisk Manager
Whisk Manager doesn't have a dedicated 17hats importer, and nothing moves over automatically.
Customers: if you can export your contacts from 17hats as a CSV file, upload it with Switch to Whisk's Other CSV customer import. Upload any CSV with your customers in it. Whisk recognizes common column names automatically and lets you map the rest yourself.
For your products, recipes, ingredients, orders, payments, materials / supplies and expenses, you can request a full migration and the Whisk team helps you plan the move. Keep 17hats running until your upcoming work is set up in Whisk Manager.
Frequently asked questions
Is Whisk Manager a 17hats alternative for bakers?
For bakeries, yes. Both handle clients and invoices. 17hats is general admin for small service businesses; Whisk Manager adds baking tools, with recipes on both plans and ingredient costing, production planning and a Client Portal on Whisk Studio Pro.
Does 17hats have a free plan?
Yes. 17hats lists a free CRM plan with unlimited contacts and projects and 4 invoices per quarter, alongside paid plans and a 7-day free trial. Whisk Manager has no free plan: it has two plans, Whisk Cottage at $19.99/month and Whisk Studio Pro at $24.99/month, with a 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
Can I import my 17hats contacts?
If you can export your contacts from 17hats as a CSV file, you can upload it to Whisk Manager and map the columns yourself before anything is imported. There's no dedicated 17hats importer; the Whisk team can help with other data on request.
17hats information reviewed November 2026 from 17hats's own website. Features and pricing can change; check 17hats's site for current details.
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